BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Land Trust Board of Directors have announced the appointment of Kirk G. Siegel of Albany Township as executive director.

Siegel was a co-founder of the Mahoosuc Land Trust in 1988 and served as its first president from 1989-1992. During that period, MLT incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, hired staff and began acquiring conservation easements and fee properties.

Siegel became legal counsel for the organization after receiving his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law in 1997 and clerking in the Maine Supreme Court in 1998.

A land conservation attorney, who for two decades has completed projects throughout the state ranging in size from 10,000-plus acres to small Androscoggin River islands, Siegel embraces the land trust’s vision of conserving natural areas to benefit the communities of the Mahoosuc Region.

“Our natural lands are a backbone of our economy and quality of life,” he says. 

Siegel has spent more than 30 years as an advocate for outdoor recreation and trails, as a coach for Telstar Middle School and Gould Academy Nordic teams and as a volunteer for Bethel Village Trails and Mahoosuc Pathways.

He and his wife, Martha, log many miles on the region’s hiking trails and ski tracks.

A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, Siegel received his BA from Dartmouth College in 1982. He has served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the Bethel Outing Club, Gould Academy and the U.S. Biathlon Association.

Siegel will begin work at MLT on a part-time basis beginning in 2018 and will assume full-time duties in July. During the interim period, he will continue as a partner at Siegel & Crockett, P.C., managing the firm’s real estate title and closing operation, and passing the reigns to the real estate attorney whom the firm will introduce to the community this month.

Siegel’s office hours at MLT’s Valentine Conservation Center will be announced prior to Jan. 1. 

Kirk Siegel