Sunkhaze Stream, photo taken by Kristen Hoffmann, 2024
Acres: 996
Year Conserved: 2026
About the Property: The property is primarily forested, though with approximately 2.78 miles of Sunkhaze Stream flowing it, the property holds important value as brook trout habitat. The Sunkhaze Forest also includes 106 acres of wetlands, important for many wildlife and plant species. Wells Forest abuts Sunkhaze National Wildlife Refuge and adds to a corridor of more than 40,000 acres of conserved lands from Milford to Amherst (northeast of Bangor). Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Additional Information: Wells Forest Website, Bangor Daily News Article, Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Project Partners: North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Land for Maine’s Future
