PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 26, 2022
Royal River Conservation Trust has acquired 150 acres of land between Ramsdell Road and Libby Hill Forest in Gray for the creation of the Thayer Brook Preserve. The preserve abuts the Libby Hill Forest trails, doubling the amount of conserved land surrounding Gray-New Gloucester High School and Middle School, located on Libby Hill Road in Gray. “The students use the land behind the schools for cross country running and cross country skiing. The science classes use the woods and the streams for nature-based classwork,” said RRCT Executive Director Alan Stearns. “It’s the perfect project to expand the conserved land behind the schools knowing the school system is already bringing kids outside both for recreation and science.”