Restoring Communities

With partnership from the Nature Conservancy, and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, DSF has embarked on a restoration project of Beaverdam Stream.

The project is just one of many that DSF is involved in, and a great representation of the coordination and community engagement that DSF provides.

The 6.4 acre section is a wooded stream buffer abutting Beaverdam Stream and is part of a larger DSF Land Trust Preserve. The stream contains approximately 100 sq. meters of juvenile Atlantic Salmon rearing habitat. Upstream there are river herring and a very productive brook trout fishery.

The overall goal of long-term management is to maintain Beaverdam Stream forever as high quality Atlantic salmon breeding and rearing habitat while maintaining traditional human use of the property.

By removing collapsed culverts and installing a new road and trails, DSF is making the property accessible to the public for hiking, walking, mountain biking (on designated trails), snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.​