DEAD STREAM
PRESERVE

This DSF preserve is an easement on land owned by the New England Forestry Foundation in Reynolds Family Forest.  DSF purchased the easement with a grant from the North American Wetland Conservation Act, a program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  The 1,160-acre property is NEFF’s first Downeast Maine Community Forest.

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Under the easement, the property’s forested uplands will be sustainably managed for forestry, while a  wide riparian buffer easement on the property’s freshwater resources provides special protection to habitat for cold-water fish like salmon and trout.

Easements like these secure enduring land management goals on privately held land. While much of this land is a working forest, NEFF welcomes the community. Please visit their website to learn more about the recreational opportunities this landowner allows on their property.

https://newenglandforestry.org/explore/recreation/