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Attean:
| In 1984 the Coburn family, who had owned much of Attean Township since 1916, faced the need to sell their land, but wanted to find a way to protect the township’s stunning natural beauty, outstanding forest resources, and recreational traditions. As a result, FSM was established
by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests to fill a unique niche and conserve 18,067 acres in Attean Township, including important ecological areas, 15 miles of Attean Pond and Moose River shorefront, scenic islands and mountain slopes, and productive forestland were conserved forever. At the time, the Attean easement was the largest conservation easement in the country, and the first easement in Maine to include the multiple values—recreational, ecological, and economic—produced by Maine’s forests. |
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