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East Point Sanctuary, Biddeford ME

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East Point Sanctuary

East Point Sanctuary

Maine has not been getting much snow lately, which stinks for snowshoeing, skiing and riding. Where we used to have snow on trails, now we have packed snow and ice pockets. If you have some form of ice cleat, you can still get out and enjoy yourself.

East Point Sanctuary

East Point Sanctuary

I took my old pair of HT Enterprises Sure Grip Safety Treads to East Point Sanctuary near Biddeford Pool. This kind of ice cleat is a stretchy, flat-packing rubber tread that you wear over your shoes. You can wear them with boots or shoes. (I also use them for Fly Fishing. They help with slippery rocks and walking on muddy shore lines.) I have had these treads for nearly 10 years.

HT Enterprises Snow Treads

HT Enterprises Snow Treads

It was overcast and blustery with a some spitting snow flying around but with the right clothes and some traction, I was able to have a great time and take some photographs.

I also tried out a new app for my iPhone: EveryTrail. This app allows you to track your hike or trip and take photos along the way. Then you can upload it to share online. Here is the link to my EveryTrail track from East Point Sanctuary.

East Point Sanctuary


Map your trip with EveryTrail

EveryTrail is a free download in the App Store, try it out.

The Nature Conservancy and Plum Creek come to an agreement in Maine

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The Nature Conservancy, the Forest Society of Maine and Appalachian Mountain Club have signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Plum Creek Timber Company to permanently preserve more than 340,000 acres in Maine’s North Woods, near Moosehead Lake. When Plum Creek Timber Company presented it’s land development proposal for Maine, it was met with resistance, including acts of “eco-terrorism“. The Plum Creek plan website puts it this way, “The plan for our lands attracted significant – and sometimes overwhelming – attention from those who value the Moosehead region and its remote character, natural resources and economic opportunities.” In March, 2006, the Nature Conservancy, the Forest Society of Maine and the Appalachian Mountain Club proposed a Conservation Framework which would have preserved 400,000 acres. The size difference between the March Conservation Framework proposal and the October Purchase and Sale Agreement seems to be exactly the difference between “attractively priced” conservation easements and the unattractively priced conservation easements. The website for the Plum Creek Timber Company land development proposal gives a summary of the changes from the original Plum Creek plan.

Nature Conservancy Receives 1,910-acre parcel in Phippsburg, Maine

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An anonymous donor has given The Nature Conservancy 1,910 acres in the midcoast town of Phippsburg. One of the largest unprotected parcels on the Maine coast, the land’s diverse topography ranges from hemlock gorges and pitch pine ridges to over four miles of shoreline on the New Meadows River. Read more about the new Nature Conservancy Basin Preserve.