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Still Here

April 15, 2021 By Annie

View of Mount Kineo and other conserved forestlands along Moosehead Lake.

By Bonnie Newsom This story was originally published in FSM's 2015 publication, Reflections. The Maine woods—the words inspire different feelings for different people. As a Penobscot person and someone who has devoted my career to understanding the deep antiquity of human occupation of Maine, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Uncategorized Tagged With: Reflections

Thank You FSM 2020 Business Donors

March 17, 2021 By Annie

The Forest Society of Maine sends a big ‘thank you’ to all of the businesses who have supported our work over the past year. These businesses come in all shapes and sizes, from one-person consulting businesses to large, statewide companies, from guiding and outdoor businesses to law firms and banks. … [Read more...]

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FSM Featured in PAWS Trails

February 3, 2021 By Erica

Maine's autumn foliage, looking up from the forest floor with the sunlight streaming through the colorful leaves.

When the editor of PawsTrails Explorer magazine approached me about writing an article on the success of working forestland conservation in Maine, it was autumn 2019. The piece finally went live in December 2020. Scrolling through it, that first time, I was struck by all that has happened in the … [Read more...]

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The Bogs of Coburn Gore

January 29, 2021 By Annie

Article originally published in the 2020 fall edition of Forest View, FSM’s biannual newsletter. About 35,000 years ago, a carpet of ice thousands of feet thick covered much of New England. At one point all of Maine was hidden beneath the Laurentide Ice Sheet, even the highest points on … [Read more...]

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Supporting the Forests We Cherish

December 1, 2020 By Annie

Maine's autumn foliage, looking up from the forest floor with the sunlight streaming through the colorful leaves.

  Maine is lucky to have so many remote and untrammeled places where we can recreate and enjoy nature. FSM’s mission is to help keep these forests as forests. This is only possible through the generosity of hundreds of people each year. Many of us have spent time outdoors these past … [Read more...]

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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.

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

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