BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 17, 2024
More than 5,000 acres of forest in the northernmost section of Hancock County will now be permanently protected through a conservation easement. The newly conserved parcels include Eagle Lake in Township 34 MD, which is the headwaters for three different rivers — the Union, Passadumkeag and Narraguagus — that offer critical habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon, according to the Forest Society of Maine. The land is also culturally important for the Wabanaki Nations. The land will continue to be owned by the Dysart family and managed for logging, while also publicly accessible for hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, ATVing and other recreational uses.