KENNEBEC JOURNAL • August 15, 2022
The Kennebec Land Trust will add more public recreation opportunities to the area following a recent 74-acre donation in Fayette. According to the land trust, it features “2,700 feet of undeveloped stream and pond frontage, vernal pools and biologically rich woodland and wetland habitats.” The land trust will work to create a trail from Bamford Pond Road next year, through which the public can enjoy hiking, snowshoeing, hunting and nature observation. It will also provide access to paddling and fishing on Hales Pond. The new acquisition has brought the organization’s total acreage of conserved land to 7,570. Altogether, Maine has more than 80 land trusts that conserve more than 12% of the state and provide over 2.34 million acres of publicly accessible land.