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The Forest Society of Maine (FSM) is a statewide land trust particularly focused on protecting and conserving large tracts of Maine’s North Woods. We employ a multi-faceted approach to conservation to sustain the ecological, economic, cultural, and recreational values of Maine’s forests. FSM’s vision and leadership encourage thoughtful dialogue and conservation actions that encompass the full array of interests and ownerships in Maine’s North Woods.

FSM has helped to pioneer landscape-scale forestland conservation through the development and implementation of large-scale working forest conservation easements. Since the organization’s inception in 1984, FSM-led projects have conserved more than 400,000 acres and helped to conserve an additional 400,000 acres by assisting other organizations. FSM’s conservation successes have also played a significant role in advancing public policies, public outreach, and in facilitating the conservation actions of others. Collectively, these actions have led to more than two million acres of lands being permanently conserved in Maine’s North Woods during the past ten years.