The Desert of Maine is a unique place for reflection on how we, as humans, can create sustaining relationships with nature and one another. Over the millennia, this land comprised an essential part of unceded Abenaki territory. Only in its most recent history, European-style farming in the 1800s led to soil erosion, uncovering a “desert scape” of sandunes now in the process of regeneration.

Through education and immersive arts and ecology programming, CAE’s mission is to inspire people to engage with the complex history of the land, the awe-inspiring resilience of nature, and the power of a present and engaged community.