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Projects completed 10/1/2008 to 09/30/2009 in States served by the Northeastern Area
State Date   Acres Total value FLP payment
Massachusetts 10/15/2008 Quabbin Corridor Connection 5 187 $413,272 $376,325
Massachusetts 12/30/2008 Quabbin Corridor Connection 7 21 $211,499 $191,952
Massachusetts 1/8/2009 Quabbin Corridor Connection 6 80 $314,189 $292,142
Massachusetts 1/12/2009 Quabbin Corridor Connection 15 56 $73,784 $58,695
Massachusetts 1/12/2009 Quabbin Corridor Connection 16 27 $123,387 $83,470
Massachusetts 1/29/2009 Quabbin Corridor Connection 9 77 $216,213 $215,483
Massachusetts 1/29/2009 Quabbin Corridor Connection 18 103 $92,271 $91,879
Massachusetts 1/30/2009 Quabbin Corridor Connection 1 7 $77,367 $77,367
Massachusetts 1/30/2009 Quabbin Corridor Connection 2 43 $146,027 $146,027
Massachusetts 1/30/2009 Quabbin Corridor Connection 3 43 $231,097 $231,097
Massachusetts 1/30/2009 Quabbin Corridor Connection 3a 36 $208,207 $208,207
Massachusetts 1/30/2009 Quabbin Corridor Connection 13 80 $247,766 $225,520
This 18 Tract project of Forest Legacy funded acquisitions and cost share tracts protects 1,700 acres through fee acquisitions and conservation easements.
Rhode Island 12/28/2008 Tillinghast Pond Management Area 1-3 1,509 $14,620,000 $3,000,000
Part of the 200 square mile forested block called the Pawcatuck Borderlands that straddles the Connecticut and Rhode Island state line and is part of the last great stretch of forested land from Washington, D.C. to Boston, MA. 
Missouri 12/30/2008 LaBarque Creek 154 $1,510,180 $500,000
The property is an addition to the 969-acre Young Conservation Area, which is primarily managed for watershed protection and public recreational use by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
New York 1/16/2009 Ticeteneyck Mountain 448 $1,970,000 $500,000
The property provides water supply protection for New York City and recreational opportunities including access by the public to the top of Ticeteneyck Mountain.
Vermont 1/26/2009 Brushwood Community Forest 2 138 $160,000 $0
Vermont 1/26/2009 Brushwood Community Forest 3 154 $230,000 $230,000
Vermont 1/26/2009 Brushwood Community Forest 4 169 $166,000 $166,000
Vermont 1/26/2009 Brushwood Community Forest 5 151 $235,000 $235,000
This newly created Community Forest in Vermont is owned by the Town of West Fairlee and adds to an already existing protected block of forests totaling 2,500 acres.
Wisconsin 2/6/2009 Holy Hills 1 74 $1,480,000 $945,400
Wisconsin 2/6/2009 Holy Hills 2 35 $566,000 $361,500
Wisconsin 2/6/2009 Holy Hills 3 89 $1,085,000 $668,100
Forests located at the base of Holy Hill, where the Carmelite Friars Basilica of the Holy Hill is located and draws over 300,000 visitors a year to take in the scenic views and of the surrounding area including these FLP lands.
Vermont 3/20/2009 Green Mountain Corridor 511 $665,000 $493,000
This tract is an important parcel to the forested wildlife corridor protection effort between the south and north units of the Green Mountain National Forest.
Vermont 4/14/2009 Orange County Headwaters 1,473 $795,000 $760,000
Part of a community effort to conserve property in Orange County that includes the headwaters of three major river watersheds. 
Indiana 6/11/2009 Land Bridge 1 128 $395,000 $281,625
This projects connect a 1,938 acres of a protected forest block to the west to 323 protected acres the east. 
Maine 6/18/2009 Lower Penobscot Forest (Amherst) 4,974 $3,425,810 $2,570,000
Within an easy commute from Maine’s second largest city, Bangor, Amherst’s undeveloped ponds and hills have views of Cadillac Mountain (Acadia National Park) to the south and Mount Katahdin (Baxter State Park) to the north.
Connecticut 8/21/2009 Skiff Mountain 1 141 $1,800,000 $369,889
Connecticut 8/5/2009 Skiff Mountain 2 85 $1,005,000 $224,091
Connecticut 7/21/2009 Skiff Mountain 3 81 $370,000 $213,147
Connecticut 8/12/2009 Skiff Mountain 4 34 $680,000 $89,565
Connecticut 12/16/2008 Skiff Mountain 5 46 $830,000 $0
Connecticut 8/12/2009 Skiff Mountain 6 318 $3,760,000 $836,036
The Skiff Mountain properties establishh important linkages to more than 7,000 acres of protected local, State, and Federal forest and recreation lands, including Macedonia Brook State Park, The Appalachian Trail, and land trust managed lands. 
Massachusetts 6/30/2009 Southern Monadnock Plateau 4 68 $331,000 $23,290
Massachusetts 6/30/2009 Southern Monadnock Plateau 5 55 $308,000 $0
The land protected by a conservation easement is adjacent to the Town of Westminster's 440-acre Muddy Pond Conservation Area and the State’s 2,000-acre High Ridge Wildlife Management Area. 
Vermont 8/4/2009 Chittenden County Uplands 13 122 $509,540 $382,150
An abundance of wildlife habitat exists on the property including vernal pools, beaver wetlands and rich northern hardwood woodlands. Sustainable harvesting of forest products will be an important activity on the property. 
New York 8/6/2009 Adirondack Working Forest 83,890 $10,068,800 $985,000
A conservation easement that ensures the sustainable use of forest land for forestry, the protection of water quality and the conservation of ecologically-significant habitats. 
Maryland 8/11/2009 Broad Creek 376 $3,255,000 $3,255,000
The tract is home to a number of rare, threatened and endangered species and unique forest habitats. The property also contains a 60-acre old growth hemlock stand which includes the second largest hemlock on record in Maryland
New Jersey 8/19/2009 Sparta Mountain South 85 $3,300,000 $1,773,000
The property contains forested uplands, exceptional value wetlands and three high quality streams that feed directly into the Charles O. Hayford State Fish Hatchery that has been in production since 1912 and is currently raising over 15 species. 
Maine 9/16/2009 Machias River III - Wabassus 6,628 $1,490,000 $1,390,000
Strengthens the connections between prior conservation investments that are part of an international landscape extending into New Brunswick, Canada. 
Michigan 9/25/2008 Northern Great Lakes Forest 2 30,343 $4,775,000 $3,500,000
Stretching across the Upper Peninsula, including over 4,175 acres of the Two-Hearted River watershed, the river was made famous in 1925 when Ernest Hemingway published "The Big Two Hearted River". 
Indiana 9/29/2009 Mt. Tea Ridge 490 $1,629,000 $1,265,000
The steep forested hillsides will be managed by the Indiana Division of Forestry for timber, public recreation, water quality, and wildlife management. The project will also provide permanent habitat for the state threatened timber rattlesnake.
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