MAINE PUBLIC • September 16, 2021
The Nature Conservancy in Maine has announced the purchase of more than 13-thousand forested acres in the Narraguagus River watershed in Hancock County west of Cherryfield. The acquisition expands TNC's nearly ten-thousand acre Spring River Preserve for a total of 23,500 acres. Forest Program Director Mark Berry says the project was a priority because it achieves a scale of conservation that will provide meaningful biodiversity. The lands are part of the traditional territory of Wabanaki people and retain cultural significance to the Wabanaki today. They will be open to the public and managed as an ecological reserve.