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Bald Ledge, Bickford Hill, and Bickford Pond

Acres:  275
Year Conserved: 1987, 1989, 2010

Photo by Sarah Thorne
Photo by Sarah Thorne

About the Property:  The Bald Ledge, Hillside Lots, and Bickford Pond lands are found in the small town of Porter, nestled in the foothills of western Maine near Colcord and Bickford Ponds. These easements were donated by Rinardo and Alice Giovanella in 1987 and 1989, and the National Audubon Society in 2010, and are maintained by FSM.

The Giovanella family members have managed their forests since the 1940s with a deep appreciation and love for the land, its wildlife, and its ability to produce high quality timber. The easements meet their goals of permanently protecting their property from development and ensuring that it can be permanently maintained as productive forest. The Bald Ledge parcel has a popular hiking trail that provides exceptional views of the region.

Recreational Opportunities:  A public hiking trail exists on the Bald Ledge parcel.

Project Partners:  Francis Small Heritage Trust

 

 

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

Conserved Lands

  • Alder Stream
  • Amazon – Musquash
  • Amherst Mountains Community Forest (AMCF)
  • Attean Pond
  • Bald Ledge, Bickford Hill, and Bickford Pond
  • Big Spencer Mountain
  • Boundary Headwaters
  • Branch Lake
  • Caribou Bog
  • Chandler Hill
  • Coburn Gore
  • Corner Pond
  • Debsconeag Lakes
  • Fish River Chain of Lakes
  • Fourth Machias Lake
  • Haynes Brook
  • Grafton Forest
  • Greenwood Ponds
  • Hopkins Pond
  • Gulf Hagas – Whitecap
  • Little Big Wood Pond
  • Mattawamkeag River
  • Monson Pond
  • Moosehead Lake Shoreline
  • Moosehead Region
  • Moose River
  • Nicatous Lake
  • Nickerson Tree Farm
  • No. 5 and No. 6 Mountains
  • Reed Forest
  • Silver Lake – Pleasant River
  • Skitacook Lake
  • Tearmunn Hardwoods
  • Timberdoodle Hill
  • Violette Brook Reservoir
  • West Branch of the Penobscot River
  • York Hill

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

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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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