May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Although May has come and gone, the entire warm season in Maine is a time to remember the importance of tick safety. A recent report on Lyme Disease in Maine was released by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Center for Disease … [Read more...]
From the President/CEO Spring 2021
After graduating from the University of Maine School of Law in 1984, I landed a dream job working with one of Maine’s great conservation leaders, Clinton B. “Bill” Townsend, at his law firm in Skowhegan, Maine. I went to law school with the intention of pursuing land use and conservation law but it … [Read more...]
Meet the 2021 Swan Intern
We asked FSM’s 2021 Swan Intern, Anna Fitch, to tell us a little bit about herself and her first few weeks as an intern with FSM. Here’s what Anna had to say: Growing up in Maine and having an innate sense of wonder for the natural world from a young age set me up for a career in conservation. … [Read more...]
Fish River Lakes Conservation Easement Completed
PRESS RELEASE: The Forest Society of Maine announced the completion of a forest conservation easement on lands owned by Irving Woodlands in the Fish River Chain of Lakes region in Aroostook County, Maine. This permanent easement, encompassing some 16,900 acres, is strategically located to provide … [Read more...]
Trails Run Through It
On a January morning the thermometer on my car read -12°F on what was the coldest day of the winter, so far. I was driving to meet conservation colleagues to climb Old Speck, following the Appalachian Trail (AT) to its summit. This section of the AT borders the Grafton Forest parcel that the Forest … [Read more...]
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