NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUST • November 21, 2024
Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) and Northeast Wilderness Trust (NEWT) are partnering to conserve 2,037 acres of forest in the downeast region—linking large blocks of conserved land, contributing to a landscape scale effort to protect and restore watersheds, and enabling public access for hunting, fishing, and quiet recreation. This very special property is set to become the Bold Coast Wilderness Preserve. The forest is home to moose, beaver, grouse, many warblers and other songbirds, snowshoe hare, black bear, coyote, and white-tailed deer, among other species. A bald eagle nesting site has been documented. Salamanders, wood frogs, and other amphibian species thrive in two vernal pools on the property. A primary goal of this conservation partnership will be to allow the land to revert to a more natural state. The longrange plan is for NEWT to acquire and care for the land, with MCHT holding a forever-wild conservation easement.