The Schoodic Bog property is located just south of Schoodic Mountain and Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land in Maine’s Downeast region. As the name suggests, the property’s key feature is Schoodic Bog, a quiet, pleasant 150-acre body of water that eventually drains into Hog Bay via Johnny Brook. The surface of the bog is dotted Read More
Hancock County
Branch Lake & Branch Lake Public Forest
In 2010, the City of Ellsworth, the Trust for Public Land, the Forest Society of Maine, and the Frenchman Bay Conservancy all worked together to purchase conservation easements on two parcels of land in the Branch Lake area. The success of this conservation project was due in part to financial support provided by the Land Read More
Great Pond Mountain Wildlands
The Great Pond Mountain Wildlands property is a sizeable nature preserve and recreation area located in East Orland. Its 4,500 acres are comprised of woodlands, wetlands, rivers, and several small mountains, including the property’s 1,029-foot-tall namesake. Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust (GPMCT) made their first purchase of land in the area in 2005 and have Read More
John H. Murphy Memorial Trail
This short trail connects to others in Blue Hill, all managed and maintained by the Blue Hill Land Trust. These trails make it possible to travel through Blue Hill Village without having to walk on major paved roads. The John Murphy Trail is made of crushed gravel so that strollers and those using mobility devices Read More
Meadow Brook Mill Stream Conservation Area
This 0.3-mile trail is accessible for most people, with its hard-packed, 6-foot-wide gravel trail that can be used with wheelchairs or strollers. Follow this trail to view Meadow Brook and the beautiful Mill Stream, which flows out of Parker Pond into the Bagaduce River. The Blue Hill Land Trust has protected and manages the land Read More
Bowden Farm
Since 1989, Blue Hill Heritage Trust has worked to preserve agricultural land on the Blue Hill peninsula. As part of this effort, the Trust sought to acquire an agricultural easement on Bowden Farm, an attractive 208-acre mix of woods and fields along Route 15. The Land for Maine’s Future program and the USDA Farm and Ranch Land Read More
Egypt Bay
As part of a Land for Maine’s Future project, nearly a mile of shorefront along Egypt/Taunton Bays as well as the title to two small islands, aptly known as the Little Islands, was transferred to the State of Maine. The shoreline tract has historically been used by Bald Eagles for nesting, and lies in the Read More
Jacob Buck Pond
With support from the Land for Maine’s Future program and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (IF&W) acquired an undeveloped parcel bordering Jacob Buck Pond to provide permanent boat access. The new site, on a Great Pond that had no previous public access, provides a launch Read More
Marshall Island
With generous support from the Land for Maine’s Future program and private donors, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) acquired all of Marshall Island, which was the largest remaining undeveloped and unprotected island on the nation’s Eastern Seaboard. Marshall is located in Jericho Bay, between Mount Desert Island and Isle au Haut. With 981 acres of Read More
