Our Accomplishmnets
Some WWLT Accomplishments
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1994 – Booming Ground – Worked with the State on one of the first LMFB Land Trust Projects, a 400 acre parcel owned by IF&W and managed as an ecological reserve.
1995 – Baskahegan Easement – Quietly promoted 500-foot easement along more than 16 miles of Spednic Lake shoreline and fee interest in eight islands, conveyed by Baskahegan Company to the State of Maine.
1996 to 1998 – Birch Island – Purchased 25-acre Birch Island and Little Birch Island on Spednic Lake. Property was later conveyed by WWLT to the State of Maine with restrictive deed covenants.
1999 – Spednic Protected Natural Area – urged Province of New Brunswick to maintain the wild character of Crown lands along the St. Croix waterway. In 2001 the Province created 64,000-acrea Spednic Lake Protected Natural Area.
Accepted the gift of Freda Island located in the outlet stream of East Grand Lake for public use in perpetuity.
2001 – Spednic Lake/St. Croix River – Protected 500-foot corridor along 50 miles of pristine lake and river frontage and more than 3,000 acres of wildlife habitat in collaboration with partner organizations. Property was conveyed to the State of Maine through WWLT with restrictive deed covenants. Partner organizations included St. Croix International Waterway Commission, New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) and the State of Maine.
2003 to 2005 – Downeast Lakes Forestry Partnership – Actively participated in partnership spearheaded by NEFF and the Downeast Lakes Land Trust to extinguish development on 312,000 acres of working forest land in Washington County.
2008 – Greenland Island – Purchased scenic 6-acre island located next to one of the best salmon fishing holes on East Grand Lake, the first of many future projects on East Grand.
2008 – West Grand Lake Forest – Provided financial collateral to the Downeast Lakes Land Trust toward the conservation of a 22,000-acre parcel along West Grand Lake.
2009 – Woodie Wheaton Land Trust Center – In addition to serving as the trust’s new office and meeting facility, the new center provides a base for community outreach, education, fieldtrips, and is available for use by other community groups in Maine and New Brunswick.
2010 – East Grand Watershed Initiative - Working with the Conservation Fund to conserve 12,013 acres of forest land and 27.5 miles of shoreline along East Grand, Longley, Deering, North, Sucker, and Brackett Lakes.
