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Caribou Bog

 

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Acres:  1,150
Year Conserved:  2009 & 2011

 

About the Property:  Working with the University of Maine, Orono Land Trust, and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Forest Society of Maine helped to further the Caribou Bog – Penjajawoc Lands project, which spans thousands of acres of wetlands of regional and state significance. As part of this initiative, FSM holds three easements on lands owned by the University of Maine and managed by the University Forests Office: the Smith Farm Lot, the Pushaw Lake Lot, and the Sewall Lot (Perch Pond Woodlot).

Recreational Opportunities on Perch Pond Woodlot:  hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, wildlife viewing, paddling.

Project Partners:
Orono Land Trust
University of Maine, University Forests
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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

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

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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