| 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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