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Tag Archives: older-growth forest, mature forest

02.11.25

Grinnell Woods

The Grinnell family, which has created an easement on their land,...
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12.31.23

Brown Woods

These are, indeed, brown woods! Majestic brown woods with tall white...
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12.27.23

McPhetres and Davis Forests, and Manter Wood

Three protected areas come together on this roughly 33-acre tract known...
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12.27.23

Prentiss Woods

These city woods contain some beautiful white pines that soar high...
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10.10.23

Rainbow Loop Trails

The Rainbow Loop trail system in The Nature’s Conservancy’s 46,271-acre preserve...
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01.09.23

Carlton Pond Trails

A footpath follows the shoreline of Carlton Pond for almost two-thirds...
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03.28.21

Mill Brook South Preserve

Not to be confused with the magnificent Mill Brook Preserve, which...
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08.02.20

Monhegan Island Trails

Almost three-quarters of the 513-acre Monhegan Island — that is, roughly...
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01.16.20

Branch Lake Public Forest

You can do two great loops in this 240-acre public forest...
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04.23.18

Rogers Park

This town park has a beautiful mixed forest, with views over...
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06.05.17

Waldoboro Town Forest

The 63.5-acre town forest contains a seven-acre grove of hemlock trees...
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02.06.17

Perkinstown Wildlife Commons

 At this 288-acre Wells Conservation Commission preserve, you start out...
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10.15.16

Ordway Grove

 This is a 0.7-mile trail on land owned by the...
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03.19.16

Cathedral Pines Pathways

When the mountains are too cold or icy to hike or...
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03.14.16

Guild Park (aka Red and Blue Dot Trails)

The one-mile trail system here takes you through a dark, soothing...
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01.01.16

Bowdoin Pines

The Bowdoin Pines preserve, filled with towering white pines, abuts the...
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10.04.14

Woods Road Community Forest

This 206-acre preserve protects the oldest forest stand in Falmouth, and...
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