Northeastern Area Forest Legacy Program
Projects completed to date in FY2007
in the Northeastern Area
| State |
Date |
Project |
Acres |
Total value |
FLP payment |
| Pennsylvania |
12/20/2006 |
History of Forestry |
1,191 |
$4,016,000 |
$2,216,000 |
| This conservation easement is on family forest land owned by the descendents of Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service and the “Father of American Forestry.” |
| Rhode Island |
12/22/2006 |
Weetamoo Woods |
101 |
$570,000 |
$498,000 |
| Located along a ridge that represents the skyline as seen from great distances, including southeastern Massachusetts, and from the waters of the Sakonnett River and Narragansett Bay |
| Minnesota |
12/29/2006 |
North Duluth Phase 1 - Moose Mountain |
300 |
$345,000 |
$345,000 |
| Minnesota |
1/30/2007 |
North Duluth Phase 2 - Stanley Creek |
468 |
$375,000 |
$20,000 |
| These easements protect forests along the French River and Stanley Creek. The surrounding forests serve as habitat for wide-ranging species, including black bear and timber wolf. |
| Massachusetts |
12/29/2006 |
Prospect Hill - Phase 1 |
100 |
$330,000 |
$273,000 |
| Massachusetts |
2/3/2007 |
Prospect Hill - Phase 2 |
68 |
$61,000 |
$29,000 |
| This project buffers Harvard Forest, source of one of the longest and most comprehensive records of ecological change for any forest site in North America. |
| Massachusetts |
12/30/2006 |
Ballard Hill |
33 |
$265,000 |
$89,000 |
| This property protects forests adjacent to the Chapman-Goodale Town Conservation Area, the nearby Cook and Bartlett Pond Town Conservation Area, and Lancaster State Forest. |
| Massachusetts |
1/10/2007 |
Bush Hill |
116 |
$113,000 |
$113,000 |
| This property will continue to provide critical watershed protection and habitat for wide-ranging species such as black bear, fisher, fox, moose, deer, coyote, bobcat, and heron. |
| Vermont |
1/22/2007 |
Adden Mountain |
1,358 |
$220,000 |
$220,000 |
| This property includes the summit of 2,400-foot Adden Mountain and the watershed basin for Catbow Swamp, a significant 400-acre wetland. |
| Iowa |
1/30/2007 |
Caves |
140 |
$116,000 |
$87,000 |
| Located in eastern Iowa, this 140-acre central hardwood forest lies along the north fork of the Maquoketa River and borders Searyl's Cave State Preserve. |
| New Hampshire |
2/9/2007 |
Rossview |
548 |
$2,470,000 |
$1,970,000 |
| This working farm with associated woodlands, ponds, and wetlands located among other protected lands is within a few miles of Concord, New Hampshire's capital city. |
| Delaware |
2/28/2007 |
Green Horizons Phases 3 and 4 |
328 |
$5,200,000 |
$2,956,000 |
| The purchase of these tracts for the Redden State Forest will help expand a corridor of protected lands within the central portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Delaware Bay. |
| New Jersey |
3/7/2007 |
Gerard Woods |
1,200 |
$4,000,000 |
$1,440,000 |
| The acquisition of this wooded tract will enhance water quality in streams and wetlands located on the property and will preserve habitat for State threatened and endangered species. |
| New Hampshire |
3/21/2007 |
Willard Pond 1 |
376 |
$750,000 |
$542,000 |
| Located within the Contoocook River watershed, this tract is in the watershed of Willard Pond, a pristine 108-acre pond located entirely within the Willard Pond Wildlife Sanctuary. |
| Maine |
3/21/2007 |
Katahdin Ironworks |
37,000 |
$9,870,000 |
$4,434,000 |
| This tract is at the heart of the Appalachian Trail’s famed 100-Mile Wilderness and contains high mountain ridgelines, undeveloped lakes, wild river corridors, productive forests, and sweeping vistas. |
| Minnesota |
5/11/2007 |
Sugar Hills |
1,659 |
$1,800,000 |
$825,000 |
| Sugar Hills was the first project completed by the Minnesota Forest Legacy Partnership, a public-private coalition formed to keep the State’s Northwoods intact. |
| Maine |
5/25/2007 |
Grafton Notch |
3,688 |
$2,850,000 |
$2,000,000 |
| The Grafton Notch property lies at the heart of the Mahoosuc Mountains, which stretch from the White Mountains of New Hampshire into western Maine. |
| Vermont |
6/27/2007 |
Chittenden County Uplands - Yandow |
61 |
$127,000 |
$127,000 |
| The broad conservation goal is to conserve productive timber land and ecologically significant areas that link Mount Mansfield State Forest and Camel’s Hump State Park. |
| Massachusetts |
6/29/2007 |
Muschopague Brook |
106 |
$630,000 |
$395,000 |
| The Muschopague Brook flows into the Quinapoxet Reservoir in central Massachusetts and is a major drinking water supply reservoir for the city of Worcester. |
| Wisconsin |
9/17/2007 |
Wolf River Phases 1 and 2 |
18,513 |
$9,180,000 |
$3,056,000 |
| This large conservation easement buffers the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and the Wolf River State Fisheries area, and contains portions of the National Scenic Ice Age Trail. |
| Indiana |
9/17/2007 |
Indian Creek 2 |
1,363 |
$1,205,000 |
$1,040,000 |
| Over 2,300 acres along the Indian Creek is now protected in conservation easements held by the State of Indiana, as this tract is adjacent to two other Indian Creek FLP completions from 2002 and 2005. |
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Year-to-Date FY07 Total |
68,717 |
$44,493,000 |
$22,675,000 |
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