Forest Society of Maine

Your land trust for Maine's North Woods
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Ecological Values

A moose in Maine's North Woods

Maine’s North Woods support a diversity and abundance of fish and wildlife found nowhere else in the lower 48 states.

The North Woods provide an unbroken expanse of forestland that supports large populations of moose, black bear, loons, lynx, and pine marten. Maine’s forests contain thousands of remote lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and mountain and wetland environments that support unique natural communities.

Maine’s forestlands:

  • Are the last stronghold for native Eastern brook trout
  • Provide habitat for the last populations of Atlantic salmon in the U.S.
  • Contain the only breeding population of Canada lynx in the East
  • Contain breeding habitat yielding a hundred million migratory birds each year

 

Cultural Values
Economic Values
Recreational Values

Blog Posts

  • Maine Voices: Our forests offer a valuable buffer against climate change November 2, 2022
  • Remembering four champions of Maine’s great forests July 28, 2022
  • A Bird’s-Eye View of Conservation July 12, 2022

Maine Forests & Carbon

… "The first step in mitigating global climate change is keeping forests as forests.” – Paul Catanzaro

FSM’s Latest Blog Posts

  • Maine Voices: Our forests offer a valuable buffer against climate change November 2, 2022
  • Remembering four champions of Maine’s great forests July 28, 2022
  • A Bird’s-Eye View of Conservation July 12, 2022

Maine Forests & Carbon

Maine’s Forests Reduce Carbon Pollution Most of us can point to tangible ways in which our … Read More...

Your land trust for Maine’s North Woods

Forest Society of Maine conserves Maine's forestlands in a manner that sustains their ecological, economic, cultural, and recreational values.

Contact Information

 
Main Office
115 Franklin St., 3rd Floor,
Bangor, Maine 04401
(207) 945-9200
info@fsmaine.org

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