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COVID19 Update for FSM

March 18, 2020 By Anna

Aerial view of West Branch forestland in the spring

Effective beginning 3/18/2020. Updated 7/1/2020. Maine is beginning to reopen, and as of July 1, 2020, our offices remain closed to the public. However, you will now be able to reach someone at the office during business hours Monday through Friday, as staff alternate between the office and … [Read more...]

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Karin Tilberg joins Natural and Working Lands Committee

February 24, 2020 By Karin Tilberg

  By FSM Executive Director Karin Tilberg Upon taking office in 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills determined that the issue of carbon pollution, and its impacts on Maine’s environment and people, would be one of her administration’s top priorities. Through legislation, the Maine Climate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: Carbon, Climate

Swan Intern, 2019: My Time at FSM

January 28, 2020 By Anna

2019 Swan Intern in the woods holding a moose shed he found with a black dog standing next to him.

This summer FSM launched the Swan Internship Program, funded by the generous bequests of Hank and Freda Swan. The goal is that one college student each summer will have a chance to experience the breadth of FSM’s work as a land trust. Carlton was our first intern under this program. By Carlton … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Swan Intern

The Power of Connectivity

January 10, 2020 By Anna

Looking south across Arnold Pond at Coburn Gore Forest in western Maine, near the Quebec border.

  Have you ever experienced the solitude of hiking for miles without seeing any buildings? On the other hand, have you ever watched wildlife try to cross a busy road? Experiences like this highlight how meaningful an interconnected landscape is for people and animals. That’s why the Forest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: Coburn Gore, Grafton

Fiction of the Maine Woods

January 10, 2020 By Erica

A writer sits at the base of Goodell Brook Falls.

Although some very famous works of fiction may be set on the Maine coast (à la, Murder She Wrote), numerous novels and stories have also been written about and inspired by the history, communities, and remote landscape of interior Maine. One such classic is Arundel, written by Pulitzer … [Read more...]

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Featured Posts

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

FSM Featured in PAWS Trails

When the editor of PawsTrails Explorer magazine approached me about … [Read More...]

The Bogs of Coburn Gore

Article originally published in the 2020 fall edition of Forest View, … [Read More...]

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

Supporting the Forests We Cherish

  Maine is lucky to have so many remote and untrammeled places … [Read More...]

Ferns growing between some rocks.

Ferns & Forests: Family Connections to the Maine Woods

Based on an interview with longtime FSM supporter Craig Mathews May … [Read More...]

FSM’s Latest Blog Posts

  • FSM Featured in PAWS Trails February 3, 2021
  • The Bogs of Coburn Gore January 29, 2021
  • Supporting the Forests We Cherish December 1, 2020

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

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