Roberts Farm Preserve is a lovely 165-acre property located just south of Lake Pennesseewassee in Norway, Maine. Formerly the site of a dairy farm, the property now houses a 7.5-mile trail network that winds through pastures, orchards, streams, stone walls, and woodlands. Western Foothills Land Trust purchased Roberts Farm in 2009 with help from the Read More
Land for Maine's Future Places
The Land for Maine’s Future program has conserved special places throughout the state that have exceptional natural or recreational value and should be permanently protected. LMF has played a vital role in the acquisition of more than 490,000 acres from willing sellers. The Land for Maine's Future places include more than 1,000 miles of shorefront and 158 miles of rail-trails, and habitat important for wildlife for breeding, wintering, and migration. LMF-protected lands also include entire islands as well as working forests and farms. NRCM continues to help lead efforts supporting the Land for Maine’s Future program to protect public access to Maine’s most beautiful and significant natural areas. Thanks to all partners who have helped protect these important lands, and thanks also to the people of Maine who have continued to vote in favor of land bonds that allow the ongoing purchase of special places through the Land for Maine’s Future program. Together, we can ensure that LMF continues to set the stage for our children and grandchildren.
West Grand Lake Forest
With charming lakes, pristine wooded areas, diverse wildlife, and bountiful recreational opportunities, the West Grand Lake Forest offers excellent examples of so much that makes Maine’s nature extraordinary. It is located within a network of more than 1.4 million acres of preserved land that extends all the way into Canada. It shares a border with Read More
Caribou Bog Conservation Area – Penjajawoc Marsh
The Caribou Bog Conservation Area houses more than 7,500 acres of wetlands and woodlands, 2,015 of which were acquired with the help of the Land for Maine’s Future program from 2005 to 2017. The land is currently made up of parcels owned by the Orono Land Trust, the University of Maine, the Town of Orono, Read More
Colonial Pemaquid
With a history of European settlement dating back to the early 1600s, Colonial Pemaquid houses ruins and reconstructions of one of the earliest colonial communities in North America. Pemaquid had been the home of Abenaki Indigenous people for thousands of years prior to the arrival of English and French traders in the early 17th century. Read More
Gulf Hagas — Whitecap
This 8,400-acre parcel of mostly forested land is in the middle of Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness. It lies right next to Gulf Hagas, the summit of Whitecap Mountain, and 11 miles of the Appalachian Trail. It was therefore the focus of conservation efforts by the Forest Society of Maine and the Appalachian Mountain Club in order Read More
Moose River — #5 Bog
This preserve, managed by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands since 2009, encompasses thousands of acres of beautiful forests, frontage along the Moose River, and the #5 Bog. This bog is the only large intermontane peatland in the northeastern United States, and it was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. National Parks Read More
Crooked River Forest
Grants from the Land for Maine’s Future program in 2016 helped enable the purchase of several forested parcels near the Crooked River in Harrison and Otisfield. The largest of these is Loon Echo Land Trust’s Intervale parcel, which contains more than a mile of frontage on the river and some easy trails down to the Read More
Grafton Notch Conservation Project
In 2007, the Grafton Notch Conservation Project was completed to preserve this parcel of pristine, heavily wooded land that is located in one of New England’s top hiking areas. The property encompasses the southeast slope of Old Speck Mountain, four miles of the Grafton Notch Loop Trail, and a popular snowmobile path. These 3,688 acres Read More
Bald and Ragged Mountains
Both standing at about 1,300 ft., these twin peaks present Midcoast residents and visitors with some excellent hikes and spectacular views of shimmering lakes, dense forests, and nearby Penobscot Bay. Coastal Mountains Land Trust has spearheaded ambitious efforts to conserve these mountains and their surrounding areas for decades. They manage a good deal of the Read More
