4 T M ain e I e m c y Fall 2000 TheNatureConservancv m R Stepping Up ^ ^ St.The John Pace On River The OH ROYTE JOSH After four giant steps along the Upper St. John River The Nature Conservancy in Maine has set its sights on protecting the length of the river from its headwater ponds to Allagash - a full 130 miles.

Step took place back in Decem- protected - thanks to a deal with another landowner in the water­ One her of 1998 and received J.M.Huber Corporation. Huber is trad­ shed, Dunn Timberlands. Through headlines nationwide as the Conser­ ing land and timber rights with the a complex purchase of ownership in­ vancy purchased 185,000 acres of Conservancy to extend our ownership terests in Dunn lands throughout remote forest surrounding 40 miles along the river - and topping off the the state and consolidation of those of the mighty St. John River. deal with a voluntary commitment to interests along the river, the Con­ place a township and a half in the wa­ servancy will gain partial ownership Step was announced this tershed off limits to development. along another 17 miles. TWO past July. The Con­ Through these two deals, the servancy announced that more for­ Step announced at the Conservancy could now point to 60 est land and river corridor will be T h ree same time, involved miles of river corridor on which it will hold full or partial ownership and a total of 225,000 acres to be owned or designated for no devel­ opment in the watershed.

Step came this September Fou r and stretched corridor protection to over 75 miles as two large-scale conservation efforts con­ verged on the shores of the St. John. The Conservancy pledged $1.5 mil- 5 lion toward the The New England g Forestry Foundation’s Pingree For- 3 est Partnership’s efforts to raise

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In this issue zpping Up The Pace...... 7 -4 rest Referendum in Maine... 2-3 nnual Report fo r 2000...... insert ^ v 5 The Politics of Sustainable Forestry

A recent study of biodiversity in OT Maine’s forests, conducted as part of the Maine Forest Biodiversity Project, ■ >? suggests that current forestry prac­ tices, whatever their other merits or F or the third time in five years, possibly be against that? faults (and there are plenty of both), Maine citizens are voting on a ref­ As it turns out, plenty of people. are not the primary threat to biodi­ erendum question about forestry Even Maine’s conservation commu­ versity in Maine. Clearly, some land practices. And once again we are left nity is divided about the wisdom of managers are doing a better job than to sift through overheated campaign the referendum, despite their com­ others addressing wildlife habitat con­ rhetoric for the truth about what this mon frustration at the Legislature’s cerns, but there is no doubt that bill might or might not mean for unwillingness to rein in even such working forest land provides better Maine’s forests, wildlife, landowners egregious forestry practices as liqui­ habitat for most wildlife species than and economy dation harvesting. alternative land uses such as agricul­ Supporters of Question 2 claim the The Conservancy’s mission in tural fields or houselots. bill is simply designed to ensure that Maine is focused on biodiversity con­ In fact, the study concluded that landowners who are enrolled in the servation and healthy, intact forests the primary biodiversity needs in Tree Growth tax program are har­ are critically important habitat for Maine forests are twofold: vesting their forests at a sustainable many wildlife species. But determin­ 1 ) restoring a portion of the land­ rate, so Maine’s forests will continue ing the likely effect of the proposed scape to old growth habitat; and to provide both jobs and wildlife habi­ referendum on biodiversity is more 2 ) protecting working forest land tat long into the future. Who could complicated than it first appears. from fragmentation and development.

Giant Steps of the forests - placing conservation 16 miles of river (an area of 36,400 continued from page one reserves side by side with well-man­ acres) in which we have held a form aged forests - has struck a respon­ of partial ownership known as undi­ funds for a mammoth conservation sive chord with many. vided interest. These transactions in­ easement in Maine’s north woods. Sig­ In the process, we’ve proven once volve an exchange of land and timber nificantly, one-third of those lands lie again that cooperation works. We’ve rights. in the upper St. John River watershed. struck recent deals with J.M. Huber, Huber is also committed to donat­ Meanwhile, the Pingree family will Dunn Timberlands and the Pingree ing a conservation easement on eliminate commercial forestry opera­ family - and in every case the river 36,000 acres of land in the watershed tions and new roads in a 17-mile cor­ and the forests have come out the that will ensure that the area remains ridor along the upper St. John. All to­ winner. All three forest companies free of development. Huber, a diver­ gether, over half of the Upper St. John are family-owned businesses many sified multinational supplier of engi­ River watershed in the United States generations deep in Maine. The Hu­ neered materials, natural resources will now be protected through con­ ber family began its operations in and technology-based services, has servation ownership or easement. 1883, while both the Dunns and committed nearly $ 2 million in sup­ port of Conservancy projects in Step The boldness of vi- Pingrees have managed Maine forests Maine and elsewhere in recent years. ^t si°n that character- since 1840. “Our company, the Huber family Time 'ze<^ t*ie C on ser­ The deal with vancy’s initial pur­ J.M. and Huber employees at our Maine chase of 286 square miles of forest Huber J.M. Huber Cor­ locations in Easton, Old Town and along the upper St. John River con­ poration adds over two miles of river Millinocket want this river to be en­ tinues to guide this ambitious initia­ protection within a 6 ,0 0 0 -acre acqui­ joyed by all who love the wilds of tive. The north woods are vast - and sition. It also consolidates the Maine as we do,” says J.M. Huber our model for maintaining the health Conservancy’s fee ownership around President Peter Francis.“Wherever

2- Maine Legacy Fall 2000 Neither is directly addressed by Even defining sustainable cutting It features an article entitled the referendum, but both could be im­ levels is surprisingly difficult. While “Twenty Ways of Looking at Maine’s pacted indirectly. the referendum’s use of ten year Forestry Referendum,” a compila­ For instance, claims that the growth averages sounds reasonable to tion of short (and in most cases very referendum’s requirements would ac­ lay people, it has been denounced by thoughtful) essays by Maine land- tually encourage the fragmentation most forest ecologists as fundamen­ owners, environmental advocates, and development of southern Maine tally flawed and actually counterpro­ foresters, ecologists and academics. forests by driving small landowners ductive to good forest management. The full article is posted on the out of the Tree Growth tax program The language appears, for example, magazine’s website found at has emerged as a prime argument in to prohibit “banking” forest growth www.northernwoodlands.com (or the opponents’ television ad cam­ from one year to the next - a basic call our office for a copy). paign. There is enough concern about principle of forest management, es­ Foresters argue that trying to this possibility that some referendum pecially on small woodlots. regulate good forestry is exception­ supporters have proposed exempting Yet, in the absence of new stan­ ally difficult, and ill conceived at­ all landowners of less than 1 ,0 0 0 dards, the trend lines in northern tempts to do so may well create acres from the law’s requirements. Maine still point toward younger and more problems than they fix. But But would legislators really exempt less diverse forests on at least some unless forest landowners and policy 97% of the landowners (and 14% of large ownerships. So what is a respon­ makers take the lead in addressing the affected forest acreage) from a law sible citizen to do? legitimate public concerns, we can the voters have just approved? If pas­ For those who want to cast an in­ assume that this referendum won’t sage of the referendum did cause formed vote on the upcoming refer­ be the last on forest management small forest landowners to leave the endum, I recommend the autumn is­ issues in Maine. Tree Growth tax program, or discour­ sue of Northern Woodlands magazine. aged others from joining it, many im­ portant natural areas in southern and coastal Maine could be put at risk.

we do business, our strong commit­ ment to the environment follows.” In Maine, Huber has donated 4,100-acre Crystal Bog Preserve in southern Aroostook; 265-acre Marble Fen Preserve and 714-acre Seboeis River Gorge Preserve, both in north­ ern Penobscot County.

Dunn The Dunn Timberlands deal requires a series of complex steps, each de­ pendant on the cooperation and good will of the Dunn family. Robert Saw­ yer IV is the sixth generation to lead the family business and was a mem­ ber of the committee which drew up Conservancy lands along the St. John River the resource protection plan which has guided timber operations along protect this river.” Pingree The recent a- the upper St. John River since 1982. Through Dunn Timberlands, the Forest greement be- “We are proud of our ownership Conservancy acquires partial owner­ Partnership tween The Na­ along the upper St. John River,” says ship (undivided interest) in some ture Conservancy and the New Sawyer, “and we are pleased to be 7,000 acres through which the upper England Forestry Foundation's Pin- able to help The Nature Conservancy St. John River runs for 17 miles. Continued on page four Maine Legacy Fall 20 0 0 - 3 Annual Meeting Highlights PETER SCARPACI - BLACK CO W PHOTO W CO BLACK - PETER SCARPACI 3

1 .Incoming Board of Trustees Chair Roger Milliken, right, presented outgoing Chair Joe Wishcamper a canoe paddle with a scene from the St. John River painted on the blade - a symbol of the great leap forward taken by the Conservancy in Maine under Joe’s three years of visionary leadership. 2 . Accepting the Partner of the Year award were Tom Morrison, middle, and Ralph Knoll, left, of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. The Bureau, through their leadership, worked with the Maine Legislature on establishing ecological reserves in Maine. Barbara Vickery, Director of Conservation Planning, made the presentation. 3 . Also accepting congratulations was our Volunteer of the Year, Jim Hamlin, shown here with David and Pamela Baker Jim, a frequent presence at formal work days on Conservancy preserves, was also described as a “stealth volunteer,” for his habit of performing needed stewardship work and equipment repairs when no one is looking. 4 . Joe Wishcamper, left, presented Wes Bonney framed photographs of Conservancy preserves, a token of appreciation from the Board of Trustees for his decade of distinguished board service, the maximum allowed in our bylaws.

Giant Steps support meets the needs of both Steve Schley, speaking on behalf of continued from page three organizations. the Pingree family, said mutual sup­ In addition, the Pingree family will port between the two organizations gree Forest Partnership moves both eliminate commercial forestry opera­ is a tribute to the great resources of organizations closer to ambitious tions and new roads along the 17 Maine's forest, noting that the Seven goals. The New England Forestry miles of upper St. John riverfront in Islands Land Company which man­ Foundation, which was founded over their ownership. A supplemental con­ ages Pingree lands is named for a 50 years ago to provide for the servation easement will cover the stretch of the St. John. conservation and ecologically sound Pingree's ownership along the river "Together, our efforts will protect management of privately held forests, corridor. As compensation for the cor­ the upper St. John watershed from is raising funds to buy a conservation ridor easement, the Conservancy is fragmentation and development," said easement on 750,000 acres of work­ swapping land with comparable tim­ Schley. "These lands are a resource ing forest from the Pingree family. ber values. for productive forestry, wildlife habi­ With almost one-third of the These two initiatives will secure tat and public recreation. The Pingree Pingree's easement lands in the upper conservation on nearly half the acres family is proud to continue our stew­ St. John River watershed, the Con­ within the upper St. John River wa­ ardship of the upper St. John River in servancy’s $1.5 million pledge of tershed within U.S. borders. partnership with the Conservancy.”

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another addition this year at Appleton Bog, this preserve has grown to 1,000 acres since 1972. Nearly 600 acres in two purchases at the Kennebunk Plains brings protected 'o r a third year in a row, habitat at that site to nearly 1,800 acres since 1987. E■ The Nature Conservancy There are four more additions to completed more land protection projects in Maine conservation lands at Mount in a single year than ever before. Agamenticus - over 30 tracts These projects ranged protected since 1991. And a north, south, east and west - 500-acre addition to our underscoring a commitment holdings at Ayers Brook in to the conservation of native Passadumkeag has pushed plant and animal habitats protection there to over throughout the state. And if 3,000 acres since 1995. these projects were diverse Still, for many of us, this geographically, consider the will be remembered as the variety of habitats represented. year The Nature Conser­ In the batch of projects vancy launched the described in the following pages, largest conservation you’ll find lakes and ponds, rivers initiative in Maine and streams, hills and mountains, history - the $50 million barrens, plains, vernal pools, For Maine Forever floodplain forests, fens, heaths, capital campaign. bogs, bays, islands, salt marshes and Success here will take even mudflats. The Nature Conser­ perseverance as well. vancy has been protecting this kind of But much is at stake. diversity in Maine for 44 years now. Year after year - as Given this string of record breaking long as we can count years, it might be tempting to take this on your support - you will kind of achievement for granted - but ng Bay be able to count on The Nature Conser­ that would be the quickest way to vancy to protect Maine’s most vulnerable and squander our momentum. Along with a staunch com­ ecologically important lands. Ultimately, we won’t be able mitment to nonconfrontational approaches, strict to take success for granted - not until Maine’s full suite of bipartisanship and strategic and innovative use of native plants and animals can take their future on this market-based methods, what sets the Conservancy apart Earth for granted. is perseverance. This is also evident in the projects described here. The majority of sites are places we have Kent Wommack been working at for some years. For example, with Executive Director, Vice President

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Maine Heritage Society J Last Great Plates Society M aine Heritage Society members play a leadership role in supporting the Maine Chapter's ongoing conservation work J with annual contributions of $1,000 - $9,999. Among the benefits L ast Great Places Society members are the Maine enjoyed by Maine Heritage Society members are: invitations to Chapter's most generous annual supporters, making special field trips led by Maine's foremost scientists and annual operating budget contributions of $ 10,000 or more. naturalists, advance notice of regular Maine Chapter field trips, This core group supports critical conservation and land personal updates from The Nature Conservancy’s national protection efforts across Maine and enjoys all benefits of President John Sawhill and Maine Chapter Director Kent Maine Heritage Society members, plus: private staff-guided Wommack, two gift memberships to the Maine Chapter for field trips to Maine's most outstanding preserves, invitations friends or family, and invitations to both the national and Maine to national Conservancy and local Maine Chapter Chapter annual meetings. leadership events, and the option of recognition in the Conservancy's national annual report. Ms. Gail Adshead Fund of the Maine Mr. W illiam W. Alcorn Community Foundation Birch Cove Fund Mr. and Mrs. Weaver W. Dunnan Aldermere Foundation David and Pamela Baker Peter Blanchard, III Steve C. Leuthold Charlton and Eleanor Ames Dr. Jane E. Barker Joyce and Lester Coleman Family Foundation Mr. Mark W. Anderson Mr. Charles R. Barr Elmina B. Sewall Foundation The Perry Family and Ms. Lorraine Ostergren Mr. David R Becker Dendroica Foundation Nan and Charles Stockman Anna Marie and John E. Thron Mrs. Paul M. Beegel Kenneth and Roberta Axelson Ms. Jane Benson

2- The Nature Conservancy Maine Chapter Annual Report 2000 BRUCE KIDMAN J. Owen and Kate Cole Kate and Owen J. Judith and Frederick Buechner Frederick and Judith omnt onain of Foundation Community Clark W. Richard Mrs. and Mr. Dr. James Stanley Chesnut Stanley Dr. James of Fund Arter Lora and Charles Mr. and Mrs. Franklin G. Franklin Mrs. and Mr. Burnham E. Margaret Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Buck, Jr.Buck, Alexander Mrs. and Mr. Brown Fuller Marion Mrs. Remmer-Fox Family Fund Family Remmer-Fox R.Booth Elizabeth Mrs. Bonney L. Weston Mrs. and Mr. and Honorable The Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Blair M. Edward Mrs. and Mr. The Honorable Robert L. Robert Honorable The Ms. Margaret A. S.Biggar A. Margaret Ms. * s n i a l P k n u b e n n e K epigt eeomn osrie,i» oe Qf grassland bird species whose ^ ^ home tempting todevelopment to it» survive), Community Foundation Community in clu d in g several m iles o f the M ou sam R.ver sam ou M the f o iles m several g in d clu in the Greater Piscataqua Greater the Mrs. Robert O. Blake O. Robert Mrs. Charitable Trust Charitable Western Massachusetts Western Burroughs, Jr. Burroughs, at the Boston Foundation Boston atthe and Mrs. Helen Black Helen Mrs. and h"" em lis adl. m* largest popularlon of a(lower ^ * Plains. A sandpla.n gm nebmk " the"

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3 Ayers Brook The sixth acquisition in live years at Ayers Brook Preserve (spanning the towns of Passadumkeag and Low ell some 28 m iles north of Bangor) brings protection around this unusual wetland community to 3,150 acres. The 511-acre tract includes most of the core wetland not previously protected.

aunched four years ago, the Ms. Suzanne M. Olbricht Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Soltesz L ^Corporate Conservation Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Eliot Paine Mr. John W. Sowles Council of Maine provides an Corporate Penobscot Paddle Christopher M. Flarte and and Chowder Society Katherine Stoddard Pope opportunity for Pine Tree Charitable Trust through the Maine Community businesses to actively Conservation Mr. and Mrs. Christian Potholm Foundation support conservation Ms. Joan M. Ray Dr. Robert and Mrs. Joanne Steneck in Maine. Today, the Council and Mr. Dieter D. Weber Eunice and Donald Stover has grown to include 70 of Council of Dr. and Mrs. Frank W. Read Dr. Nancy S. Struever Mr. Stu Richards The Sulzberger Foundation, Inc. Maine's leading businesses. Council and Ms. Alice E. Bredin Mr. and Mrs. Henry Swan members leverage their professional and Mr. and Mrs. Elenry Rines Mr. and Mrs. David Swanson financial expertise to protect the state's Maine Mrs. Benjamin Rowland Ms. Nancy Symington Ms. Susan E. Russell Margaret Joy Tibbetts best natural landscapes - landscapes which provide rec­ S and G Foundation Mr. Webster Van Winkle reational opportunities for employees and customers, Mr. and Mrs. Allen W. Sanborn Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Warren attract tourism, help Ms. Ernestine Savage Katharine Whild businesses recruit and retain a Bigelow and Ms. Marcia Savage Douglas and Priscilla D. Williams qualified work- force and AT&T Mr. and Mrs. PhilipJ. Sawyer Kent W. Wommack Bangor Daily News Sharpe Family Foundation and Gro M. Flatebo sustain land values. Bath Iron Works Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Sheldon William and Jean Wommack Dyer-Gray Partnership Sibley-Saltonstall Marguerite Yourcenar Trust Katahdin Harraseeket Inn Charitable Foundation L.L. Bean James W. Sewall Company Mrs. Barbara E. Sims J.M. Huber Corporation Peoples Heritage Bank James and Vicki Slaughter MBNA Sebasco Harbor Resort Alan andjo Nell Solander Poland Spring Bottling Company Tom’s of Maine

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Corporate Council mem­ bers receive recognition via Kineo CommTel newspaper ads run-ning Brunswick Publishing Co. Dead River Company — Times Record Deering Lumber, Inc. across the state each year, Diversified Communications Deighan Associates enjoy net-working with DownEast Magazine Ducktrap River Fish Farm, LLC other Maine business Duke Energy North America Falcon Shoe Manufacturing Co. lead-ers at the annual Fleet Fort James Foundation IKON Office Solutions FPL Energy luncheon with Gov­ J. D. Irving, Ltd. Gateway Mastering Studios Inc. ernor King, and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Great Northern Paper, Inc. receive addi-tional Project LLC Guilford of Maine, Inc. benefits for Old Town Canoe Company Hancock Land-Hancock Lumber employees and Sun Journal Hancock Natural Resource Group Wagner Forest Management Hillier & Associates, Inc. management. Membership Jameson Gallery & Frame is available at the Cadillac C a d illa c Journal Tribune ($1,000), Kineo ($2,500), Bigelow Acadia Bay Energy Company KeyBank N. A. Plum Creek ($5,000), and Katahdin ACORN Products, Inc. Lee Auto Malls Prentiss & Carlisle Co., Inc. ($1 0 ,000+) levels. Atlantic Geoscience Corporation Maine Innkeepers Association The Public Affairs Group Bangor International Airport Merrill Merchants Bank Sekisui Interior Bangor Savings Bank Moss, Inc. Seven Islands Land Company Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker The New Meadows Inn Lois Strickland Brooklin Boat Yard, Inc. O’Hara Corporation Wishcamper Properties CMP Group, Inc. P.A. Strategies Woodlot Alternatives, Inc. Cole-Haan Pierce Atwood Wright-Pierce Engineers

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W ith a bequest or life-income gift to The Nature Conservancy you can help protect the LEGACY natural world for your children and grandchildren. What better way to make sure they can hike in the same mountains, swim in the same lakes, and catch a glimpse of an eagle in the air or a w ild orchid on the ground. W e thank the follow ing M aine Legacy C lu b CLUB 0 members who have provided for The Nature Conservancy’s work in their wills or estate The Nature Conservancy plans. Mr. Stewart Dalyrymple James and Lavina Kemp Mr. Christopher W. Davenport Ms. Barbara Mildram Mrs. Joan P Acord George P. Denny, III Mr. and Mrs. John H. More Ms. Caroline Sikorsky Ms. Barbara E. Baeslack Mr. James W Dow Mason and Margaret Morfit Isabelle May Sloan Mrs. Marjorie C. Bailey Mr. Chester L. Duff Ms. Marta Morse Dr. Fredrika Smith Ms. Madge Baker Dr. Charles Duncan Mr. Edward W. Norton Mrs. Ann R. Soltesz Dr. David Baldwin Mr. Paul Earle Edwin and Fern Nye Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stover Katharine S. Beale Mrs. Ralph C. Erskine, Jr. Mrs. Charlotte Opper James and Rachel Tabor and Robert E Boehm Mrs. June M. Ficker David B. and Deborah M. Osborne Mr. Maurice Thibault Mrs. Evelyn Bennett Mr. Harold F Ford Mr. and Mrs. Robert Owens and Ms. Pam Urquhart Mrs. Ruth D. Bietsch Mrs. Ruth B. Fraley Dr. and Mrs. W illiam B. Owens, Jr. Anna Marie Ms. Caroline K. Bloy Ms. Anne Garland Ms. Ann Peirce and John E. Thron Wes and Elaine Bonney Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Gorham Mr. Laurence A. Pierce Mr. Arthur M. Tingue Mr. John Baker Branson Mrs. Sarah S. Hasbrouck Dr. Eva Powers Ms. Betty M. Twarog Ms. Carolyn Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Herbig Ms. Anne A. Proctor Barbara and Peter Vickery Joyce A. Bryant Mr. Charles W. Hubbard, 111 Ms. Doris V. Quick Ms. Mary Whiting Ms. Helen S. Byram Mr. and Mrs. William K. Hube, Jr. Mr. Harold B. Raymond Dr. NancyJ. Wing Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Clark Sherry F Huber Ms. Ala Reid Mr. Kent W. Wommack Mr. Theodore Cohn Mrs. Lee Humphreys Ms. Diana I. Rigg Dr. Sarah J. Woolf-Wade Lester andjoyce Coleman Dr. Robert and Mrs. Lida lies Ms. Nancy Sferra Anonymous (55)

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N ever before has the Conservancy in Maine reached so far and accomplished so much. From the purchase of the initial St.John River tract in 1998 to this past springs announcement of the $50 m illion For Maine Forever capital campaign, we have been able to depend on our traditional supporters while gaining many new ones. This listing acknowledges those who have given from $ 1,000 to over $2 million through October 1, 2000.

Gifts of $2,000,000 Gifts of $1,000,000 and Greater and Greater Richard Rockefeller, M D MBNA America, N.A. & Nancy Anderson Burts Bees & North Woods Leon & Lisa Gorman John Merck Fund & Hatch Family Stratford Foundation Wilderness Trust Sherry & David Fluber & Family Perrier Group of America Sweet Water Trust Morgridge Family Foundation The Kresge Foundation - Poland Spring Anna Marie & John E. Thron The Nature Conservancy Libra Foundation David Rockefeller, Sr. Anonymous (3) continued

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Alison Mason Chase Joan S. & James G. Blaine Gifts of $500,000 Joyce & Lester Coleman Davis Conservation Foundation Gifts of $50,000 and Greater Clarence & Anne Dillon Charles deSieyes, Carol Ward and Greater Dunwalke Trust & Family Hannaford Charitable Foundation Energy East Fleet Marion Fuller Brown Lennox Foundation Christopher M. Harte & Katherine Anne Milliken Franchetti Ducktrap River Fish Farm Merck Family Fund Stoddard Pope Edward H. Harte Horizon Foundation and Lucinda Ziesing Margot & Roger Milliken, Jr. Louise H. & David S. & the Buck Family Fields Pond Foundation, Inc. Partridge Foundation Ingalls Foundation Miss Kate Ireland Gerrish H. Milliken Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Steven C. Rockefeller Patricia & Edward Kfoury L.L. Bean Oakhurst Dairy Donald Sussman The Perry Family Margaret & Mason Morfit Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Eliot Paine Tom’s of Maine The Sudbury Foundation Orchard Foundation Peoples Heritage Bank Joe & Carol Wishcamper Anonymous (2) Neil and Carla Rolde Jean Scudder Anonymous (6) Romill Foundation Marion K. Stocking Gifts of $100,000 Alice & Robert Rosenfield Nan and Charles Stockman Gifts of $250,000 and Greater Richard & Lois Rosenthal Clinton B. Townsend and Greater Mr. & Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe, Jr. Wallis Foundation Bangor Daily News Col. and Mrs. Cyrus B. Sweet, III Macauley and Helen Dow The Betterment Fund Mrs. Dorothy H. Berquist in Anonymous (4) Whiting Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Burke memory of Ray “Speed” Berquist, Jr. Neil Welliver

8 - The Nature Conservancy Maine Chapter Annual Report 2000 Cobscook Bay obscook Bay is a strikingly beautiful 40-square mile estuary lo­ Ccated along the Canadian border in downeast Maine. Excep­ tionally high tides, intense currents, cold, nutrient rich waters and extensive, varied intertidal habitats make the marine system highly productive and unusually diverse. Unlike most estuaries on the eastern seaboard, it has escaped serious degradation that often accompanies economic development. Our role is facilitate collaborative, community-based con­ servation action that will help make possible the long term conservation of Cobscook Bay's dynamic marine system. This year we assisted the following advances:

• development of new research initiatives that will generate the information necessary to manage appropriately the use of this system • successful completion of the first year of the Cobscook Bay Resource Center, a new community-based nonprofit, which in turn assisted the development of a local fisherman's organization dedicated to “the conservation, enhancement and sustainable use of the bay's marine resources” • creation of a monthly column in the local newspaper, the Quoddy Tides. Cobscook Soundings shares and translates scientific information on the ecology of the bay with the goal of imbedding that information in local decision-making • the production of an eye-catching poster in partnership with a local photographer to foster awareness of the beauty and diversity of Cobscook underwater environment • further development of the Cobscook Trails (a collaboration working to connect people and local conservation lands) through the printing of an updated edition of its highly successful trail guide • formation of a diverse alliance of people to address the threat of a large scale, commercial, unregulated harvest of the bay's rockweed resources.

Sumner & Helen Winebaum The Dolphin Eaton, Peabody, Bradford Harry & Joann Yates Fine Family Foundation Gifts of $10,000 & Veague, P.A. Anonymous (4) Foundation for Deep Ecology and Greater C. Rudy Engholm Charlie & Theresa Gendron Falcon Charitable Foundation Gifts of $25,000 Lynn L. Harrison Charlton & Eleanor Ames Susan C. Gawler and Roy Bouchard and Greater Alix W. Hopkins Dan &Joan Amory Robert & Rose Marie Gobeil Kenduskeag Foundation Rachel & Thomas M . Armstrong Ken Glusman Pierce Atwood Samuel B. Knight, Jr. Marjorie Bailey Edward & Cornelia Greaves The Baldwin Foundation John & Elizabeth Mace Baker Newman Noyes Ruth Hoffman Roger Berle Caroline Morong Madge Baker & Robert Wilson Luke D. Huber The Honorable Robert L. Moss, Inc. Barakat Foundation Jennifer Huntington & Mrs.Helen Black, in memory Mrs. Elizabeth D. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. William D. Blair, Jr. Dick, Nancy, Henry & B.J. Kennedy of Albert H. Chatfield, Jr. Ala H. & W illiam Reid Weston & Elaine Bonney Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. Lasley Peter P. Blanchard, 111 Mr. & Mrs. Wickham Skinner Lindsey and Andrew Cabot Sally & John Lincoln Cianbro Corp. Verrill & Dana, LLP George N. Campbell, Jr. Harvey L. Miller Community Counselling Barbara & Peter Vickery Kevin Carley & Ellen Grant Family Foundation Services Co., Inc. Mary M. Whiting Kenneth & Marilyn Crowell The NLT Foundation Richard & Shirley Dalbeck W illiam & Jean Wommack Deighan Associates, Inc. Old Town Canoe Dead River Company Kent Wommack & Gro Flatebo Mrs. Warren Delano The Dendroica Foundation Anoymous (5) Charles Duncan & Ilze Balodis continued

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Cotiser^11. i Question # 7 •Do you favor a $50 million bond issue to ,.ne o r g a S ^ \ purchase public Unds and casements statewide from £ S £3& \ willing sellers for conservation, water access, outdoor f recreation, including so m»"V wh° hunting and fishing, the Govetnot Troiri wildlife and fish ! habitat and farmland m m c to tbe | preservation, to be P.oislatots t° ! matched by $25 Maine | million in private Netwo id coasting to victory P ^ s ^ G r O W e r S A si A°a Hided sPot,VS®S ’ approve $ 5 0 million borrowing packa<^ *uons that ------Consen1 Maine Island Trails A ness and Associati ‘|£§ Unlimited of Maine Maine Youth GtmTpmg Association Trust for Public Kidman.iTcl Maine Bowhunters Association Maine Innkeepers Association Maine AFIVCIO The Island Institute Maine Coast Heritage Trust Maine Forest] Products Council Organic Farmers & Growers Association Ruffed Grousf

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Anonymous (2) Dr. & Mrs. Ray B. Owen and Natural Areas James Stark Draper Dr. Robert & Mrs. Joanne Steneck Rob Gardiner Mr. and Mrs. Warren Dwyer Gifts of $1,000 Lois Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R Grassi Mr. Bayard C. Ewing, Jr. and Greater Roy Van Vleck Ms.Nancy D. Gray Allen and Sally Fernald Mrs. Jeptha H. Wade Karen B. Herold and Mark Isaacson Diane and Rick Flaherty Phillip F. W., 111 and Josephine Vila B. Webber Charitable Trust Michael Herz and Kate Josephs Manley K. Fuller, III M. C. Ahrens Karen & Hanley Mary A. Hillas James P. Garland Allagash Canoe Trips Webster Charitable Fund John Kauffman Mrs. Morrill Goddard Linda Alverson Anonymous (3) Elizabeth Madeira Greater Piscataqua and George McPherson Kenneth and Cherie Mason Community Foundation Charles & Lora Arter Fund Gifts of $5,000 Mr. and Mrs. William H. Nichols, Jr. Nancy Gunzelmann and Ann Bangor Publishing Company and Greater Acadia Trust, N.A. B. Donaghy The Honorable Barbie Potter Barbara P Hadlock and Mrs. Robert O. Blake Jane Benson and David Hartley Dr. and Mrs. Alan B. Salisbury Ann & Jay Johnson Mrs. Helen B. Boynton Erno and Victoria Bonebakker Mary Saltonstall RonJoseph William and Josephine Brune Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Clark Marilyn M. Speckman Ann Kendall Dr. James and Mrs. Sara Butler David L. Courtemanch Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Spencer Mrs. Richard W. Ledwith Brian and Dede Cadieux Stewart C. Dalrymple Kenneth Spirer and Joan Leitzer Rob LeVine & Valerie Schmitt Richard H. Carleton Mrs. Eva K. and Dr. John B. Dimond Webster Van Winkle David McCargo David Carlisle David andjudith R. Falk Lissa Widoff and A. Chris Finlayson Alan Mcllhenney, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickey, Jr. Fund for Preservation of Wildlife Mr. and Mrs. Ned Wood Elizabeth Ackerson

10 - The Nature Conservancy Maine Chapter Annual Report 2000 T H e M o u n t A« i S g « TO SAVE OUR FORESTS a n d FARMLANDS

The view from Mount Agamenticus sweeps across the flat expanse of the Atlantic Ocean to the craggy peaks of the White Mountains, over scattered farms and the largest unfragmented forest between Portland and New York City. Covering more than 20,000 acres in York, South Berwick, Eliot, Ogunquit and Wells, the forests and wetlands around Mount Agamenticus are rich in recreational opportunities and irreplaceable wildlife habitat. But in this fast-growing region, development pressures may soon overwhelm this precious landscape. That is why the Great Works Regional Land Trust, The Nature 1 Conservancy and the York Land Trust have joined together to ensure that wildlife habitat remains intact, recreational trails continue to traverse these lands and forest tracts stay large enough to accommodate the fisherman, the birder, the hunter and the mountain biker. Nearly 8,000 acres is in some form of conservation protection today. The Mount Agamenticus Challenge is to double that amount in five years. It is a daunting challenge, but one that has seen remarkable progress since inception in April. Hannaford Bros. Co. is helping us make conservation history in York County. The company, which owns and operates Shop’n Save supermarkets throughout Maine, pledged $250,000 to the Mount Agamenticus Challenge as a match for the first $750,000 raised through private philanthropy.

Milton Hart Foundation Joshua Royte and Dr. Leigh Baker William and Jane Moody Rufus Deering Lumber Company Caroline Morris Rick and Rita Seger Richard K. Nichols Ms. Caroline G. Sikorsky Will Nixon Craig and Barbara Snapp John Norton Victoria L. Spater Ms. Catherine O’Keefe Mr. and Mrs. William Stearns Norumbega Fund of the Maine Frederic and Susan Stott Community Foundation Mrs. Lawrence Thibodeau Tony and Beth Owens Jane B. Ulstrup Palmer & Dodge Ellen V P and Lloyd R Wells Prentiss & Carlisle Mr. Ira M. and Mrs. Mary Agnes Wine Land Management Co. Mrs. J. H. Wishcamper Mr. and Mrs. David G. Preston Mr. Martin C. Womer Irh Becker wears his age an ,lis J L 'S^ Sidney Quarrier, Jr. Anonymous (6) Richard Raven The Redmond Family Foundation The Remmer-Fox Family Fund at the Boston Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Rogers Mrs. Benjamin Rowland

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The Nature Conservancy Maine Chapter Board of Trustees 2000 LyndelJ. Wishcamper, Freeport, Chairperson . George N. Campbell, Jr., Portland, Vice Chairperson • Leon A. Gorman, Yarmouth, Vice Chairperson • Roger Milliken, Jr., Cumberland Center, Vice Chairperson • Anna Marie Thron, South Portland, Secretary • Weston L. Bonney, Portland, Treasurer • Eleanor “Noni” Ames, Cumberland Foreside • Madge Baker, Springvale • Reiner Beeukes, Togue Pond/Concord, MA • Markley H. Boyer, Pembroke/Westwood MA . Joyce Coleman, Addison/Dallas TX . David L. Courtemanch, Mt. Vernon . George Denny, Belfast/Pretty Marsh, MA . David Flanagan, Manchester . Chris Harte, Portland • Sherry Huber, Falmouth . Ed Kfoury, Oquossoc/Sanibel FL • Ray Owen, Orono . Ala Reid, York Flarbor • Robert Steneck, North Whitcfield • • Richard J. Warren, Bangor • Lissa Widoff, Freedom •

12- The Nature Consetyancy Maine Chapter Annual Report 2000 Inventory Work On The St. John River Lands M innow s, M ussels, Mosses & More

Mike Borowski, Conservation Planning Associate, this fall extended our inventory of the aquatic world found on our St. John River holdings. Here, he measures a Pearl Dace minnow (Semotilus margarita), a northern minnow species associated with coldwater streams and ponds. A number of ponds in the watershed are remarkable for retaining a full complement of native minnow species. Below, another freshwater inhabitant, an Eastern floater mussel.

Mike Auger lent his botanical skills to the inventory process. Below, he sits astride a fallen tree amidst what ecologist call ‘legacy’ - the coarse woody debris that builds up tree upon tree and century upon century in ancient forests. Here, encased in moss and lichen without and worked upon by fungi and arthropods (insects, centipedes, etc.) within, these deep accumulations of forest life are the very things which make old growth forests so such an important source of food and habitat fo r birds and other wildlife from younger and disturbed forests surrounding them. OH ROYTE JOSH

With moss enveloping its flank and lichen | marching across it’s brow, this old stump 3 remains to tell the story of forest m harvesting the last time around.

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We Are Grateful for these gifts received Memorials between May 15 and September 15, 2000, and fo r other gifts not previously recognized. Kevin and A b b y Flyn n Isabel C. Argow Mr. & Mrs. W illis Tucker Cathedral Heritage Foundation Josephine Chase In Honor Dr. and M rs. Llo yd Brow n We are grateful for.. The Birthday of Dr. Fred Davis Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Bell Willards Woods Dog Group D. E Church The Birthday of Judith Falk Charles Cunningham C h e ry l Roy Ms. Mary A. Lalumiere Dr. Joseph and Ms. Trudy Rauh Mr. Rudolph H. Deetjenjr. Rodney Byam Ms. Shirley Littlefield Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Dethier Ezra Shipman Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Martin Janet R. Van G eld er Mr. and Mrs. George Myron Goldberg and Norma M s. Candy L. Price Harrington Park Women’s Club L. Richards, II Snowe-Goldberg Dr. & Mrs. Robert Sommer Meredith M. Schoppee Albany International Research Co. Edward “Ted” Denniston G ra n t Sine Ms. Beverly Thayer and children Craig and Barbara Snapp Carol Gestwicki Correction Annie C. Dow Carroll M. Snyder In our summer newsletter, we erroneously reported that Jonathan R M ason Mrs. Virginia Sullivan a gift had been received in memory of Miss Rebecca Bell from Miss and M a ry M ille r Dr. H. W illiam Yeo A n n W Stratton. This came as a shock to both Miss Bell and Miss Arlene Durdle Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Stratton. We sincerely regret the error. Mis Bell and Miss Stratton Elizabeth A. Patterson Shield, Project Management and had given gifts in memoiy of Leighton Gilbert Compliance Department and Ingram and Helen Richardson. Elizabeth A. Patterson Graphics/Communications Booth Hemingway Deptartment Kittery Land Trust The American Legion Keith McCandless D. Broderick Valerie Singer Mr. MauriceJ. Chabot Joan Paquette Mr. & M rs. Edw ard Fortier Her daughter and son-in-law, M s. Abigail I. G om an Giselle Paquette-Burley M s. Linda H in ks and David Burley Stuart and Sylvia Infantine Deborah Giguere Jennifer and Todd Kimball

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JOSH ROYTE Recent inventory work at Crystal Bog Preserve turned up two species of rare sundew. At fa r right, clustered close to the wetland floor are Slender-leafed sundew (Drosera linearis). An example of the very rare English sundew (Drosera anglica) is held between the fingers. Sun­ dews are insectivorous, a culinary interest that allows them to make up fo r the lack of nutrients in their habitat.

Maine Legacy Fall 2000 - 7 Nature...The QOYiservancyt0 T he $1.5 million Kresge Foun dation Challenge to complete Maine Legacy fund-raising lor the initial 185,000 Published quarterly by the Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, 14 Maine Street, acre St. John River purchase has Fort Andross, Suite 4 0 1, Brunswick, Maine 0 40 11 (207) 72 9 -518 1. come down to a matter of weeks. Subscriptions to this newsletter are available to members. Membership That is not a lot of time. We need categories include: Maine Heritage Society, $1000 and up; Conservator, $100-$999; Basic Dues, $25; Life, $1,000 endowment gift. Over to raise another $634,045 by 10,000 households support the Conservancy’s work in Maine. December 31, 2000 in order to TRUSTEES receive this generous grant - Roger Milliken, Jr., Cumberland Center, Chairperson the largest Kresge has ever of­ Leon A. Gorman, Yarmouth, Vice Chairperson fered for an environmental Ray Owen, Orono, Vice Chairperson Lissa Widoff, Freedom , Vice Chairperson cause. Please - if you have not Anna Marie Thron, South Portland, Secretary become part of this history­ Chris Harte, Portland, Treasurer making project on the St. Eleanor “Noni” Ames, Cumberland Foreside John River, now is the time. Madge Baker, Springvale J OSH RQ yte Reiner Beeuwkes, Togue PondJConcord MA Markley H. Boyer, Pembrok/Boston MA George N. Campbell, Jr., Portland, his handsome and colorful 18 x Thomas Chappell, Kennebunk 24 inch poster features underwa­ Joyce Coleman, Addison/Dallas TX David L. Courtemanch, Ml Vernon ter images of Cobscook Bay by Lubec George Denny, Belfast/Pretty Marsh MA photographer Shelly Corey. De­ David Flanagan, Manchester signed to raise awareness of the re­ Sherry Huber, Falmouth Ed Kfoury, Oquossoc markable biological treasures be­ Ala Reid, York Harbor low the swirling surface of the Robert Steneck, North Whitefield bay, we’re distributing it to Kristin Tardiff, Lewiston schools, municipalities and Lyndel J. Wishcamper, Freeport Charter Honorary Trustee: civic organizations around the Edward T. Richardson, Jr., South Portland bay It is for sale locally with STAFF proceeds going to local ma­ Kent W. Wommack Vice President and Executive Director rine resource conservation. Rosemary Armstrong Administrative Assistant Nick Becker Project Information Coordinator We have a limited inven­ Randi Lynn Bohl Protection Assistant tory, but would be pleased Michael Borowski Conservation Planning Associate to send you one for $25 William Brune Assistant Director of Land Protection Susan Caldwell Protection Assistant to cover mailing costs. M. Bridget Chase Director of Capital Campaign Please call 207-729-5181. Jeanne Desjardins Stewardship Assistant Jim Dow Cobscook Bay Project Director Susan Downs Finance Coordinator Keith Fletcher Mount Agamenticus Project Director Brian Gewin Information Systems Manager Depth Ross Geredien Finance Assistant Bruce Kidman Director of Communications/Gov’t Relations Maine Chapter Lyn Lemieux Administrative Assistant The Nature Conservancy Non-profit Org. Cori Messinger Campaign Assistant Fort Andross U.S. Postage Alex McIntosh Acting Director of Development 14 Maine Street, Suite 401 PAID J. Mason Morfit Vice President/Director of Planned Giving Brunswick, Maine 04011-2026 The Nature Conservancy Holly Peterson Membership Coordinator Maine Chapter Doug Radziewicz Downeast Preserves Steward Jane Richmond Director of Operations Josh Royte Conservation Planner 33*3’ ““j.jjiGir 04333 Tom Rumpf Director of Land Protection MS.PATTI BOUCHARD Nancy Sferra Director of Science and Stewardship Parker Schuerman Southern Maine Program Manager MAINE STATE LIBRARY Kyle Stockwell Asst. Director of Science and Stewardship STATE HOUSE STATION 84 Kathy Sylvester Development Coordinator AUGUSTA ME 04333-0001 Angela Twitched, Gov’t & Community Relations Coordinator Barbara Vickery Director of Conservation Programs

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