Ledge Community Forest News Today

NORWAY — The Maine West initiative is once again challenging people across the Oxford Hills, greater Bethel, and the River Valley areas to earn cash rewards for local youth programs by getting outside for healthy outdoor activities during the upcoming school vacation week. Starting February 17, people can sign up for the Second Nature Adventure […]

NORWAY — The Maine West initiative challenges people across the Oxford Hills, greater Bethel, and River Valley areas to earn cash rewards for local youth programs by getting outside for healthy outdoor activities during the upcoming school vacation week. Starting Saturday, Feb. 17, people can sign up for the Second Nature Adventure Challenge and start […]

WOODSTOCK — On Wednesday, Oct. 25 about 20 voters crowded into Woodstock’s town office to vote for purchase of a 48-acre tract of land that abuts Buck’s Ledge Community Forest, owned by the Town of Woodstock. The Woodstock Conservation Commission had acquired the monies needed – $60,000 – with a grant. The Town would pay […]

WOODSTOCK — When six of Maine’s eight bat species were identified at Buck’s Ledge Community Forest, Marcel Polak, of the Woodstock Conservation Commission said, “I’m thrilled. It is just another example of this extraordinary natural resource/forest/recreational area … There are so many things that divide us now … it has just brought the community together.” […]

NORWAY — The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy (CEBE) recently added four new electric vehicle charging stations, adding eight new plugs to their Western Maine EV charging network. This latest addition makes a total of 26 public plugs that the climate justice nonprofit has installed over the last eight years. The new ChargePoint Level 2, […]

You may have hiked the trails at Buck’s Ledge trail before but some residents have been concerned for years about their future, and on Saturday, Buck’s Ledge Community Forest became a reality. To celebrate the occasion, volunteers, town and state officials, and local nonprofits came together to dedicate the new Community Forest and unveil a […]

WESTON, Maine (AP) — A conservation program in Maine has selected five projects that...

WESTON, Maine (AP) — A conservation program in Maine has selected five projects that...

All outdoor enthusiasts should be delighted to know that we’ve just announced the first five new conservation projects funded by the Land for Maine’s Future. Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening. You know back in 1987, the Legislature recognized that protecting working lands, farmlands, waterfronts, and public access to those properties is critical to preserving our quality of life. Then Maine voters approved a $35 million bond to create the Land for Maine’s Futu...

The protected lands range from a community forest in Woodstock to the headwaters of the Kennebago River to a deer wintering habitat in Aroostook County.