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West Branch of the Penobscot River

WestBranch_streamtoMt_20060803-webAcres: 329,000
Year Conserved:  2003

The open policy of public access I have taken for granted all my life is uncertain for our children… The West Branch conservation easement is the tool to keep a tremendous tract of land intact, ensuring all of us and future generations continued access and traditional uses of these lands.”
–Dan Legere, Maine outfitter, guide, and Greenville resident

About the Property:  At the time the West Branch of the Penobscot River project was completed, it was the largest contiguous block of land ever protected in Maine. The precedent-setting project included several conservation components, allowing the state of Maine to acquire 47,000 acres of highly significant recreational and ecological lands, and FSM to acquire a 282,000-acre conservation easement that ensures sustainable forestry, ecological protections, and traditional recreational access. The project lands include the West, North, and South Branches of the Penobscot River, as well as Baker Lake and some of the St. John River’s headwater ponds.

Recreational Opportunities: Hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, and paddling.

Additional Information:  North Maine Woods website.

 

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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
  • Corner Pond
  • Debsconeag Lakes
  • Fourth Machias Lake
  • Haynes Brook
  • Hopkins Pond
  • Greenwood Ponds
  • 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

  • FSM Featured in PAWS Trails February 3, 2021
  • The Bogs of Coburn Gore January 29, 2021
  • Supporting the Forests We Cherish December 1, 2020

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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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