The shear magnitude of this project was enough to catch my eye. A 342,000 acre working forest conservation easement was recently closed in Washington County, Maine. The easement stitches together an incredible 1 million acres spanning the Maine and New Brunswick borders. At $34.8 million, the deal was “Locally incubated, locally led, and locally supported… to address the social and economic needs of Maine’s easternmost county.”
The full story, including a list of the partnering organizations, is on the New England Forestry Foundationwebsite.
