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WHITEFIELD — Dappled sunlight illuminated the forest floor where Tony Marple had thinned a thick stand of aspen, oak, birch and maple two winters ago. The land had been clearcut by a former owner…
TOWNSHIP 16 — The Nature Conservancy in Maine has acquired the approximately 13,500-acre Spring River-Narraguagus Forest property in townships 16 and 9, near Eastbrook. Conservation of this…
The Nature Conservancy and partners protect valuable habitat north of Tunk Mountain in the Narraguagus River watershed The Nature Conservancy in Maine (TNC) announced today that it has acquired fee…
Five Franklin County towns in the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership Region have received grant funding from the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and Baker-Polito…
BOSTON — Grants totaling $313,500 will help projects in the state’s northwest corner that improve access to outdoor recreation, promote the use of local wood products, and enhance emergency…
NEEDHAM, Mass. — Bob Perschel–of the New England Forestry Foundation, or NEFF, which has put forward a prescription for a healthier New England Forest, which they call exemplary forestry.…
Trees are a ready-made natural ally in the fight of climate change. They absorb carbon, and store it in their wood. By using wood in our buildings instead of concrete and steel, that carbon can be…
Marshall Pond in Hebron is dotted with rock outcroppings and tiny islands, top heavy with tall pines. Only a few rustic camps are hidden in the trees along its shore. Ten kayakers gathered there…
ST. JOHNSBURY — The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium could catch a break in its recently beleaguered expansion plans. The 132-year-old St. Johnsbury museum was picked by U.S. Rep. Peter Welch,…
The Kennebec Land Trust puts out a hiking guide with everything you need to enjoy 32 preserves and 54 miles of trails in the trust’s working region. Just 6 miles separate the hubbub of downtown…
Rain falls on a forested hillside in the mountains of western Maine, 2,000 feet above sea level. Water collects in the narrow valley surrounded by a forest of pine, hemlock, oak, beech, and birch.…
