Roughly 20% of town land is in conservation. People generally move to Maine to have a home and a lifestyle that doesn't look like it did in their suburban or city home "from away". Locals are equally concerned to keep Maine from being spoiled by sprawl and homogenous, cookie-cutter subdivisions.
In last week's edition of the Forecaster, a weekly newspaper that covers the Portland north area, I learned that the Freeport Convservation Trust completed a 2 1/2 year effort to preserve the 132 acre Mitchell Ledge Farm on Flying Point Road. The funds to preserve the land came from a variety of sources including the Freeport Land Bank Fund, the state program called Land For Maine's Future, and a Federal grant. There were also roughly 100 local contributors to this worthy project. Soon I hope to take a walk on the new hiking trails that will eventually connect to property on Maquoit Bay.
In last week's edition of the Forecaster, a weekly newspaper that covers the Portland north area, I learned that the Freeport Convservation Trust completed a 2 1/2 year effort to preserve the 132 acre Mitchell Ledge Farm on Flying Point Road. The funds to preserve the land came from a variety of sources including the Freeport Land Bank Fund, the state program called Land For Maine's Future, and a Federal grant. There were also roughly 100 local contributors to this worthy project. Soon I hope to take a walk on the new hiking trails that will eventually connect to property on Maquoit Bay.
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