Brownfield Bog

East Brownfield, Maine

To Get There:: From Portland: Go West on Route 25. 1/2 mile after the center of Standish, take a right onto Route 113. Stay on Route 113 through Steep Falls, East Baldwin, and Hiram. In East Brownfield, turn right or North onto Route 160. In about 1 1/2 miles fork Left onto Lord Hill Road. In about .1 mile there will be a dirt road on the left. It is hard to tell that this is the road. It looks like somebody's driveway. A little over a 1/2 mile in on this dirt road there is a small building and a sign that labels the area a Wildlife Management Area.

References

Pierson, Pierson, and Vickery. A Birder's Guide to Maine. , Camden, Maine: Down East Books, 1996.

Maine Atlas and Gazetteer, Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Co, 1998.

Bull, John and John Farrand, Jr. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds, Eastern Region, New York: Chanticleer Press, 1992.

Description: Brownfield Bog Wildlife Management Area is owned and managed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It is not an actual bog. This 5,700 acre area is a shallow wetland that is bisected by the Saco River.

Fees and Hours of Operation: The center is open daily from dawn to dusk. There is no usage fee. And there are no facilites.

Canoeing: You can explore the bog by canoe or by foot. If you are on foot, your exploration will be limited to what you can see from the dirt roads. We explored by canoe. There were many places to put the canoe in.