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Violette Brook Reservoir

Violette Brook Reservoir

Acres:  350
Year Conserved:  2013

The Water District staff and trustees wanted to ensure that the public benefits provided by this property would be protected for future generations.” – Craig Troeger, Van Buren Water District Trustee

About the Property:  Following the successful conservation of two other properties in Van Buren and Cyr Plantation, the Forest Society of Maine and the Van Buren Water District worked together to place a conservation easement on most of the lands that the District owns in Cyr Plantation, permanently protecting the quality of a reserve water supply, recreational trails, and unique forestland habitats.

The lands are a valued community recreation area used by hikers, birders, cross-country skiers, hunters, anglers, snowmobile and ATV riders, and others.

Recreational Opportunities:  Hiking, bird watching, cross-country skiing, hunting, fishing, paddling (please note that use of motorized boats is prohibited on the reservoir), snowmobiling, and ATVing.   Trail Information

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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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