TheNatureConservancy A Family’s Gift A New Hampshire family looks at its extensive assets in real estate uses may be appropriate for these and considers how these undeveloped forest lands should be used in the tracts as well. The family, who wish future. They also weigh pressing estate planning needs and wonder if the to remain anonymous, held these two issues can be addressed through a single dramatic act. They do not rush. lands as timber assets. And com They consult among themselves and with trusted professionals, including patible forestry is one possibility for Conservancy staff in their home state. When the family reaches its the future. Other options include remarkable decision, Conservancy records topple in two states. designation as nature preserves, research or educational sites. ver 8,300 acres of forested land field and Lovell. The big news in New Hampshire is Oin Maine and New Hampshire While all the lands will remain as a 2,200-acre tract that is contiguous will be transferred to The Nature undeveloped open space, providing with the Green Hills Preserve in North Conservancy next January. The 5, 539 habitat for wildlife and recreational Conway. The donation will nearly acres in western Maine represent the opportunities for area residents, other double what is already the largest largest single gift of land preserve owned by The Nature in the Maine Chapter’s Conservancy in that state. More history; and the 2,8 25 than that, the parcel also abuts acres in New Hampshire both the White Mountain Na represent the largest tional Forest and the Conway single gift of land in that Town Forest, furthering the chapter’s history as well. Conservancy’s goal of main The holdings are div taining large, unfragmented ided into a number of tracts of forest land. These areas separate parcels (12 in provide critical habitats for a Maine alone), but the variety of wildlife, from large largest tracts in each state mammals to such migratory are impressive in their birds as warblers, thrushes, own right. In Maine, two tanagers and hawks. abutting tracts that spread Given its strategic location and over the Oxford County the Conservancy’s long-standing communities of Wood- familiarity with the land, the stook, Rumford, and Mil decision to add this new parcel ford Plantation add up to to the Green Hills Preserve was some 4,400 acres. Other obvious. Other parcels, however, Maine tracts range from will require careful inventory and 40 to 370 acres and are conservation planning before the located in Oxford and Conservancy can determine a western Cumberland long- term conservation plan for Counties, including sites each. in Fryeburg, Hebron, Beyond determining how these Hartford, Naples, Buck- Continued on page two ttbrary- JUL 2 0 1998 preserve the health and assure that these reserves are sur biological diversity of rounded by compatibly managed forests that cover more forests. Although the Conservancy has than three-quarters of been able to acquire and protect a the State of Maine and number of important sites throughout sweep on westward the northern forest, neither the pace through New Hamp nor scale of these advances is sufficient. shire, Vermont and New For that reason, we are exploring a York. new approach, one that harnesses both With the sudden im our traditional expertise in science and petus of these imminent our 40-plus years of experience in real land sales, discussions estate. Working in partnership with undreds of thousands of acres of about what the conservation com philanthropic and responsible forest HMaine forestland are for sale as I munity should do - can do - have taken land investors, we are determined to write this column. SAPPI is selling on a renewed urgency. For The Nature pursue larger forest acquisitions as they 912,000 acres in the Moosehead Lake Conservancy, these discussions are an become available. By purchasing these region - and this is only one (albeit extension of the strategic planning we lands at wholesale, rather than retail, the largest) of several major north have undertaken at both the regional we believe we can be more effective in wood’s holdings currently on the and state levels. protecting both preserve quality sites market. Conservation science tells us that the and ensuring compatible forestry on However, it is more than enough to survival of biological diversity in the the surrounding lands, whose long galvanize public interest. Over the last North woods (the full variety of plants, term economic benefits are so vital to decade, forest landowners, govern animals and natural communities the state. ment officials, environmental organ native there) depends on our ability A recent project in Vermont em izations and the public at large have to set aside large blocks of unfrag bodies these dual objectives and may traded thoughts on how best to mented, unmanaged forest and to serve as a model for other large-scale
A Family’s Gift continued from page one tracts relate to the surrounding land scape, the Conservancy will want to learn how they relate to the com munities in which they are located so traditional uses can be maintained wherever possible. “We have a great deal of work before us,” said Kent Wommack, executive director of the Conservancy in Maine. “This is a remarkable opportunity which springs from a singular act of philanthropy beyond the capacity of most families. We are tremendously grateful to the donors, and we in Maine appreciate as well the time, care and effort our colleagues in New Hamp shire have devoted to advising the family and helping to make their hopes of conserving these lands a reality.”
2 - Maine Legacy, Summer 1998 significant conservation value. Ultim ately, timber assets and/or acreage could be traded for other conservation lands. We’ll be watching this exper iment closely. In the meantime, there are similar opportunities in Maine, and we are actively pursuing several. However, none of the grand visions to protect lands in the northern forests will succeed until the conservation com munity is able to muster the financial resources to compete in the mar ketplace. The key to this bold strategic approach - the difference between seeing an opportunity and seizing it - is the ability to secure investment capital from public and charitable sources. Forestlands will continue to conservation projects in the Northeast. million grant from the Freeman Foun go to the most competitive bidders. The Nature Conservancy and the dation, the organizations formed the We are working to see that at least Vermont Land Trust recently pur Atlas Timberlands Partnership. Still in some of those successful bids are put chased the third largest private owner its formative stages, the Partnership forward by the most conservation- ship in Vermont, 26,000 acres of will seek to manage for compatible minded bidders as well. working forestland. Thanks to a $5 forestry, while setting aside lands of
Gifts of the Heart and Mind to become more prevalent in coming cuss these matters in confi years as the aging of the “baby boom dence, please contact Mason gift of 8,300 acres of undeveloped ers” (and, hopefully, a continuation of Morfit, Director of Planned A forest land in New Hampshire and favorable stock market and other asset Giving, The Nature Conser Maine is exciting news indeed. That values) results in an unprecedented vancy, 14 Maine Street, Bruns is the public face of philanthropy. inter-generational transfer of wealth. wick, Maine 04011 (207) 729- What remains private, and appro Families facing the need for estate 5 18 1. priately so, are the months of thought, planning have many options to consi discussion and planning which pre der. For those who believe cede such gifts. strongly in the necessity of Gifts of the major proportions protecting our natural heri described above are not made casually. tage for future generations, They become no less complicated charitable gift planning when they involve contributions of should be a part of that highly-appreciated securities (espec process. While final deci ially if restricted), tangible personal sions regarding major plan property (art, antiques, etc.), retire ned gifts should be review ment fund assets (401(k), etc.), gifts ed by the donor’s attorney through one’s estate, gifts providing and financial advisors, The lifetime income to the donor and/or Nature Conservancy can other beneficiaries, and real estate, offer useful information on both undeveloped and developed a broad variety of philan (“trade lands”). thropic options. Such “planned gifts” are predicted If you would like to dis
Maine Legacy, Summer 1998 - 3 T f „ After Cobscook Bay, Towering tides and reversing Jails, , , , „ and work around Cobscook Bay to protect dramatic headlands and eagle nesting 1C1C S larC ^ anY more id habitats on shore and beneath the islands, salmon pens, fishing boats and Down East left to discover, deep green bay. We’ve scheduled a full day communities rich in traditions honed by self-sufficiency, of exhilarating and informative activities for Saturday, wicked winters and livelihoods wrested from the sea. Come September 12 - and that gives you all day Sunday to enjoy see why the Conservancy works with the people who live the annual Eastport Salmon Festival and more!
f Saturday, September 12, 1998*1 CobscookAnnual Meeting At a dozen marine sites around the world - from Down East Maine to the South Pacific Annual Meeting Field Trips Bay - The Nature Conservancy is working with A. Reading Jake a look at marine life in the Eastport local communities to protect another world, a Old Rocks area as it existed 410 million years ago. world that begins where our coasts meet the Paleontologist Lisa Dickson will show us evidence of life sea. If you can travel to Eastport, we’ll take you forms that persisted even as volcanically active land masses to these places. Our featured speaker, Chuck were colliding. At Shackford Head and other sites, we’ll see ancient coastal deposits, the remnant of a volcanic cone, and Cook, travels from the Florida Keys to Pacific look for fossils of brachiopods, ostracodes, clams and snails. atolls and Indonesian reefs as Director of the Wear sturdy footgear for walking on rocks, expect uneven Conservancy’s Marine and Coastal Program. footing and several miles of hiking. Moderate. 10:00 a.m. - Cobscook Bay is on his itinerary because our 2:00 p.m. $ 8/person; $16/family. Limit: 15 marine ecosystem program here is another B. Eagle Eyes example of the community-based approach that Board thejanna Marie in Eastport with _ characterizes each of these attempts to protect a Captain Butch Harris and Maine State Biologist C /T i/5C Charlie Todd to tour Cobscook Bay in search of bald eagles. marine environment. Joining Chuck will be Dr. We’ll cruise by Horan Head, Hog Island and Long Island to Michael Beck, the Conservancy’s new Director get a close look at eagle habitat protected by the Conservancy. of Marine Science. Together, they will explain And Charlie, as the State’s eagle expert, will bring us up to the why and the how of The Nature date on what’s being done in Maine and around the bay to Conservancy’s marine and coastal work ensure the long term protection of eagles. Easy (but please note: the gangplank may be steep). 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. from sea to threatened sea. $25/person. Limit: 15 Bay’s soft shell clam resources - once the best in Maine - and, Clams. Environment in doing so, promoting the interdependence of a healthy C. wiU HopkinswiU leadus environment, economy and community. Take a close but safe and Economy on a tour of the Cobscook Bay Resource look at phytoplankton that carry marine biotoxins (red tide) Center at Carryingplace Cove, which he directs, and onto as well as clam reseeding. Bring your high boots or footgear some of the clamflats he has helped open over the last few that can stand the deep, clinging mud of the clam flats. 9:30- years. Learn how this local partner is working to restore the 12:30 p.m. $8/person; $16/family. Limit: 15
4 - Maine Legacy, Summer 1998 D. B is for Benthic Investigate what lives on Migrating Birds Black-bellied Plovers, Greater , r „ the floor of Cobscook Bay. F. at South LubeC an^ lesser Yellowlegs, Semipal- d\\U I Or DOal On board the Janna Marie, we’ll enjoy . mated Plovers and Sandpipers, views of the islands and coves of Cobscook Bay while S a n d B a r Least Sandpipers, Dunlins and more: the biologist Brian Beal introduces us to the variety of marine South Lubec Sand Bar is a crucial refueling station for invertebrates living on or near the ocean floor. Using special shorebirds migrating between northern breeding grounds and collecting equipment, we’ll be able to take a close look at southern wintering habitats. Their survival depends on such the wonderful diversity of benthic life. (Note that there will be wet, muddy spray from the collecting equipment. Rainboots and rainpants would not be amiss - a change of clothing waiting on shore might also make sense.) Easy, although the gangplank will be steep. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m $25/person. Limit: 20
Horan Head features three miles of £ H l k l M ! trails within this wildlife man- ^ agement area. Maine Department of H O T 3n H e a d Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Regional Biologist Tom Shaeffer will lead a natural history tour through these woods, up to the rocky headland and down to the shores of both Federal Harbor and South Bay. Along the way, you’ll enjoy scenic views of the Conservancy’s Hog Island and Long Island Preserves. Strenuous. 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $8/person; $16/family. Limit: 15
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Edmunds Campobell Lubec C o b s c o o k B a y Whiting 5 - Maine Legacy, Summer 1998 ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION FORM IMPORTANT - To register for an Annual Meeting Field Trip, CA LL 207-729-5181. We w ill confirm your field trip registration on the telephone so that we can reduce disappointments and eliminate the need to return checks. With telephone confirmation complete, we will hold your reservation for ten days while you complete and mail this form. C obSC O O k B a y September 12, 1998 Registration: $6.00* x Number of people = ______Field Trip: Indicate letter of confirmed field trip(s)____ . Fee(s) = ______Cobscook Trails: we’ll be happy to send you a 36-page guide to great natural areas to visit around the Bay ($3.00) = _ Dinner at the Eastport Lobster & Fish Company: Steamed Maine Lobster ($25) Hand Cut Steamship Round Steak ($25) Pasta Primavera in Light Garlic Wine Sauce ($15) A ll with Washington County Blueberry Pie for desert! After confirming field trip TOTAL $ by telephone, please clip and mail with check to: NAME(S). Maine Chapter The Nature Conservancy ADDRESS Fort Andross, Suite 401 14 Maine Street TELEPHONE (Home). (Work)_ Brunswick, Maine 0 40 11 *A one-time registration fee of $6.00 is required of participants in any of the day’s events. We ask for this contribution to help defray the costs of organizing the annual meeting. Please note that field trips require additional fees. sites. Guillemots, loons, eiders and others are better seen at nearby Quoddy Head State Park. University of Maine at Machias ornithologist and Maine Chapter Trustee Charles Duncan will be our guide to both these places and all these birds. Bring binoculars or telescopes with tripods, a bird book and loads of enthusiasm (also warm clothing and footwear appropriate to wet and even muddy going). Easy. 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $ 8/person; $16/family. Limit: 15 G. Canoeing the Paddle a canoe along the scenic p. D. Dennys River, a major fresh- EfCimyS l\IVCI water source for Cobscook Bay and one of seven rivers targeted by Maine’s Salmon Restoration Plan. While honing your canoeing skills, learn about botany, fisheries and watershed management from master Maine guide Dwayne Shaw. All skill levels welcome; we can provide the canoe if you don’t have one. As on any canoe trip, be prepared for wet feet. Strenuous. 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $32.50/person. Limit: 10 BRUCE KIDMAN Explore the varied maritime . , -p, . . . . . , c . , pass through maritime forest types, visit cobble and sand habitats within Roosevelt **• i ne WlIU SlUC beaches, and explore a coastal headland, habitat for some Campobello International of Cam pobello plants considered rare just across the international bridge Park’s Natural Area. Botanist in Maine. Moderate. 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. $8/person; $16/ Jill Weber will lead us to Eagle Hill Bog, a coastal raised bog where an extensive boardwalk provides excellent family. Limit: 15 /uore Trips opportunities to see a variety of bog plants. We will also Maine Legacy, Summer 1998 - 6 AccMWMcodiaticnA: unit be, tight around Cobscook, Bay. Please, m ake,your room reservation, today. Where to stay? We’ve gathered this list of accommodations in the Cobscook Bay area for your convenience. Our goal was to be comprehensive, so we are not providing recommendations nor assuring vacancies. Please note that, beyond camping, space is limited in the area. Please plan early. Bed & Breakfasts: Bay Views, Lubec, 5 rooms, 733-2181 • Breakers by the Bay, Lubec, 7 rooms, 733-2487 • Farmhouse & Antiques, Trescott, 1 room, 733- 2496 • Home Port Inn, Lubec, 7 rooms, 733-2077 • Inn at Eastport, Eastport, 4 rooms, 853-4307 • Kilby House Inn, Eastport, 5 rooms, 853-0989 • Little River Lodge, Cutler, 10 rooms, 259-4437 • Lubeckergasthaus, Lubec, 4 rooms, 733- 4385 • Milliken House, Eastport, 5 rooms, 853-2955 • Peacock House, Lubec, 5 rooms, 733-2403 • Lupine Lodge, Campobello Island, 11 rooms, 506-752- 2555 • Owen House, Campobello Island, 3 rooms, 506-752-2977 • Water’s Edge Villas, Campobello Island, 9 rooms, 506-752-2359 • Riverside Inn, E.Machias, 4 rooms, 255-4134 • Todd House, Eastport, 6 rooms, 853-2328 • Motels: Bluebird Motel, Machias, 40 rooms, 255-3332 • Crossroads, Pembroke, 14 rooms, 726- 5053 • Eastland Motel, Lubec, 19 rooms, 733-5501 • Harris Point Cabins & Motel, Eastport, 18 rooms, 853-4303 • Machias Motor Inn, Machias, 35 rooms, 255-4861 • Morgan’s Motel, Pembroke, 5 rooms, 726-3981 • Motel East, Eastport, 14 rooms, 853-4747 • Roosevelt Park, Campobello Island, 38 rooms, 506-752-2922 • Redclyffe Shore Motel, Robbinston, 16 rooms, 454-3270 • Campgrounds: Seaview Campground, Eastport, 97 sites 853-4471 • Cobscook Bay State Park, Dennysville, 150 sites, 726-4412 • Sunset Point Trailer Park, Lubec, 25 sites, 733-2150 • Knowlton’s Seashore Camp, Perry, 80 sites, 726-4756 • Motel/Cabins/Cottages/Camping: Robinson Campgrounds, Dennysville, 726-4458 • Shady Pines Motel/Cabins, Eastport,6 units, 853-2909 • Coffin’s Neck Cottages, Lubec, 2 units, 733-7523 • Southmeadow Cottages, Boyden’s Lake, 6 units, 853-2322 • Sherrard Farmhouse, Charlotte, 454-2829 • Tide M ill Farms, Edmunds, 733-2110 • Barnett’s Camp and Cottage Rentals, Lubec, 2 units, 652-2259 • New Trustees, Slate of Officers Proposed for Membership Vote at Annual Meeting The Board of Trustees Nominating Committee proposes the following slate of officers and new trustees for consideration at the September 12, 1998 Annual Meeting. O ffic ers - President: Joe Wishcamper; Vice Chairs: Roger Renominations - David Courtemanch, Roger Milliken, Milliken, Jr., George Campbell, Jr., Leon Gorman; Treasurer: Jr., Lissa Widoff. Weston Bonney; Secretary: Madge Baker. New Nominees - Eleanor "Noni" Ames of Cumberland Foreside, a consultant in historic landscape preservation, has served as co-chair of the National Association for Cobscook Bay: An Olmsted Parks, as a founder/board member of Historic Environmental Biblio Massachusetts and a board member of Maine Olmsted graphy: Last year we Alliance for Parks and Landscapes; Markley H. Boyer of completed this compen Boston is Professor of Community Health at Tufts University dium of environmental Medical School and Lecturer on Tropical Public Health at information relevant to Harvard University. He received his D.Phil. in Biology from Cobscook Bay’s marine Magdalen College, Oxford, and M.P.H. in Tropical Public ecosystem. If it’s Health from Harvard; Chris Harte of Portland is an worms you’re inter investment manager and trustee of the National Audubon ested in, there are Society and the Maine Audubon Society. He has previously articles listed from 1887 to 1993. served on the boards of trustees for both the Texas and Florida chapters of The Nature Conservancy. He is a former Entries provide publisher of newspapers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maine. brief abstracts and Anna Marie Thron of South Portland is co-owner of tell you where to Programart Corporation, a software company in Boston. find articles on An active Conservancy volunteer, she is on the boards of subjects ranging from the Maine Community Foundation and the Boston shorebirds to shrimp, whales to Foundation’s Fund for Preservation of Wildlife and Natural wetlands, barnacles to bedrock, and tidal Areas. power to terns, tourism, toxins and trout. Call Susan Caldwell if you could use this research aid: 729-5181. Maine Legacy, Summer 1998 - 9 Creating ^ X Foundation enerosity that combines and of immense G intelligence, creativity and hands- value to our work. on knowledge is a rare gift indeed. And as icing on the cake, Recent gifts from Anna Marie and John she taught us how to use Thron combine all of these. them most effectively. For several years, The Nature Con Anna Marie’s rather awesome servancy in Maine has benefited from computer skills stem from her Anna Marie Thron’s extensive and several years as vice president of varied contributions as a volunteer. a computer software company Like the best volunteers, Anna Marie which she founded with her hus has been willing to do whatever was band, John. Computers and land needed, making sense of our photo conservation are but two of her files for example. However, the tasks interests. Anna Marie and John that have earned her our eternal Since 1995, Anna Marie has served Thron have used their gratitude have involved complex on the Board of Directors of the databases filled with important but Maine Community Foundation knowledge of two Maine apparently inaccessible information on (M CF), a nonprofit public foun institutions to make sure conservation science, research and dation. At the end of 1997, Anna their contributions development. Marie and John Thron created a new keep on giving. Anna Marie made what we thought donor-advised fund at MCF They were incompatible software programs established The Nature Conservancy of the fund at that time will be talk to each other - even sing. She (TNC) Fund with a generous gift. allocated to The Nature Conservancy: created databases that are user-friendly Each year, five percent of the value half will go to land conservation Note: Field trips 1-10 were . Edible Plants at Fernald’s Neck Preserve listed in previous issues. 1998 Camden, Sunday, September 27; 9:30 a.m. to 1 2:30 p.m. 11 . Mosaic at Killick Pond Join wild foods enthusiast Russ Cohen on a hike through Field Limington, Saturday, October 3; 10:00 Fernald’s Neck Preserve in Camden, where we will hunt Trips a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the many edible species of plants and mushrooms found The landscape associated with Killick in Maine. Information will be provided on the edible Pond is a mosaic of pitch pine-scrub portions of the plant/mushroom, seasons of availability, identification and preparation techniques, and guidelines oak barrens, acidic fens, outwash plain pondshore, and for safe and environmentally-responsible foraging. We won’t floodplain forest along the Saco and Little Ossipee Rivers. be harvesting on this trip, so you may want to bring along Over 1500 acres of floodplain forest and pine barrens habitat a notebook and pencil to write down what you learn. The have been protected. Join Southern Maine Preserves wild edible plants and mushrooms to be discussed here Manager Nancy Sferra to be the first to visit a parcel can easily be found in similar habitats throughout midcoast currently under option to The Nature Conservancy. We’ll also visit an adjacent area where fire ecologists from the Maine and elsewhere. Moderately strenuous. Limit: 15 University of Massachusetts have been conducting Field Trip Reservations: A must. PLEASE CALL (207) 729-5181 prescribed burns. We will discuss ecological management during business hours. Space is limited to 15 persons per trip un less otherwise indicated and phone reservations are accepted strictly of pine barrens and the role of fire in maintaining the on a first come, first served basis. If space is available when you ecosystem. Moderately strenuous. Limit: 15 call, you will be asked to send in the fee. Fee: Non-refundable $15 10 - Maine Legacy, Summer 1998 projects and programs in Maine and An explicit intention estate of no particular ecological the other half to the Conservancy’s significance given with the intention international program. (Anna Marie of the Throns in making that it can subsequently be sold to and John have traveled widely to this gift was to inspire generate funds for the protection of observe and assess environmental other current and potential critical habitat elsewhere in Maine (or protection programs in other coun donors to the Foundation anywhere in the U.S. and, in this case, tries.) abroad). Initially, there are four advisors of to make grants to the Once this property has been sold by The Nature Conservancy Fund: Anna Conservancy. the Conservancy, the net proceeds will Marie and John Thron during their be added to The Nature Conservancy lifetimes, the executive director of the designated by the executive director. Fund at the Maine Community Foun Maine Chapter and a second person An explicit intention of the Throns dation. in making this gift was to inspire other As a result of the Thron’s generosity, The Maine Community current and potential donors to the thoughtfulness and creativity, they Foundation works in Maine Community Foundation to were able to make a tax-advantageous Maine partnership with a make grants to The Nature Conser gift of appreciated assets that will Community “community of do- vancy. According to MCF president support land conservation in Maine Foundation nors” to Pro\ ide Marion Kane, “the Foundation has the and internationally for generations to permanent but capacity to create entirely independent come....and that hopefully will inspire flexible resources to improve the sub-accounts within The Nature others to do likewise. quality of life in Maine. With total Conservancy Fund, such that subse Says Anna Marie Thron, “John and assets in excess of $50 million, the quent donors may select their own I are pleased to be able to make these foundation was able to award over Conservancy priorities and their own gifts to The Nature Conservancy and $2.7 million in grants last year. Many advisors.” to the Maine Community Foundation, of these grants were awarded through Shortly before this newsletter went two organizations we’ve come to know Il “donor-advised” funds. Through to press, the Throns significantly and admire from first-hand know such funds, donors make tax-de augmented the assets of The Nature ledge. We hope others will join us in ductible contributions to MCF for Conservancy Fund by giving the protecting the diversity of life on distribution immediately or, more Conservancy a highly-appreciated earth, wherever their personal inter i' often, from income earned by the waterfront property on the Pemaquid ests may lie.” principal amount in subsequent peninsula as a “trade land”- a phrase years. the Conservancy uses to describe real per person, adult or child. Trips will be held rain, shine or snow - so please dress appropriately. Restroom facilities are not avail able. Bring a beverage, lunch or snacks depending on the time. And Now For Something Completely Free... Free Walks Damariscove Island: It’s too far to swim, but if you can get there, we’ll show you around. Caretakers Heather Hawkins and Greg Gaiera invite you to join them on a field trip around this unique resource, seven miles south of Boothbay Harbor. Come prepared to walk the 1 1/2 mile loop trail as we explore the island’s natural and cultural history. Meet at the bulletin board near the base of the dock at 12:00 BRUCE KIDMAN noon — we’ll finish by 2:00 p.m. Call the Brunswick office about as the seasons change. Delia has planned two trips 20 7-729-5181 to register. Please note: we will NOT be for general audiences and two especially for families: providing transportation to the island. Saturdays: July 25, General audience: Friday, July 24, 10:00 a.m. -12:0 0 noon August 1, 8, 22, 29. and Friday, August 14, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Bring Fernald’s Neck: Preserve Steward Delia Farris will lead your lunch if you wish to linger. Family walks: Sunday, several free walks at Fernald’s Neck this summer and fall. August 2, 1:00-3:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 20, 1:00 Come to one or more; there will be different things to learn - 3:00 p.m. Call Delia directly at 273-3767 to register. 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Our thanks to Jean Deighan for her work with these fourth and fifth graders and her faith in them as ^ future leaders. < •$ > -AC, ,vo° V ^ v V * V 6& (^,',V vV % e v > ° V e ^ ^ - f ** ' *£^ ^ A grateful rainforest inhabitant. KENT WOMMACK Memorials Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williamson Katherine N. Wheeler Baskahegan Company Elizabeth P. Bennet Arline Ross Neuman Charity Fund Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker Ms. Alice Sheppard Kresge Foundation Brooklin Boat Yard, Inc. Dr. Abigail Adams Harold Hackett Leslie & Walter Casco Bay Energy Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Agan Mr. Leon Berkowitz Burlock Foundation Celular One Dr. Nancy E. Bennet Karl Frederick Margaret Nomentana Central Maine Power Company Ms. Nancy R. Benoit Mr. and Mrs. Irvin H. Fletcher Foundation Deighan Associates, Inc. Ms. Diane D. Brinley Ladonna Orwig Mariner Fund Great Northern Paper Co. Mr. Stephen B. Erban and Ms. Mrs. Waldemar Argow MaryLouise Cowan J. D. Irving, Limited Catherine A. Phillips Michael Giroux Revocable Trust John Wiley & Sons Inc. Ms. Leslie S. Fish and M r. Jerry Peter and Debbie Kopetzky Roy Dowley Fund Market Decisions, Inc. H. G u rw itz Oscar S. and Martha S. Whalen S & G Foundation Mead Corporation Dr. and Mrs. Robert Goldberg Donald and Nancy Mairs Sand Dollar Foundation Merrill Merchants Bank Drs. Joel M. Gore and Deborah Helen Nichols Tolman Stratford Foundation Pierce Atwood M . D eM arco Mr. Charles Tolman Sulzberger Foundation, Inc. Sebasco Harbor Resort Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hall Seven Islands Land Company Ms. Mary Bullard Hennessy Shop ‘n Save Supermarkets Janie and Andrew P. Iverson We are grateful for... United Technologies Mrs. Kit Liller Foundation Support Wishcamper Properties, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Emery Nickerson Surdna Foundation, Inc. The Abramson Dr. and Mrs. Burton L. Olmsted The Sussman Family Foundation Dr. Norman and Mrs. Martha Family Foundation Weddings! Clements Family Saunders Evie deFrees and Brad LaRoche Charitable Trust Dr. Robert E Savadove Corporate Support M s. Julie E. Cristol Davis Family Trust Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Steele and Mr. Theodore L. Hill Elizabeth L. Johnson Fund American National Power, Inc. Ms. Judith P. Stone Gerrish H. Milliken Foundation Bangor Daily News Maine Legacy, Summer 1998- 13 B u s y Spring, summer, fall: If you are a Nature Con Maine Legacy servancy land steward in Published quarterly by the M aine Chapter Maine, you generally have of The Nature Conservancy, 14 M aine Street, three seasons in which to Fort Andross, Suite 401, Brunswick, Maine 04011 (207) 729-5181. Subscriptions to this newsletter are do the field work of all available to members. M embership categories four. That’s one reason we in c lu d e : Maine Heritage Society, $1000 and up; hire additional staff every Conservator, $100-$999; Basic Dues, $25; Life, $1,000 endowment gift. Over 11,000 households support the spring - thanks to the Conservancy’s work in Maine. Richard Saltonstall fr. TRUSTEES Memorial Student/Intern Lyndel J. W ishcamper, Freeport, Chairperson Endowment establ ished for A la R e id , York Harbor, Vice Chairperson just this purpose and George N. Cam pbell, Jr., Portland, Vice Chairperson Roger M illiken, Jr., Cumberland Center, Vice Chairperson additional funds from Madge Baker, Springvale, Secretary thelngram Richardson W eston L. Bonney, Portland , Treasurer Memorial Fund and the BRUCE KIDMAN Joyce Coleman, Addisaon Rachel Carson Endowment. Jumping into the breach in southern Maine this year David L. Courtemanch, M t . Vernon Jean M. Deighan, Bangor is Melissa Noel of Old Orchard Beach, a senior at the University of Maine Charles D. Duncan, Machias majoring in Natural Resources. She will have her hands full. Along with her Leon A. Gorman, Yarmouth many other duties, she is organizing volunteers for a seed collection and Horace A. Hildreth, Falmouth Foreside replanting project at Kennebunk Plains, restoration work to follow disturbance Sherry Huber, Falmouth Ed Kfoury, Oquossic by natural gas pipeline construction. Melissa Noel (left) is shown here John Lincoln, South Freeport with Southern Maine Preserves Manager Nancy Sferra. Charles J. M icoleau, Portland R a y O w e n , Orono Kathryn J. Rand, Hallowell Upsurge In Member Giving Meeting New Trustee Challenge Robert Steneck, North Whitefield R ic h a r d J . W a r r e n , Bangor ur Spring Appeal has been a big They have posed a $100,000 challenge Lissa W idoff, Freedom Osuccess, and part of the credit to members to increase gifts at the Charier Honorary Trustee: goes to a challenge posed by three $l,000-and-above level. Brand new Edward T. Richardson, Jr., South Portland Maine Chapter Trustees. Thanks to gifts at that level or increases made by STAFF your generosity, we’ve surpassed our current $ 1,000 plus donors count Kent W. Wommack Vice President and Executive Director $80,000 goal by raising $ 100,000! Cliff Alton Membership/Systems Coordinator toward this challenge. Nick Becker Project Information Coordinator That’s our most successful Spring This opportunity will continue to be W illiam Brune Assistant Director of Land Protection Appeal ever (including 1993 when the an incentive for members this summer Amy Buehner Major Gifts Assistant Kresge Foundation offered a double- and during the Fall Appeal. We thank Susan Caldwell Protection Assistant M. Bridget Chase Director of Development your-gift challenge grant) the Trustees and all who decide to raise Jeanne Desjardins Stewardship Assistant To date, $12,750 has been given in their sights so we can protect more M olly Dougherty Development Research Assistant response to the Trustee’s challenge. sites. J im D o w Cobscook Bay Project Director Susan Downs Operations Assistant Kristin Foord Protection Assistant Maine Chapter Bruce Kidman Director of Communications/Gov't Relations The Nature Conservancy Nonprofit Org. Theresa M cKittrick Administrative Assistant Fort Andross U.S. Postage J. Mason Morfit Vice President/Director of Planned Giving 14 M aine Street, Suite 401 PAID Doug Radziewicz Downeast Preserves Steward Brunswick, Maine 04011-2026 The Nature Conservancy Jane Richmond Director of Administration and Finance Maine Chapter Josh Royte Conservation Planner T o m R u m p f Director of Science and Stewardship Nancy Sferra Southern Maine Preserves Manager *****************************3- q;[Q];T 043 Kyle Stockwell Land Steward Member W0219294 Kathy Sylvester Development/Communications Assistant Maine State Library Barbara Vickery Director of Conservation Planning State House Station W64 Meredeth W inter Annual Giving Officer Augusta ME 04333-0001 i i i n H )■ i i n i i n i i i n i i i i i i i 111 i m i t.... ,m ,i..i.i.,i„i,i © Printed on recycled paper E a stp o rt S a lm o n F estiv al hile you are Down East, why not make a W weekend of it? Sunday, September 13 is the annual Eastport Salmon Festival (always the first Sunday after Labor Day). Eastport’s historic downtown district will be closed off to traffic but the shops will be wide open and Water Street will host bagpipers, smoked seafood vendors and tents overflowing with fine arts and crafts. At the far end of Water Street, the canopied lawns of the Peavey Memorial Library will be the destination du jour. That’s where barbecued salmon will be served alongside Maine baked potatoes and T g r f all the fixings. For $10 you get the full dinner and a free boat ride and' tour of the salmon pens. For inform ation, call the Eastport Area'' Chamber of Commerce at 853-4644. I. The Bold Lynn Bradbury, Steward of the new Within the relatively small |< Bogging Down Cobscook Trails system, will guide us Quoddy Head State Park are & Coast to the Sea along the Bold Coast Trail in several different natural com- 3t Quoddy Head Cutler. Walk through spruce-fir forest, bridge a cedar swamp munities, each with its own intricate web of life. Join botanist and climb up stone steps to reach the coastal trail where Sally Rooney in an exploration of the special ecology of the you’ll enjoy truly breathtaking views of the Grand Manan peat bog located in the park. We’ll also have the opportunity Channel, the Bay of Fundy and Grand Manan Island. Bring to learn about the maritime spruce fir forest and cobble beach your binoculars to watch for whales. Very strenuous. 10:00 habitats found along the park trails. Remember to wear a.m.-2:00 p.m. $8/person; $16/family. Limit: 15 rubber boots or brave cold, wet feet. Moderate. 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. $8/person; $16/family. Limit: 15 J. Managing Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge . - . is divided into two sprawling units, L. Life Between the Tides Moosenorn one near Calais, the 17,000-acre on Hallowell Island Baring Unit (where our trip will take place) - and one which reaches to the shores of Cobscook Bay, the 7,000-acre offers a variety of habitats, but none so challenging as those Edmunds Unit. Bob Peyton, Deputy Refuge Manager, will that face a twice daily flood of icy Atlantic tides. Marine describe the management techniques at Moosehorn National Biologist Ken Vencile will lead an exploration of intertidal Wildlife Refuge. He’ll begin with a slide show introduction ecology at Hallowell Island, exploring the shore of this 63- over lunch, but after lunch, Bob will take us into the field. acre island. Discover some of the many hardy creatures that We’ll board a van for a tour of this beautiful reserve, with thrive in the difficult habitat between high and low tides. frequent stops to discuss the ways the refuge is managed for You’ll need to wear your mud boots as we get a close look at endangered species, migratory waterfowl, game animals, these fascinating plants and animals.Moderate/strenuous. water resources and even timber. Keep an eye out for moose, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. $8/person; $16/family. Limit: 15 black bear, migratory ducks and bald eagles. Easy 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. $8/person; $16/family Limit: 13 7 - Maine Legacy, Summer 1998 Another piece of the puzzle: University of Maine geologist Joe Kelly has been mapping the near shore habitats of the Maine coast for years. He uses high frequency sonar to bounce radio waves off the ocean bottom, graphs the results and, from these, determines whether an area is rock or mud or another surface material. When he published a series of large colorful maps illustrating the surficial geology of the near shore coast last year, we noticed a significant hole in the data - Cobscook Bay. Cobscook area residents attending a Conservancy workshop in Eastport last year joined Maine Department of Marine Resources scientists in calling for “sidescan” mapping there as well. Kelly was pleased with the prospect of finishing this important work. With funding from The Nature Conservancy, Kelly has begun mapping Cobscook Bay. The results will be made available to the local community and to resource managers alike. Knowing what’s on the ocean floor will help commercial and noncommercial interests make decisions that recognize and balance economic and environmental needs. About Annual Meeting Field Trips Our trips are held rain or shine - so please dress Annual Meeting M appropriately. Bring a beverage, lunch, snacks depending Times & Events on the time. Field trips w ill leave sharply at times Saturday, September 12, 1998 indicated. In most cases, restroom facilities will not be available. Because there are usually waiting lists on these ▼ Field Trips 9:00 a.m. trips, please notify us immediately if you will be unable to (Various times/various places) to 3:30 p m. attend a trip for which you have registered. ▼ Tours of Washington County Technical College boat building facilities 3:00-3:45 p.m. Logistics R Us ▼ Lubec to Eastport water taxi ecause some of our Annual Meeting guests will (Lubec dock) 3:30 p.m. sharp Bbe staying closer to Lubec than to Eastport, we’ll ▼ Annual Business Meeting offer a water taxi service. The Janna Marie will leave Washington County Lubec for Eastport at 3:30 p.m., in time to get you to Technical College the Business meeting (we’ll provide landside (Executive Director’s \ Annual Slide Presentation) 4:00 p.m. transportation as well). Following the Annual T Reception Meeting Dinner, the Janna M arie will make the return Washington County trip to Lubec. What could be a nicer way to end the Technical College 5:00 p.m. evening than a cruise on Cobscook Bay? ▼ Featured Speakers Washington County Waponahki Museum Technical College 6:00 p.m. ▼ Annual Meeting Dinner The Waponahki Museum and Eastport Lobster & Fish Company 7:30 p.m. Resource Center presents the ▼ Eastport to Lubec water taxi culture of the Passamaquoddy (Eastport dock) @9:00 p.m. Indians of Maine through tools, ^ z photographs, basketry, artifacts, n arts and crafts.Call 853-4001. *• Other Things TO DO in Cobscook Bav • Harris Whale Watch 853-4303 . Tidal Trails Ecotours 726-4079 • Cottage Garden display gardens 733-2902 • Quoddy Air scenic overflights 853-0997 Roosevelt Campobello International Park (www.fdr.net) 506-752-6000 • Bold Coast Charter Company (birdwatching boat trips) 259-4484 • see also website: www.quoddyloop.com/sunrise.htm 8 - Maine Legacy, Summer 1998