Our Staff
Jim Dow, Executive Director
Jim Dow was chosen to become Blue Hill Heritage Trust’s first Executive Director as the result of a national search process conducted by the Board of Directors. He began work in May 2001. Jim is a native of Belfast, Maine, and is a graduate of Belfast Area High School, Princeton University, and the University of Maine School of Law. He has worked for a law firm in private practice, for a statewide environmental advocacy organization and for the 12 years prior to joining BHHT as a senior staff member of the Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, including service as its Director of Land Protection. In addition to service on the Boards of other community organizations, Jim was a member BHHT’s Board of Directors for seven years. He currently serves on the Steering Committee of the Maine Land Trust Network. He lives in East Blue Hill, has two adult children of whom he is very proud and enjoys hiking, kayaking, jazz, basketball, baked goods and laughter.
email: jim@bluehillheritagetrust.org
Adam Bishop, Conservation Lands Manager
Adam graduated from College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine with a BA in Human Ecology focusing on Public Lands Management and Wilderness Philosophy. His experience includes serving on the Board of the Frenchman Bay Conservancy, and working in the stewardship program of Coastal Mountains Land Trust. Other skills include GIS mapping and Wilderness First Aid. His career in land conservation was briefly interrupted by a successful stint as co- owner of a café and catering company, both focused on sustainable agriculture and local foods. Adam enjoys hiking, fishing, canoeing and camping with his two young children.
email: adam@bluehillheritagetrust.org
Jennifer Plowden, Membership Coordinator
Jen developed an appreciation for natural and agricultural landscapes through time spent outdoors on her family’s small farm and hiking during college. During her Graduate Program at the University of Maine, she studied the land-use change brought about by residential development and the role land trusts play in the protection of special places for future generations. She serves on the Board of Directors and Outreach Committee for the Orono Land Trust. When not working, Jen can often be found in pursuit of an outdoor adventure with her husband and dog, or laughing with friends and family around a table of good food.
