Forest Legacy Program brings permanent protection to thousands of acres in eastern Maine
Scenic East Grand Lake. The first phase of the East Grand Lake Watershed Initiative, completed in 2016 using Forest Legacy Program funding, conserved 5,992 acres of forestland at Monument Brook and 1,493 acres of working forest easement lands in Orient. The newly completed second phase…
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Ash protection collaborative across the Wabanaki [VIDEO]
MAINE—The Eastern Region’s most recent FS Talks highlighted a unique collaborative effort to save and effectively manage brown ash (or black ash) from the destructive emerald ash borer.While established populations of emerald ash borer have been present in the Midwest for a couple of decades, the insect only reached the state of Maine in recent years and is not widespread…