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- OVERVIEW
- MAINE
- Greater Alder Stream/ Piscataquis River Project
- Howland Research Forest
- NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Central New Hampshire Forestlands
- Wapack Wilderness
- Slavic Wildlife and Wilderness Sanctuary
- VERMONT
- Northern Green Mountains
- Babysitter Swamp
- Anderson-Wells
- Dykema Property
- NEW YORK
- Split Rock Wildway
- MASSACHUSETTS
- Wildlands and Woodlands
Maine
Greater Alder Stream/Piscataquis River Project
In remote central Maine, a roughly 20,000-acre complex of protected lands is being assembled by various conservation groups including the Northeast Wilderness Trust. The protected lands border Alder Stream and the Piscataquis River, and contain mature American chestnut trees, expansive wetlands, and Atlantic salmon habitat. The Trust is working actively with local partners to expand and further connect this network of protected lands, which includes areas devoted to wilderness, sustainable forestry, and organic farming…
Howland Research Forest
In November 2007, the Northeast Wilderness Trust purchased and permanently protected the 550-acre Howland Research Forest. Initially established as a research site by International Paper in 1987, the Howland Forest has hosted scientists from around the world for studies on forest health and climate change. These scientists now have one of the longest records of carbon intake and output (flux) in the world. The Howland Forest is characterized by old-growth spruce and hemlock and provides habitat for species such as moose, black bear, bobcat, and bald eagle…
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