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GPMCT purchases Hay Ledges, Orland donates swamp

Feb 3, 2012 | News

This winter, GPMCT has added two more pieces of land to the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands – one a gift from the Town of Orland, and another part of a campaign to close the gap between the two tracts of the Wildlands. Both parcels will be put into Tree Growth tax...

New wildlife meadows created

Feb 3, 2012 | News

Visitors to the Dead River side of the Wildlands will notice some spectacular new views of Dead River and Alamoosook Lake this year. GPMCT received cost-share funds in 2011 from the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service’s WHIP (Wildlife Habitat Incentives...

Maine Championship Snowshoe Race Coverage

Feb 3, 2012 | News

Thanks to Peter Keeney, Jen Riefler and many volunteers, this year’s snowless Maine State Championship Snowshoe race in the Wildlands was an event nonetheless. Read our Snowshoe Race press release and view race photos in our Gallery. Also see articles on the Snowshoe...

Maine Championship Snowshoe Race Jan. 22, 2012

Feb 1, 2012 | Gallery, Uncategorized

Snow was in short supply for the Maine State Championship Snowshoe Race Sunday in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands – but that didn’t stop 14 competitors from running the race sans snowshoes. Jeff Lombardo of Old Town, 24, won the event by running 4.9 rugged miles in...

Christmas Greens event 2011

Jan 22, 2012 | Gallery

Thanks to our many volunteers and the 300 people who came to purchase trees, our 2011 Christmas tree event was a success once again.