All text is from The Forest Society of Maine website:
In 1984 the Coburn family, who had owned much of Attean Township since 1916, faced the need to sell their land, but wanted to find a way to protect the township’s stunning natural beauty, outstanding forest resources, and recreational traditions.
FSM was established by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests to fill a unique niche and to conserve 18,067 acres in Jackman, Maine (Attean Township). The area includes important ecological areas, 15 miles of Attean Pond and Moose River shore front, scenic islands, mountain slopes, and productive forestland .
At the time, the Attean easement was the largest conservation easement in the country, and the first easement in Maine to include the multiple values — recreational, ecological, and economic — produced by Maine’s forests.
Categories: Autumn, Garry Armstrong, Mountains, Nature, Photography, river, Seasons
Stunning photos. Gorgeous colours. 😀
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Thanks, Raewyn. Hard to take a bad picture in “God’s Country”.
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The text can be from The Forest Society of Maine website but the photos are yours and they are too good.
So gorgeous!
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Thanks, Evelyne. Hard to find words to describe how beautiful the region is. The pictures come close.
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Garry was going to just post the pictures, but I thought people might find the information interesting. I always like to know something about what I’m looking at. So I added the basic facts 🙂
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Thank goodness that not everyone thinks of land just in terms of its value in dollars.
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You’re so right. It makes us appreciate what we sometimes take for granted.
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We are indeed lucky there are a few people left who care about more than how much money they can make by despoiling the world’s natural beauty!
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Beautiful images!
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Thanks, Sue. Feels like we’re living in a John Ford movie.
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Looks like it too, Garry!
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These pictures!! Speechless. Thanks for sharing the backstory, too.
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Thank you, Genurosa. Speechless is the word.
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