About Medomak Valley Land Trust Preserve History Ecology Goose River Goose River Peace Corps Medomak Valley Land Trust (MVLT) is a Peace Corps nonprofit organization dedicated to the The 54-acre Goose River Peace Corps The preserves are mostly forested, and permanent protection of local land for the & Preserve was donated to MVLT in 2001 include several wetlands as well as a by a group of friends who met in Turkey beautiful, babbling stretch along the Goose benefit of the public and future M i l l P o n d while serving as Peace Corps volunteers. River. Common tree species include red generations. We work with landowners In donating the parcel to MVLT, they spruce, balsam fir, white pine, hemlock, who voluntarily choose to protect their P r e s e r v e s wanted to ensure that the land would red maple, red oak, birch, beech, and big- land through conservation easements or by remain forever wild, managed as natural tooth aspen. The forest is all second- deeding land to the Land Trust. MVLT also wildlife habitat while allowing for the growth and is relatively young, with the purchases land to hold as preserves when continuation of low-impact recreational oldest trees dating from the 1920’s. A funding is available. The Land Trust Finntown Road dense understory of herbs and ferns is activities, such as hiking, cross-country provides careful stewardship to protected Waldoboro, skiing, and fishing. found throughout with Canada mayflower, starflower, bunchberry, bracken fern, New lands to ensure that conservation York fern, and cinnamon fern frequently objectives are being met.

present. This trail is one of the best places Yes, I’d like to support conservation in the to view spring wildflowers in the Midcoast. Medomak River Watershed.

Enclosed please find my gift of:

 Member . . . $35  Sponsor . . $500  Family . . . . . $50  Partner . . .$1,000 +  Contributor . $100  Other . . . $____  Supporter . . $250

Name:______Mailing Address: ______Mill Pond ______Phone: ______MVLT acquired the 44-acre Mill Pond Email Address:______preserve in 2005. The land was once the source of wood for a sawmill that was in Please contact me regarding: operation in the early 20th century. The  Volunteer opportunities mill and dam were rebuilt in 1957, but the  Options for conserving my land mill ceased operation ten years later. The mill building was carried away by a spring Medomak Valley Land Trust flood in 1977, and pieces remain strewn 25 Friendship St. Medomak Valley along the river bed and banks P.O. Box 180 Land Trust downstream from the dam site. Waldoboro, Maine 04572 5/3/2017 (207) 832-5570 www.medomakvalley.org Welcome to Goose River Peace Corps and Mill Pond Preserves

These preserves are owned by Medomak Valley Land Trust, and are connected by a trail that crosses private land. Together the preserves total 98 acres and protect over 700 feet of frontage on the Goose River. Both are open to the public year-round for low-impact recreation. Hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing are all encouraged, and hunting is also permitted with permission. In order to maintain the ecological integrity of these preserves, the use of motorized vehicles is limited to snowmobiles on the designated trail.

Trails Visitors can explore the Goose River Peace Corps Preserve via a trail that follows the Goose River before looping back through the woods to Finntown Rd. The Mill Pond Trail begins across the road from an extension trail of the Goose River Loop. It continues over private land along the edge of a bog and ends with a circular trail to the southern edge of the pond. Goose River Trail: ~1.0 mi Mill Pond Trail: ~0.8 mi All trails are marked with blue blazes and wooden arrows at the intersections. Thanks to the generosity of our neighbors, MVLT been able to build trails over their private lands. Please be respectful of their property while on these trails.

Directions Follow Route 220 South for 4.8 miles from Waldoboro Village. Make a left onto Finntown Rd. The preserve entrance is located on the right 0.9 mi from Rte. 220 and parking is available along the sides of Finntown Rd.