MAINE PUBLIC • May 11, 2023
More than 13,000 acres on two parcels of land in the western Maine Mountains have been permanently protected by the Trust for Public Land, The Nature Conservancy in Maine and the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. The two properties, known as Quill Hill and Perham Stream, are a culturally significant part of Wabanaki traditional territory. Quill Hill, about 7,000 acres in size, is just 10 minutes from Rangeley. It's a popular destination with a universally accessible trail system and other recreational trails. Perham Stream, on the slopes of Mt. Abraham, is just over 6,500 acres. It contains two headwater streams in the Kennebec River watershed, important cold water habitat.