ASSOCIATED PRESS • November 20, 2021
Conservation groups have expanded a protected forest area in rural Down East Maine with a new purchase of more than 2,000 acres. The Trust for Public Land and Downeast Lakes Land Trust said Thursday the purchase is in the area of Sysladobsis Lake, which is a popular site for campers. It will add to the Downeast Lakes Community Forest, which covers more than 55,000 acres. The land’s owner was preparing to subdivide it into lakefront lots. It will instead give residents more access to the outdoors.