2010 Year in Review:

Maine Nature, Maine People fall 2010 | newsletteR

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“The people and the Earth are one.”

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My new friend Tendai (or Ten) is an economics major at Colby College. Hailing from Zimbabwe, he spent last summer working as an intern through The Nature Conservancy in Maine’s new Diversity Program. He is analyzing the economic benefits of the Penobscot River Restoration Project, calculating the value of the services that nature provides to us through the river, in terms of dollars and cents.

I asked Ten what compelled him to apply his love of numbers to conser- vation. He replied with a wide smile: “Vanhu ivhu, ivhu vanhu—the people and the Earth are one.”

He explained that this native Shona proverb reflects the guiding environ- mental ethic in his homeland—a recognition of the integral relationship between people and nature. Ten feels that his internship is a way of meeting his own innate responsibility to steward Earth’s natural resources, regardless of what his career choice might be.That really rang a bell for me.

After all, isn’t that the ideal that inspires us all to action in the name of nature?Whatever your life’s pursuit might be, I honor your support of The Nature Conservancy as an expression of your own sense of stewardship for the natural world. Because you care, rivers are restored and forests are conserved. Because of your support, plants, animals and natural resource-based economies have hope for a sustainable tomorrow.

So here we offer Maine’s “year in review” as a celebration of all we have accomplished together in 2010—thanks to you.

Vanhu ivhu, ivhu vanhu.

Michael Tetreault, State Director The Nature Conservancy in Maine

P.S. Please visit nature.org/mainenews to see amazing videos of Ten and others, and to get deeper details about all of our work in 2010.

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traded lands to protect an additional 10 miles along the st. John River — page 6

Collaborated to craft the Keeping Maine’s Forests vision — page 7

Completed invertebrate surveys on tributary streams at Big Reed forest Reserve

Debsconeag lakes wilderness area receives two national awards from Coalition

for Recreational trails

helped to create ecological reserves on aMC’s Roach Ponds property — page 6

acquired a canoe portage along the Moose River Bow trip — page 6

helped protect 253 acres in Quebec’s green Mountains — page 7

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supported passage of “Don’t Move firewood” bill to protect Maine’s trees — page 6

facilitated revision of Maine’s regulatory guide- lines for north woods land-use planning — page 7

supported launch of saltwater recreational fishing license program — page 8

Coordinated climate change vulnerability assessment for Maine habitats

Participated in development of climate change adaptation recommendations

for Maine’s legislature

Distributed $1.8 million in state restoration and conservation grants — page 5

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helped protect 83 acres of farmland and shoreline habitat along Merrymeeting Bay in Bowdoinham

Preserved 96 acres with more than 2,800 feet of shoreline in topsham

15 high school/college students employed throughout southern Maine as

part of new internship program — page 5

helped Maine if&w conserve 100 additional acres of waterboro/shapleigh Barrens

Conducted controlled burns on 545 ecologically significant acres throughout new england

Completed census research of black racer snakes in Kennebunk Plains area

Posted famous “turtle Crossing” signs near Mount agamenticus

Created and enhanced trails at wells Barren, Berry woods, great wass island, saco heath,

waterboro Barren and the Basin Preserve

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Celebrate 2010 With Us Thanks to you, The Nature Conservancy is able to work throughout the state, throughout the year, protecting lands and waters for the sake of people, plants and animals.

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fRont CoVeR — Clockwise from top left: aerial, © B.Besaw; XC ski, © istockphoto.com/gelyngfjell; carrots, © B.Besaw/Maine farmland trust; eel research, © tnC; Moose, © tnC; Big Reed Pond, © Daniel grenier; River research, © B.Besaw; Monarch, © tnC; Kayaks, © D.Bates; fire keepers, © tnC; Blueberries, © istockphoto.com/andipantz; Black racer snake, © tnC; tnC next event, © tnC. BaCK CoVeR — Morse Mt. Preserve, © s.fitzpatrick /tnC; Diversity interns, © D.Bates/tnC; alex Mas on Mt. Katahdin, © s.fitzpatrick /tnC. eDitoR’s letteR — Michael tetreault © s.fitzpatrick /tnC

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Received feRC approval to remove dams and restore fish passage along the Penobscot River — page 5

Continued in-depth research of ecosystem health along the Penobscot River — page 5

Collected inventory of fish-passage barriers in Penobscot River watershed — page 5

supported creation of fishway on Blackman stream in Bradley — page 5

supported removal of west winterport Dam — page 5

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Completed first season of groundfish “census” research around Penobscot Bay — page 9

Provided new , more selective nets to Port Clyde fishermen — page 8

hosted idea-sharing sessions between east and west coast fishermen — page 9

Completed marine ecological assessment for entire north atlantic seaboard — page 8

When biologists thrust a writhing silver fish into your water-filled rubber boot, it’s time to start running.

This is an Atlantic salmon, a ghost of the river’s past, an endangered survivor that fought its way home across hundreds of miles of open ocean; and it’s your job to ensure its safe transport to a fish hatchery for breeding.

The life of the river is literally in your hands.“They’re feisty fish. It’s flapping all around, and you’re trying not to drop it,” Margo Relford says, laughing as she recalls one of the high points of her summer as a Nature Conservancy diversity intern on the Penobscot River.

Relford and her fellow intern Ana Rapp spent three months working on all aspects of river conservation—from the fish trap at Veazie, where they tagged salmon, to the far reaches of the basin, where they documented impediments to fish passage. It was a fantastic summer job for University of Maine students preparing for a future in conservation, but the experience touched something deeper in these women, who both grew up on the river’s banks.

Rapp, whose mother is a member of the Penobscot Indian Nation, recalls summer days spent paddling the river in her grandfather’s canoe, listening to stories of how he caught fish and picked fiddle- heads as a boy—a life that his descendants can barely imagine.

“He knew everything about the river and how it worked,” says Rapp.

But the river flows between the generations, and natural wisdom is being rediscovered as Rapp visits remote tribal trust lands for the first time and sees her grandfather’s lessons come to life.

“I was just raised to appreciate nature and everything in it—to realize that there’s a balance between taking care of ourselves and the places we live,” she says.

Both Rapp and Relford were familiar with the Penobscot River Restoration Project, a cooperative effort to restore native fish to the river, but seeing the details made the importance of conservation come alive in a new way. Holding a prehistoric shortnose sturgeon or boating alongside a mill’s discharge pipe—both women say they’ll carry these experiences throughout their lives.

“It was shocking to see. You’ve got the picturesque scenes all around you, but you can actually see the pollution bubbling up,” says Relford, who came to the Conservancy after considering a career making paper. A previous summer internship at a riverside mill showed her that she wasn’t meant to spend her life at a desk, talking about nature as an abstraction and looking at the river through glass.

As a little girl, Relford would go out and lose herself in the woods behind her Brewer home, lying on the ground with the sounds and smells of the forest filling her mind. “When you’re out in nature,

Two Lives, One Riverhow two local students came to really know the PenobscotBY Mist Y ann eDgeCoMB

A Month-by-Month Calendar of Freshwater Conservation

jaNuary�»�as administrator of the Maine natural Resources Conservation Program, the Conservancy distributes $1.8 million in grants to support 11 public and nonprofit groups’ fresh- water restoration and conservation projects.

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May�»�Conservancy celebrates the first migration season in a century on Blackman stream (a Penobscot River tributary) after supporting part- ners in completing a new fishway in fall 2009.

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February�»�the Conservancy acquires two parcels in the Kennebec estuary, preserving more than 100 acres and some 2,800 feet of combined shoreline habitat on the androscoggin and Cathance Rivers.

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aPril�»�with partners, the Conservancy places an easement on 83 acres of active farmland along Merrymeeting Bay in Bowdoinham, conserving prime shoreline habitat and some of Maine’s best farming soil.

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introducing the nature Conservancy in Maine’s new diversity program, an initiative to educate the next generation of environmental leaders. this summer, six new York City high school students with two mentors worked in Maine through toyota’s leaf environmental education program, while seven college students interned through partnerships with Bowdoin and Colby colleges, Davis united world College scholars and wabanaki Center at uMaine. Photos © David Bates

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everything has its own rhythm and everything operates by its own rules,” she says. “It helps you understand your place in the world.”

Rapp’s and Relford’s internships were both made possible through The Nature Conservancy in Maine’s new diversity program.

“Ana’s and Margo’s experiences on the river are exactly what this new program is about,” says Stefan Jackson, diversity program director.

“It’s exciting to see these connections being made—between students and the natural world and between the students themselves. The summer was a string of these new ideas and new friendships.”

Jackson explains that while the program is gratifying to manage from a human perspective, it is also a strategic move for conserva-tion. “If the Conservancy is going to meet the challenges of the next century, we need to build a bigger tent and cultivate our next generation of leaders.”

“So the Conservancy is getting just as much out of this as the students are,” he says. “As we work to protect biodiversity within our natural communities, we are benefitting from the strength of diversity in our human community.”

Margo Relford (far left) and ana Rapp (second from left) were both part of the Conservancy’s new diversity program in Maine. © David Bates/tnC

juNe�»�federal energy Regulatory Commission approves the Penobscot River Restoration trust’s plans to remove and bypass dams on the Penobscot River.

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august�»�Conservancy science staff inventory brook trout streams and lake fish habitat in Debsconeags lake wilderness area.

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to preserve biodiversity and recreation in Maine’s north woods, the nature Conservancy invested $2.5 million in appalachian Mountain Club’s purchase of the Roach Ponds tract. © aMC, far right © istockphoto.com/cglade

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Together, We Are Conserving Maine's ForestsCrafting a shared VisionYour support this year enabled the Conservancy to help develop the Keeping Maine’s Forests vision, an effort to conserve the state’s forests and maintain its forest products industry. This unprecedented coalition between diverse stakeholders includes landowners, businesses, associations, nonprofits and government. The result? A set of innovative strategies for maintaining Maine’s ecosystems and forestry heritage.

Keeping Bugs at BayYou helped the Conservancy bring a variety of organizations together to support an important bill prohibiting the importation of firewood into Maine. The initiative —supported by the Maine Forest Products Council, Maine Maple Sugar Producers and others—is intended to prevent the spread of invasive insects, like the Asian longhorned beetle, that could devastate Maine’s forests.

trading up for natureBecause of you, the Conservancy was able to link together 60 miles of protected land along the upper St. John River through a property exchange involving the trade of 5,000 acres of timber-land with low conservation value for protection on 9,000 acres of high-conservation-value forests and wetlands. The Conservancy owns 1,780 acres of the newly protected area and holds a conser-vation easement on the rest.

Conserving Beyond BordersThanks to you, the Conservancy helped Nature Conservancy Canada protect 253 acres in Quebec’s Green Mountains. As one of the last regions of southern Quebec where extensive wilderness tracts remain relatively intact, this area provides important inter- national wildlife corridors, connects to thousands of acres of existing conservation lands and provides habitat for 59 at-risk species.

finding a fresh approachThrough your support, the Conservancy facilitated the process to revise Maine’s regulatory guidelines for land-use planning in the North Woods. The new Comprehensive Land Use Plan will guide the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) in reviewing development proposals in Maine’s 10 million acres of unorganized territories. Revisions include commitments to a collaborative planning process.

Preserving Portage for PaddlersWith your help, the Conservancy acquired a one-acre parcel strategically located at Spencer Rips along the Moose River Bow Trip. This small property sits within the 15,000-acre Moose River/ Number 5 Bog area, purchased by the Conservancy in 2009. Its 100 feet of shoreline is now protected from development and provides paddlers an ideal canoe landing spot and camp site.

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To serious lovers of the outdoors, the 100-Mile Wilderness is the stuff of legend. This hikers’ Mecca draws adventurers from around the world, challenging them to a weeklong hike with no modern amenities and no paved roads. Teenagers become adults here, artists find inspiration and wanderers glimpse nature’s timelessness.

As the wildest stretch of the Appalachian Trail (AT), the section takes hikers across roaring streams, through tunnels of dense forest, past still ponds and mysterious bogs, and over rugged ridges with panoramic views before finally leading them into Baxter State Park for the AT’s northern terminus atop legendary Mount Katahdin.

While the AT itself sits within a protected corridor, the surrounding forests are facing increased threats from fragmentation. So in 2010, The Nature Conservancy and the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) partnered to make the 100-Mile Wilder-ness a bit wilder.

AMC closed on its purchase of the 29,500- acre Roach Ponds parcel along the AT in fall 2009, as one part of the Moosehead Forest Conservation Project, and the Conser- vancy is contributing $2.5 million toward the $11.5 million purchase price. As part of the partnership, the Conservancy supported AMC’s goal that portions of the parcel be

managed as ecological reserves—“forever wild” areas where nature is allowed to run its course.

This year, scientists from the two groups collaborated to identify the best places to locate these reserves.

“We came up with two unique reserve areas,” explains Barbara Vickery, the Conservancy’s director of conservation programs in Maine.

“The northern reserve protects the shorelines of five “Great Ponds,” while the southern reserve abuts some four miles of the AT and protects the headwaters of the West Branch of the Pleasant River.”

“We’re thrilled to partner with the Conser-vancy on this,” says AMC Vice President Walter Graff. “This project has enabled AMC and the Conservancy to amplify the impact of our complimentary missions and expertise. Both organizations have a long history in conservation, and we know that protecting biodiversity, and low-impact

recreation opportunities, are compatible goals. The reserve plan for the Roach tract exemplifies that synergy.”

The process also informed AMC’s larger land-use plan here.

“It’s important that AMC manage the area for multiple uses,” says Graff. “In addition to ecological reserves, we’ll expand recreation opportunities here, through new hiking trails, a pond-to-pond paddle trail and new remote campsites. We’ll also manage select areas for forestry to help sustain local econ- omies and traditions.”

“At the end of the day, we are restoring the area’s natural character while supporting the needs of people, and that,” says Graff, “is really wild.”

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Net Resultsat-sea research project brings fisherman and scientists together to build a better netBY K ate fR azeR

It seems strange at first: fishermen in favor of a net that catches fewer fish? But more and more, those who make their living from the ocean are looking for new ways to sustain its bounty for the next generation, and a novel partnership with The Nature Conser- vancy is helping them do just that.

“We’ve been out on the water with fishermen testing different nets,” says Geoff Smith, director of the Conservancy’s marine pro- gram in Maine. “We want to see which ones release more of the smaller, juvenile fish and unintended species safely into the ocean while retaining enough legal-sized fish for fishermen to make a living.”

the right net for the right fishUsing a net with larger openings is not an easy sell to many fishermen, says Gary Libby, a Port Clyde fisherman taking part in the research. With each increase in size, fewer fish are caught overall, and some fishermen say they can’t afford to go any larger.

But Gary Libby doesn’t shy away from a challenge. In fact, he says the surest way to get him to try something is to tell him it can’t be done.

“I want a sustainable product—not quantity, but quality,” he says. “My hope is that if I bring in better fish, even if there’s less of it, I can still make a good return.”

Initial results of the research suggest that achieving this magic balance might indeed be possible.

“The seven-inch, square-shaped net ended up letting out almost all of the bycatch,” Libby says. Impressed with the results, he even started using the net when fishing for grey sole on his own permit. “I’m happy with the results I’ve been seeing for sole,” says Libby. “I lose some legal-sized fish, but it’s more efficient. There’s less time sorting on deck, and I can get a higher price because the fish aren’t damaged."

ensuring the fish of the futureWhile there is still much to learn about which nets work best for which species, Libby sees an inherent logic in letting as many juveniles free on the bottom as possible. “Take less, leave more in the ocean,” he says. “To me it is obvious that this will ensure more fish to spawn the following year.”

But what’s most essential, he says, is for fishermen to be able to experiment with these new approaches—an expensive undertaking that this project is helping make possible.

“I’d like to see different-sized meshes used for different areas and different species,” he says. “The same old methods just aren’t working for fish or fishermen. I want to learn what might work better through practice. I believe it is the right thing to do.”

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getting selectiveResearch tested different net configurations to find which catch enough legal- sized, adult fish of targeted species while minimizing the unintended catch (bycatch) of juveniles and nontargeted species.© andrew hamm/tnC

gary libby on his boat in Port Clyde, Maine. © s.fitzpatrick/tnC

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By the sea, By the numbersThe Mathematics of Ocean Conservation

Photos — fishermen in California; Mason Morfit’s latest catch; eastern states map © tnC; sun and sea, © istockphoto.com/bigredlynx; Clams, © istockphoto.com/floortje; hooks, © istockphoto.com/eduardharkonen. Collage — s.fitzpatrick

140,745 square miles were analyzed within the northwest atlantic Marine ecoregional assessment, a resource for marine conservation from Cape hatteras to the Bay of fundy. spanning the shorelines of 11 states and two provinces where 65 million people live, this Conservancy-led effort has assembled a wealth of information that will help decision-makers and stakeholders identify conservation priorities in the ocean and balance different uses in ways that work for people and nature.

60,000 fishing hooks were dropped into the sea as part of this summer’s sentinel fishery around east Penobscot Bay. this fish census research, being performed by hook-and-line fisher- men using a Conservancy-purchased fishing permit, was designed to provide data on distribution and abundance of fish species in the eastern gulf of Maine. fish caught during research were sold through a community-supported fishery (Csf) program in stonington.

20 fishermen from California and the gulf of Maine exchanged ideas and visits as part of a Conservancy-facilitated knowledge-sharing initiative. a delegation of new england fishermen visited Morro Bay in april and hosted their California counterparts this august. with fishermen on both coasts adapting to new regulations and changing fisheries, the sessions resulted in dynamic exchanges of methods, gear... and fish tales.

$700k to $1.5 million will be the estimated additional annual funding for the Maine Department of Marine Resour- ces through a new saltwater recreational fishing license. the Conservancy supported passage of the license through Maine’s legislature in 2010. the fees—$5 for residents, $15 for nonresidents and $50 for charter boats—will provide much-needed funds for enforce- ment, habitat enhancement and administration.

75 Maine organizations including government agencies, municipalities, businesses, nonprofits and associations collaborated in Maine’s climate change adaptation planning group, with the Conservancy serving on the coordinating committee. the final report includes more than 60 strategic recommendations, providing Maine with a roadmap for adapting to the anticipated effects of climate change—from sea-level rise to increased water temperatures.

150 tons of clamshells were laid out by the nature Conservancy in new hampshire to create oyster habitat in new hampshire’s oyster River. the one- acre shell bed will attract up to 125,000 juvenile oysters (or “spat”) from natural spawn, in addition to the 250,00 hatchery-spawned spat that were seeded here. the goal: provide a boost for struggling oyster populations and clearer, cleaner water for the great Bay estuary out into the gulf of Maine.

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Elsie Viles Leads the WayDirigo—“I lead.” Few have exemplified the Maine state motto so well as the Viles family, whose contributions to this area date to the 18th century. And Elsie Viles has created a lasting memorial to that leadership, in a matching fund that is enabling conservation of the very forests in which the Viles clan made their name.

The Viles family played a significant part in the prosperity of the Pine Tree State, as businessmen, lumbermen, community leaders and philanthropists. The Viles family came to Maine before it was a state—Joseph Viles arrived in Orland, near Bucks- port, in 1776. Through a combination of hard work and business savvy, each gener- ation of Vileses grew the family’s business and prestige.

William Payson Viles, Elsie’s late husband, continued this legacy of success, manag-ing several family businesses and more than 100,000 acres of timberland in the Moosehead region.

He also continued the family tradition of community leadership and stewardship of forest resources. He had a special under- standing of the multiple purposes wood-

lands serve: as a refuge for wildlife, a place for human enjoyment and a source of economic opportunity.

And Elsie Viles’ challenge grant brings the story full circle. The grant is helping to fund the 363,000-acre Moosehead Forest Easement, which will encompass the 100,000 acres of forest once owned and managed by William.

Through the Elsie & William Viles Found- ation, Elsie put forward a $500,000 fund, promising to match every dollar given to the project by others, up to the total amount of the fund. “I want everyone in Maine to know about this project and to contribute what they can—big or little,” says Elsie, “Several people have told me that because of my gift, they were inspired to contribute. That really pleases me.”

With Elsie’s leadership, others have stepped up to help conserve lands, and numerous donors have leveraged Elsie’s challenge fund to its full capacity. With her help, northern Maine’s iconic forests will continue to thrive. The challenge grant made in honor of William will help to create an enduring monument of healthy forests and ongoing forestry in Maine’s North Woods.

Says Elsie: “If I could project out to 50, 100 or 200 years from now, my hopes for the forests of Maine are that they will remain beautiful and loved the way they are now.” Thanks to the Viles family’s legacy and Elsie’s generosity, they will.

elsie Viles, © Viles family; Maine woods logging camp, circa 1900, © Maine historical society

MaiNe�legacy Published by the nature Conservancy, fort andross, 14 Maine street, suite 401, Brunswick, Maine 04011, ( 207) 729-5181. subscriptions to this newsletter are available to members. More than 9,000 households support the Conservancy’s work in Maine.

trustees

Barbara trafton, Auburn, Chair

P. James Dowe Jr., Portland, Treasurer

C.D. armstrong, Scarborough

Joyce Coleman, Addison

Des fitzgerald, Camden

ted frois, Westport Island

tony grassi, Camden

Malcolm l. hunter Jr., Milford

george Jacobson, Orono

Marion Kane, Falmouth

angus King Jr., Brunswick

Donald Mcneil, Bedford, Nova Scotia

Roger Milliken Jr., Cumberland

Bo norris, Cape Elizabeth

Don oakes, Falmouth

ford s. Reiche, Cumberland

John Rosenblum, St. George

Jean scudder, Readfield

Jane sheehan, Scarborough

John sowles, North Yarmouth

Ben willauer, Freeport

Joe wishcamper, Freeport

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Mike tetreault, Executive Director

thomas abello, Senior Policy Advisor

william Brune, Director of Land Protection

susan Caldwell, Conservation Coordinator

Maggie Carey, Events Manager

Dan Coker, GIS Manager

Joann Cooley, Philanthropy Assistant

David Daniel, Associate Director of Philanthropy

Kate Dempsey, Senior Policy Advisor

Jeanne Desjardins, Stewardship Program Assistant

Dirk Dewley, N. Maine Land Steward

Bridget edmonds, Philanthropy Manager

sean fitzpatrick, Director, Communications

Dan grenier, Land Steward

Charlotte gretsch-Pretat, Operations Administrator

Martin hayden, Donor Relations Manager

Joanne hollenbeck, Assistant to Executive Director

stefan Jackson, Diversity Program Director

Kathleen Jensen, Conservation Information Manager

Corrine Kahn, Sr. Associate Director of Philanthropy

Bruce Kidman, Director of External Affairs

alexandre Mas Director of Strategic Partnerships

theresa McKittrick, Operations Assistant

Joe Merrill, Finance Manager

Bill Patterson, N. Maine Program Manager

Doug Radziewicz, Indian Point-Blagden Steward

Randy Rice, TIS Manager

Jane Richmond, Director of Operations

Josh Royte, Conservation Planner

tom Rumpf, Associate State Director

Parker schuerman, S. Maine Preserve Manager

nancy sferra, Director of Science and Stewardship

geoffrey smith, Marine Program Director

Kathy sylvester, Major Gifts Manager

Barbara Vickery, Director of Conservation Programs

Roderick Vogel, Director of Philanthropy

Penney ward, Philanthropy Coordinator

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10. this state park is a five-minute drive from one of Maine’s most popular shopping destinations.

9. one of Maine’s most popular remote paddling trips encircles a magnificent peatland in this recently protected area.

8. the mountains meet the sea at this state park, which looms above one of Maine’s most picturesque coastal villages.

7. this area, located just 14 miles north of a major Maine city, includes the second-largest, and arguably most unique, peatland in Maine.

6. a 14,000-acre constellation of Downeast ponds and moun- tains, featuring landlocked salmon and abundant recreation.

5. at 43,000 acres, this is the largest unit in Maine’s public reserved lands system. the appalachian trail passes through it, as does a popular snowmobile trail.

4. named after a famed Maine environmentalist, this public area was established in 1966 to protect salt marshes and estuaries for migratory birds.

3. this complex spans more than 250 miles of coastline and contains more than 50 islands, providing critical habitat for at-risk bird species.

2. this iconic landmark on the shores of new england’s largest lake provided raw materials for the stone tools of native americans.

1a. a Maine governor used his own money to donate this state park—which includes Maine’s tallest peak—to the people of Maine.

1b. america’s first national park east of the Mississippi, this park has drawn millions of people to discover the rugged beauty of coastal Maine.

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Rachel Carson national wildlife Refuge

sunkhaze Meadows national wildlife Refuge

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Maine’s top 10 Public landsCare of the Conservancy

Test your knowledge of Maine conservation! We’ve compiled a top-10 list of public lands that were created or expanded through work of the Conservancy. The quiz below offers clues to our selections—give it a try by matching the clues in the left column to the answers on the right. When you finish, go to nature.org/mainenews to check your answers and discover just what the Conservancy did to help conserve these special places.

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