Winter 1998 TheNatureConservancy Forested Peninsula Above a tangled maze of roots and hollows, fallen logs and broken branches, six saplings stand straight in a row. They are an arresting sight: order within a forest of tall and tumbled trees where Nature alone decides what stands or falls. One could guess that these began as hopeful seeds released from cones of the hundred-year-old hemlock trees nearby. They sank their tendril roots along a moist, rich mound of moss and humus, marking the length of a single tree which had lain decomposing many years upon the forest floor. And the light, into which the young trees now grow, penetrates the forest canopy through the The 721-acre peninsula dominating very hole tom open - as if by foresight - when that nurse log first fell. Cathance Lake in Cooper, will stay forever wild. his densely forested peninsula, In 1930, when the Pike and Alden This commitment to conservation T which nearly bisects Cathance families looked across Cathance Lake was passed on to eleven hiers from Lake in Cooper, has many such stories at this peninsula, many of the forest to Thailand. They concluded to teach about life within a forest left stands had not been harvested in some that as their families grew and shares to its own devices. And many more 30 years. Moses Pike purchased the were further subdivided, the chal­ generations will have the opportunity land with its six and a half miles of lenge of maintaining these lands in to learn them within this 721-acre shoreline on behalf of the families. their natural state would become ever forest, thanks to the Bailey Wildlife Together they watched as loons nested more complicated. Foundation, The Nature Conservancy in its coves, area fishermen pulled their W ith this in mind, they have and a 67-year tradition of private boats ashore and the forest followed its explored conservation alternatives stewardship by two Maine families. uncharted course. with The Nature Conservancy over the years. And with their permission, the Conservancy introduced the Bailey Wildlife Foundation to this maturing Downeast forest. Together with the families, the conservation partners agreed upon a new way of fulfilling the tradition of stewardship. Already a supporter of land pro­ tection in Maine (at the Waterboro Barrens Preserve), the Bailey Wildlife Foundation moved decisively: a $425,000 grant to the Conservancy is the largest in the Foundation’s history. In turn, The Nature Con­ servancy committed to raising the remaining $151,000 to complete the purchase. A National Fish & Wildlife Foundation grant of $75,000 has brought our fund-raising challenge

Continued on page two e , & borders. Instead, they and resources of partners through the are defined by the pat­ kinds of community-based work terns of nature. underway in Cobscook Bay and around We will evaluate the Mount Agamenticus. At Mt. A, for . & J ? / importance of sites example, our work has included based on their eco- traditional land acquisition but has 4 - region-wide import­ also involved work with other land- a - ^ o ° aS ance as well as their owners to establish managment plans importance within that will protect elements of the larger Maine. The key con­ landscape. cept, I think, is that we Despite these new emphases, there n this issue of Maine Legacy, we will be able to set our priorities much is much that is not changing. For Iintroduce you to a work in progress. more strategically. Every project will instance, our mission remains focused It is called Conservation by Design and be seen in this larger context and on protecting the plant and animal the article appearing on pages 6 and 7 contribute to a larger vision. habitats that together represent the describes its origins and its impor­ Conservation by Design marks a new richness of earth’s bounty. Guided as tance. In short, it establishes a new way beginning for The Nature Conservancy, always by the best conservation of measuring conservation success, a change of tremendous importance, science, we continue to focus our on- using a yardstick that is much more not just for our organization, but, we the-ground protection efforts on ambitious and far less forgiving. fervently hope, for conservation specific sites where protection will Seeing Through Nature’s Eyes will worldwide. In addition, we have set make a significant and lasting describe why we believe it is important our sights on protecting significantly difference. to look at habitat on a broader scale in larger sites and landscapes. We will do We continue to work in the non- large naturally defined areas we call this, in part, by leveraging the interest confrontational manner that has been ecoregions. These ecoregions ignore state boundaries and even national

Forested Peninsula continued from page one down to $76,000 for the coming months. Today, the Bailey Wildlife Founda­ tion holds title to the property while the Conservancy holds a forever wild conservation easement. Both organi­ zations looks forward to working in partnership to protect this naturally evolving forest and have agreed that traditional uses important to local residents, such as hunting, hiking and fishing, will continue. The peninsula is dotted with small wetlands, adding to its diversity and beauty. That continuity of protection and neighborliness is very satisfying to the “I have lived by or visited the lake “I like to plunge into the forest. I families. Moses Pike’s daughter, Mary every year for my 66 years,” she says. always find something new. One year Collegeman, travels back to Cathance “And I always make for the peninsula I remember striking off and the Fake every summer from her home in first thing and fetch up on one of those walking was very rugged. For balance, Washington State. The forested penin­ rocks along the shore. The peninsula I reached out to this large moss- sula is among her earliest memories. has survived as a remnant of the great covered boulder and my hand just Her father had purchased it just northern forest. It is healthy and went down and down and down. I’d months before she was born. beautiful and untouched.. never seen moss so deep and so rich. 2 - Maine Legacy, Winter 1998 Head of Tide eer tracks, dark cloven imprints in the early Dwinter snow, lead to the shore of the Abagadasset River. A gently rising tide buckles the coating of ice which has glazed the estuary, sending low resonant pings along the marshy shoreline. Midstream and unfazed by Cathance Lake shore the sounds of cracking ice Life beneath the ice. WILLBRUNE so successful over the years and we (or of hushed human voices nearby), the conservation easement on this continue to enlist partners from all a great blue heron stands, gray as dusk stretch of the Abgadasset. walks of life. We will also continue to and rigid as statuary, waiting for an Snow was on no one’s mind when work through our decentralized struc­ unwary fish to swim beneath its sharp this story began last summer: the ture of offices and within the political and ready beak. Conservancy had written landowners boundaries that best serve human Under the snow near water’s edge, a along the tidal river seeking per­ governance. suite of rare plants awaits the spring: mission to enter their property to In other words, we continue to seek Estuary monkey flower (Mim u lu s inventory the vegetation in this part better ways to accomplish our mission ringens), Pygmyweed (Crassula aqua- of the watershed and reward your trust. tica), and Estuary Bur-Marigold (Biden (the river is one of seven that feed hyperborea) among them. It is about Merrymeeting Bay). Leyman and the plants the human voices murmur. Detweiler readily granted that request, These belong to Fran Leyman and as did others, but they believed they John Detweiler, who have placed over could do more. “I am glad it will remain open to the 1,700 feet of Abagadasset River front­ Their deep charitable sale of the public. We’ve had some very good age in Bowdoinham under conser­ easement covers 41 acres at head of neighbors who have been kind and vation easement with the Friends of tide, where uplands of red pine, oak helped us protect the land from harm. Merrymeeting Bay. Along with Betsy and maple are cut by ravines slicing They value what this undeveloped Ham, Executive Director of Friends of to the Abagadasset. At the base of the shoreland with its rocks and sandy Merrymeeting Bay, and W ill Brune, ravines, at the water’s edge, the rare stretches and deep coves means to the Assistant Director of Land Protection plants, which occur only in estuaries quality of the water and the quality of for the Conservancy, they have made and have their greatest concentrations their lives. their way through boot-deep snow to in Maine in these Merrymeeting Bay “And I’m glad for the loons” Mary inspect boundary markers to finalize environs, will emerge next spring. Collegeman says with a smile. Within the easement, the couple has “I’ve watched over the years as reserved a building lot well away from they’ve extended their nesting the marshland plants and the river. habitat from Loon Cove to Loon The Conservancy provided the land Point and on along the shore to trust funds to cover the nominal costs the east. They’ve been good of the easement. And now, as these neighbors too.” conservation partners and other members of the Maine Wetlands Coalition plan work around the H ead o f tide on the nationally significant resources of Abagadasset River. Merrymeeting Bay, this conservation easement will provide an early anchor to the land and its people.

Maine Legacy, Winter 1998- 3 Adding Acres dditions to Nature Conservancy A preserves are important for a variety of reasons. Some, as in the case of Ayers Brook Preserve, help protect the the natural processes on which these habitats depend. Some, like the addition to Barred Island Preserve, aid our stewardship efforts. And others, Big White Island is a current example, secure increased ownership interests, providing greater assurance that we will be able to protect these sites into NICKBECKER the future. Ayers Brook yers Brook Preserve is a growing Apart of a nationally significant Winter frosts the shoreline of Ayers Brook Preserve. wetland, the Passadumkeag Marsh and Boglands, recognized as a national with a range of landowner concerns. a single contiguous unit. natural landmark a quarter century Since the original donation of a 500- Bell Bronfeld of New York has dona­ ago. More recent studies have rated the acre tract in 1995, six of the next seven ted two tracts totaling 578 acres, while eccentric bog here as Maine’s most parcels have been acquired as gifts. another landowner is preparing to outstanding example of this peatland Even the lone purchase was a very donate some 350 acres. type - and Maine may be the only state generous charitable sale. The wetlands provide habitat for the in the country to have eccentric bogs. The most recent additions will bring extremely rare Tomah mayfly (Siph- Conservation success here has the total area protected at this unusual lonisca aerodromia) which is found in grown, essentially, out of the generosity wetland complex to approximately limited numbers in only nine locations of area landowners and the ability of 2,075 acres. They also link previously in Maine. Over the years, the Con­ the Conservancy to work cooperatively protected tracts, making the preserve servancy has helped protect two other

X . Crossing Saco Heath on Skiis 3 . Snowshoe Indian Point-Blagden Saco, Saturday, February 14; Bar Harbor, Saturday, February 28; 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Experience the fascinating winter world of Indian Point- TV 1 “H Shake off the winter doldrums, strap Blagden as Steward Doug Radziewicz leads a snowshoe x on those cross country skiis and excursion through the coniferous forests and rocky rediscover Saco’s urban wilderness shoreline of our Mount Desert Island preserve. He’ll point in winter. Naturalist and veteran ski trippers Nate Greene out tracks of winter-active wildlife and discuss their cold- and Ken Rice lead this off-boardwalk exploration of the weather adaptations. heath’s forest and wetlands. Strenuous. Field Trip Reservation Guidelines 2 . Ski the Pitch Pine Forest S•tout Reservations: A must. PLEASE CALL (207) 729-5181 during Waterboro, Saturday, February 21; 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. business hours. Space is limited to 15 persons per trip and phone reservations are accepted strictly on a first come, first served Enjoy a moderately strenuous cross country ski trip through basis. If space is available when you call, you will be asked to the pitch pine scrub oak barrens - one of only 20 major send in the fee. Fee: Non-refundable $15 per person, adult or pine barrens remaining in the world. Join Southern Maine child. Trips will be held rain, shine or snow - so please dress Preserves Manager Nancy Sferra as you ski the softly rolling appropriately. Restroom facilities are not available. Bring a bev­ terrain of this unique ecosystem erage, lunch or snacks depending on the time.

4 - Maine Legacy, Winter 1998 Tomah mayfly habitats: 15 miles along donated by David and Mary Ruggieri the (4,119 acres); of Punta Gorda, Florida is particularly and a four mile stretch (1,425 acres) important for two reasons. First, it adds of wetlands and woods along Matta- to the preserve a tract of land over godus Stream. which the road to Barred Island has Marsh, Sparrow and Broad-wing passed with permission of the Rug- Hawks are common sights at Ayers ierris. Ownership allows the Conser­ Brook. Merganser, Ring-neck and Black vancy to make long range plans for ducks breed along the Passadumkeag access and trail maintenance. Second, River, Ayers Brook and Cold Stream. and perhaps most important to visitors, Beaver lodges and muskrat dens can this attractive parcel is in direct line of be seen and abundant signs of deer, sight from island outlooks. Had it raccoon and mink. become a houselot, a reasonable Big White Island Preserve Vegetation is diverse, with upland possibility, those views would have acre island has grown over the course forests transitioning to cedar swamps, been diminished. of thirty years through three equal and then to deep layers of sphagnum donations of undivided interest. Austin mosses supporting wetlands of leather- Big White Island Lamont began the process in 1968 with leaf, rhodora and cottongrass. Sedge ig White Island is one of eight his gift of a 25% interest. Charles meadows edge the streams. Beneath Bislands The Nature Conservancy Cunningham left another 25% interest the waters, rare yellow lampmussels protects around Vinalhaven. The to the Conservancy when he died in have been spotted. Along with the Conservancy’s ownership in the 25- 1979. Tomah mayfly, these are dependable This winter Margo and David Heap indicators of water quality. of Greenwich, CT donated their 25% undivided interest, raising the Conser­ vancy’s share to a 75%. undivided Barred Island interest in this spruce-fir covered n contrast to the hundreds of acres island. While there are no trails on Big Iadded to Ayers Brook Preserve, a o White or its preserve neighbor Big two-acre addition to the Barred Island | Garden Island, there are protected Preserve in Deer Isle may seem small ■" landings and a walk on the rocky shore at first. Not to us. To begin with, may yield a view of the osprey nesting although we own a partial interest in there. 47 adjacent acres, Barred Island is but Barred Island two acres itself. The property just Preserve Have You Heard Birding along the Kennebunk Kennebunk, Saturday, May 16; 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the Good News? Be among the first to welcome Maine’s returning songbirds this spring as Nancy McReel shares her extensive know­ ledge of things orni­ thological. Robert Butler will explain the history of the Kennebunk Land Trust’s 200-acre Butler/Marshall Pre­ serve, before and The gift annuity rates have gone up! after its transfer If you're over 50, consider making a gift that from the Conser­ will provide you income for life and create vancy to the land a living legacy. Call our field office for details. trust. PHOTO © DIANE E CHE NAULT/PHOTO CONTEST 97 HONORABLE MENTION Butler/MarshallPreserve Maine Legacy, Winter 1998 - 5 ick up a road map and what do you this self assessment to result in broad Psee? A colorful jumble of lines, smiles and hearty handshakes all unbending highways, squiggly byways around. We have, after all, protected and sharp-edged political boundaries. Seeing over 10 million acres in the United Urban areas appear in un-urban States (including modest success in shadings of yellow and pink; rivers and Canada). In many states, such as lakes a pale, uniform blue. And Through Maine, we have been able to play a scattered everywhere are place names leading role in a constellation of that tell nothing about the place. These Nature’s dedicated and purposeful land trusts. unnatural maps get most of us where And The Nature Conservancy has we want to go - most of the time. helped international partners protect They don’t get us any closer to Eyes an additional 59 million acres, pri­ protecting the great variety of the marily in Latin America and the natural world. And so we are Caribbean. creating other maps, natural maps. These are powerful statistics These maps spread before us large and we are proud that they areas each with common patterns represent real and growing of climate, topography, hydrology, progress, the kind our members vegetation and wildlife. and supporters expect. But in Such areas, called ecoregions, pay evaluating our progress, we no heed to state lines or national weren’t asking whether we had borders. Their amorphous shapes rung up impressive numbers: we are narrow or broad, large or small, asked ourselves if, by any mea­ in response to natural phenomenon sure, our efforts constituted rather than political happenstance. success against our core goal of And because each captures plant preserving the plants and ani­ and animal life common to a certain mals that represent the diversity set of natural features, they provide of life on earth. a more reliable context in which to evaluate how well we are protecting State-of-the-art native habitats. Most importantly, wasn’t good enough. BARBARA VICKERY And while we could congratulate We have taken an diversity on earth. For an organization ourselves on a state-of-the-art effort, unblinking look at how well that has experienced tremendous we concluded that the forces of we are meeting our mission. growth and unprecedented success in extinction, extirpation and pervasive land conservation, one might expect habitat degradation were outracing the they help conservation zm planners decide what we c For planning purposes, need to do next. g the Conservancy has 1 divided the United Are We There Yet? J) 1 States into 53 ecoreg- And that’s the point. m ions, large areas with This fascination with 5 common natural fea- maps is not an end in | tures and dynamics. itself. It is but one out­ | These provide a real- come of top to bottom 1 world context in which Conservancy-wide soul % to evaluate the health of searching. « native plants, animals Over the course of re­ Iz and natural commun- cent years we have taken g ities - and more efficient an unblinking look at h ways to protect them. how well we are meeting Three such ecoregions our core mission of overlap the political protecting biological boundaries of Maine. 6 - Maine Legacy, Winter 1998 we intend to articulate what it will take in concrete, measurable terms to accomplish our conservation mission. We will have a vision of success. For members, this means that you will be able to hold us accountable for explaining how our protection work moves us toward that goal. Big acres will always make good newsprint. But acres and actions that truly add the next most strategic piece to our conservation puzzle w ill matter far more. In Maine our advantage is also our challenge. Unlike so many other states, Maine still has good examples of most of the 100+ natural communities representative of our state’s landscape. We still have the opportunity to preserve viable, intact natural areas - if we act soon. BARBARA VICKERY W hich do we protect first? The forces of conservation and preser­ ecoregional approach will help us vation. As we feared, widespread Public complacency decide. The knowledge that a certain indications of public complacency are is wildly out of sync with pine barren or floodplain forest is also wildly out of sync with what is what is happening in the important within a broader context happening in the natural world. The will help guide our priorities. sobering news: the Conservancy - and natural world. The work necessary to implement all our environmental partners - need choice between looking backwards to Conservation By Design is a work in to work much harder and much see how many miles we’ve traveled, the progress; w ill always be a work in smarter. traditional measurement, and looking progress and one to be shared with our forward to see how many miles we many partners. Ultimately, we will Conservation by Design need to go before we reach our destin­ need to share its message with many In short, state-of-the-art wasn’t good ation, our goal. Conservation By Design others outside the conservation move­ enough. We had to set new standards chooses the latter. For the first time, ment as well, for our society will be for land conservation. The result is a defined not only by framework for mission success we call what we choose to save Conservation hy Design. but by what we refuse Two major concepts characterize the to destroy. plan. One, already referred to, is use of ecoregional planning. This will allow states to look at their list of Three images potential protection sites in a broader from three and more meaningful context. In ecoregions that evaluating two sites of roughly equal reach into Maine: statewide significance, wouldn’t it the Lower New make the best sense to spend our England, the members’ next dollars on the one that North A tlantic also held regionwide significance? Coast and the The second concept is something of N orthern a paradigm shift. Consider the statistics Appalachian/ quoted above: they tell us how many Boreal Forest. But acres we have protected and where. which is which? Then ask yourself, how many acres will we need to protect and where? It’s a Maine Legacy, Winter 1998 - 7 8 - Maine Legacy, Winter 1998 Winter Legacy, Maine - 8 N ancy R osenzw eig o f Tom’s of M aine (far right). Tom’s of Tom’s right). (far aine M of Tom’s f o eig osenzw R ancy N (second from left) presented this w ell deserved aw ard to ard aw deserved ell w this presented left) from (second the first Environm ental Friend o f N ew England award. England ew N f o Friend ental Environm first the The N ature Conservancy, a m em ber o f the Federation, the f o ber em m a Conservancy, ature N The eeainofNe Egad rsne o’ fMaine M of Tom’s presented England ew N f o Federation Work (second arolyn C Federation the and f o (left) director gency A executive Protection ’Brien, O ental nvironm E Days nevnysDietro vlp n orMaine, M r fo ent evelopm D of irector D onservancy’s C W streak alive. streak at the site of our new parking area. Basic carpentry skills required. For For required. skills carpentry Basic area. parking new our of site the at part of the and besecuring remainder of dismantling building an old We will information and sign-up, please contact Kyle Stockwell at 729-5181 or e- or at 729-5181 mail at Stockwell Kyle contact please sign-up, and information We will be working at our new parking lot, removing debris, clearing clearing debris, removing lot, parking new our at working be will We the Chase, ridget B as hand on ere w right) from at 729-5181 or e-mail at e-mail or 729-5181 at please andsign-up, contact information Stockwell Kyle For summer.coming this toorderprepare the reopening preserve in forits signs up putting and at theon preserve afence.trails proper,And clearing ail building vegetation,and e-m or 490-4012 at Sferra Nancy contact please sign-up, at boardwalk and trails the repair to workday maintenance trail Annual [email protected] and information For done.beto lots - heath the on site restoration theat Saco Heath. We will also be replanting some pine treesfences somepine also be replanting and repairing will We SacoHeath. John D ivillars, D irector o f Region I of the U.S the of I Region f o irector D ivillars, D John ental nvironm E the ll, fa ast L - e ain M f ’so Tom iei onigme e teCorporate C the f o ber em m founding a is aine M nom inated Tom’s o f M aine fo r this award. this r fo aine M f o Tom’s inated nom fun and productive. Here are three opportunities to help us keep our keepour aretoHereus three help opportunities productive. and fun thatdaybeen has than less work Conservancy Nature aecan’t recall [email protected] nevto oni o aine. M of Council onservation C Saturday, April 25, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.to4:00 am 9:00 25, Saturday,April Saturday, May 16, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. 1:00 toam 9:00 16, Saturday, May Saturday, April 18, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. to 3:00 am 9:00 18, Saturday,April [email protected] Saco Heath Preserve Heath Saco La Verna Preserve La Verna La Verna Preserve La Verna

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he allure of Maine islands is as T heguiling and intangible as an Lands ocean fog. Once we step ashore, salt­ laden air seems to fill our lungs more deeply while smells, pungent and fresh, intensify our senses. Here the rattling In Good roll of rounded stones in the surf, the KYLESTOCKWELL shrill cries of wheeling seabirds and the hiss of the retreating tide are like Hands echoes out of time. The mystique of Maine islands is 'palpable, but their fragility is no myth. Since the 1963 acquisition of Turtle Neighboring islands Island in Winter Harbor, The in neighborly hands: Nature Conservancy has pro­ The Nature Conservancy tected nearly 110 islands has passed title to along Maine’s coast. Some Millet Island (above), were acquired only in the nick Wreck Island (left) and of time. Others, however, had Round Island (below) to benefitted from years of pri­ the Island Heritage Trust. vate stewardship by con­ The islands are in servation-minded owners. Merchant’s Row off One example of conscien­ Stonington. tious private stewardship was Margaret Hundley’s care of 20- acre Millet Island off Ston- ington. She watched over the M. M. SMITH island in life and made pro­ visions for its continued protection in conservation easements her will. Upon her death last year, the expands Island Heritage island came to the Conservancy. Trust’s responsibilities In considering the best way to dramatically just at the continue her stewardship, the Con­ time the land trust is ready servancy took a new look at its to grow. holdings in the 50-island Merchant’s “The transfer of own­ Row archipelago. In addition to Millet, ership and responsibility these included 80-acre Wreck Island pleases us immensely,” and 46-acre Round Island, as well as says Stan Myers of Blue conservation easements held on three Hill, president of the 10- privately-owned properties, Big year-old land trust. “This Coombs, Second and Shingle Islands. will provide greater visibility for us and goals as the Conservancy but we will What would these islands need to for conservation work in this area. For be closer at hand. If there is a problem, assure their continued protection? Was local landowners, I think the con­ we’re going to know of it right away. the Conservancy the best or only fidence placed in us by The Nature And, with our new storefront office in possible steward? Conservancy ought to underscore the Deer Isle, we will be easy to find.” Our answers led to an organization fact that the Island Heritage Trust is a with which we already had a strong good conservation partner for our working relationship: the Island Her­ neighbors. itage Trust, a local land trust serving “The most obvious direct conser­ Deer Isle and surrounding islands. vation benefit to these islands is that Transfer of the three islands and three we are bound by the same stewardship

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hnig _ Thanking ur Friends ur hanks to well over 1,000 old and new Maine Chapter T members, response to our 1997 Annual Appeal has been tremendous. Our goal is an ambitious $500,000. It’s With nearly 75 percent of that amount in hand as of the end of December, we are especially pleased to report that a large Never number of supporters took their lead from our Board of Trustees (who more than doubled their contributions) and Too increased their gifts this year. Over 65 members were able to contribute $1,000 or more. Late All of this is wonderful news since the bottom line is not simply dollars raised, but, more importantly, land protected. If you haven’t had a chance to contribute yet, it is not too late - and we would be honored to count you as a part of our success. You can join in by mailing a check to our office in Brunswick (address on page 12). If you would like to charge your gift or make a gift of securities, please call 1-800-639- 2921. Thank you very much.

M em orials Waldon Pride Mrs. Marion K. Stocking Middlecott Foundation Arthur Davison Employees of Abbot Village RO. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ulman Murray Family Foundation Billie Flanagan Paul and Joyce Allen Mr. and Mrs. Carrolou Verrill National Fish and Donna Gangloff American Postal Workers Union, Roger and Alice Woodbury Wildlife Foundation Ms. Jean R. Carleton Bangor Local #536 Warren Delano Parker Charitable Foundation Doris Salem Staff of the Bangor Post Mrs. Warren Delano Richard Saltonstall Ms. Dorothy Rae Cote Dam Foundation Support Charitable Foundation Dr. Andrew Johnston Belfast Water District Rust Foundation Anonymous Ms. Deborah Bailly Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Bessey Sharpe Family Foundation A. Kaplan Charitable Foundation Edith Baron Blumenthal Susan Caster Spicewood Fund Aldermere Foundation Charles and Sarah Sanford and Mohammed Abubakri Woodward Fund Anna Marie and John Thron Fund Eugene O. Dauphin, Jr. Other Organizational Support Lewis and Jean Frank Osewantha Garden Club Henry Doane We are grateful for... Rotary Club Susan and Henry Keller Mary Jane and Art Cleveland Bailey Wildlife Foundation Women’s National Farm Irving Randall Ms. Lorraine M. Daggett Baldwin Foundation and Garden Association Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R Andrews Mr. and Mrs. James Davis Buonanimo Fund Mr. and Mrs. Joel Bushie Ms. Anna A. Douglass Clarence and Anne Corporate Support Ms. Betty E. Curley Ms. Jean Durham Dillon Dunwalke Trust Deering Lumber, Inc. Ms. Mary A. Fairley Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Edgerly Clements Family Charitable Trust Delorme Publishing Company Dr. R.C. Frederick Ms. Ruth Goldsmith Clements Foundation, Inc. Fish Farm, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. McKee Laurice and Joyce Goodwin Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Nickerson Mrs. Hollis Gott Dendroica Foundation H.M. Payson & Company Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles Reed Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Gray Edmund and Betsy J.M. Huber Corporation Ms. Willetta Snow Employees of Guilford Cabot Charitable Foundation L.L. Bean, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Tripp Ms. Marilyn V. Huttunen Elise Fay Hawtin Fund Prentiss & Carlisle Ms. Valeria O. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kallgren Elmina B. Sewall Foundation Bequest Joanne Roberts-van Sambeek Burt and Mamie Libby Falcon Charitable Foundation Thomas W. Convey Miss Betsy Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Chesley Lovell Fields Pond Foundation, Inc. Margaret H. Hundley Nancy Goldsmith Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Moore Gerrish H. Milliken Foundation Charles T. Robb Ms. Frances R. Stern Mr. Kenneth Pride H. LeBrec Micoleau Trust Ruth S. Brush Robert J. Wolfe Ms. Mary Beth Davis Pride Harriette A. Frank Charitable Trust Rachel Carson Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Petrulis Dr. and Mrs. Ian T. Ritchie Judith R. and David Falk Margaret E. Mills Sallie Burbee Ms. Jean Stearns Charitable Trust Charles T. Robb Ms. Betty J. Reid Mr. Stanley Stearns Macauley and Helen Dow James B. Vickery Stanley Jacobson Miss Marron P Stearns Whiting Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William B. Sowash Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stephenson Margaret E. Burnham New Life Member Monson Amicus Sunshine Club Charitable Trust Ms. Jane Richmond Maine Legacy, Winter 1998-11 Where There’s A Will Conservancy ® v______s ill Brune joined the Maine Maine Legacy W Chapter staff in November as Published quarterly by the Maine Chapter Assistant Director of Land Pro­ of The Nature Conservancy, 14 Maine Street, tection. W ill’s work will include Fort Andross, Suite 401, Brunswick, Maine 04011 (207) 729-5181. Subscriptions to this newsletter are expanding many of our existing available to members. Membership categories preserves and working with part­ include: Maine Heritage Society, $1000 and up; ners to bring additional land into Conservator, $100-$999; Basic Dues, $25; Life, $1,000 conservation ownership and pro­ endowment gift. Over 11,000 households support the Conservancy’s work in Maine. tection throughout southern Maine.

TRUSTEES Although new to Maine, W ill is Lyndel J. Wishcamper, Freeport, Chairperson not new to the Conservancy. Pre­ Ala Reid, York Harbor, Vice Chairperson viously, he worked for the Adiron­ George N. Campbell, Jr., Portland, Vice Chairperson dack Chapter focusing on the Will Brune on the frozen Roger Milliken, Jr., Cumberland Center, Vice Chairperson Abagadasset River Madge Baker, Springvale, Secretary acquisition of 17 miles of the upper Weston L. Bonney, Portland , Treasurer Hudson River corridor. For the past deep sense of accomplishment Joyce Coleman, Addisaon three years, W ill has been working and satisfaction in the legacy David L. Courtemanch, Mt Vernon as a land protection specialist for the they are leaving for future Jean M. Deighan, Bangor Charles D. Duncan, Machias Little Traverse Conservancy, a large generations.” Leon A. Gorman, Yarmouth land trust in northern Michigan. Will has worked in com­ Horace A. Hildreth, Falmouth Foreside “Conservation is as much about mercial fisheries off Alaska, is Sherry Huber, Falmouth people as it is about land,” says Will. a licensed flyfishing guide - Ed Kfoury, Oquossic John Lincoln, South Freeport “There are issues of trust and and builds wooden boats. He Charles J. Micoleau, Portland opportunities for friendship in my holds a BA in Environmental Ray Owen, Orono work. When a project is completed, Studies from St. Lawrence Kathryn J. Rand, Hallowell I get to share with landowners a University. Robert Steneck, North Whitejield Richard J. Warren, Bangor Lissa Widoff, Freedom Charier Honorary Trustee: Edward T. Richardson, Jr., South Portland Early Warning System STAFF Kent W. Wommack Vice President and Executive Director Circle your calendar. The Maine Chapter's Annual Meeting will be held Cliff Alton Membership Coordinator/Systems on Saturday, September 1 2, 1998 at Cobscook Bay. This will be a Nick Becker Project Information Coordinator great opportunity to make a full Downeast weekend of it since the area's William Brune Assistant Director of Land Protection annual Salmon Festival will be held the following day. W ith that much Amy Buehner Major Gifts Assistant going on, it may not be too soon to think about reserving a room. Susan Caldwell Protection Assistant M. Bridget Chase Director of Development 1 998 Annual Meeting Jeanne Desjardins Stewardship Assistant To Be Held A t Cobscook Bay Molly Dougherty Development Research Assistant Jim Dow Cobscook Bay Project Director Susan Downs Operations Assistant Kristin Foord Protection Assistant Maine Chapter Roberta Jordan Director of Land Protection The Nature Conservancy Nonprofit Org. Bruce Kidman Director of Communications/Gov't Relations Fort Andross U.S. Postage Theresa McKittrick Administrative Assistant 14 M ain e Street, Suite 401 PAID Janet McMahon Conservation Planner Brunswick, Maine 04011-2026 The Nature Conservancy J. Mason Morfit Vice President/Director of Planned Giving Maine Chapter Doug Radziewicz Indian Point-Blagden Caretaker Jane Richmond Director of Administration and Finance 0219294-4DC014-9802 Tom Rumpf Director of Science and Stewardship Maine State Library Jeff Severson Conservation Planner State House Sta #64 Nancy sferra Southern Maine Preserves Manager Augusta, ME 04333 Kyle Stockwell Land Steward Kathy Sylvester Development/Communications Assistant Barbara Vickery Director of Conservation Planning Meredeth Winter Annual Giving Officer Printed on recycled paper