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Grafton Forest

Year conserved:  2022

Acres:  15,000

About the property:  Located near the state-owned Mahoosuc Unit, the Appalachian Trail (AT) and Grafton Notch State Park, and not far from Bethel, Maine, the Grafton Forest conservation easement permanently conserves 15,000 acres of working forestlands and the many natural resources they provide. These lands are important for fish and wildlife and are a popular recreation destination. Spectacular scenery abounds especially from the many remote hiking opportunities that include the Notch Trail and Speck Pond Trail, which are used to access the AT. Blackpoll warblers, Bicknell’s thrush, spruce grouse, boreal chickadee, white-winged crossbill, and Black-backed Woodpecker might be seen or heard here, as well as moose, marten, black bear, and deer.

Recreational opportunities:  Hiking, fishing, hunting, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and mountain biking

Project partners: Northeast Wilderness Trust; Bayroot, LLC; and Wagner Forest Management

Additional information:  Visit our project partner, Northeast Wilderness Trust, for information and allowed uses on the adjacent 6,000 acres of ecological reserve that contains a portion of the Swift Cambridge River.

Read more: 

Portland Press Herald

Lewiston Sun Journal

Maine Public Radio

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.

Contact Information

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

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