1. Community Forest Project Grand Lake Stream, Maine

5. The mission of the Downeast Lakes Land Trust is to ensure the long-term economic and environmental well-being of the Downeast Lakes region through the conservation and exemplary management of its forests and waters.

6. Downeast Lakes Forestry Partnership A project of the Downeast Lakes Land Trust and the New England Forestry Foundation

12. largest tannery in the world 1870-1898

39. world class fishery

48. mammal survey

49. intern programs

50. fifth year of loon monitoring

52. education

60. Key features of a successful community forest program: The community benefits from resources conserved. Community members support a conservation ethic and take pride in managing land for future generations. Diverse viewpoints are respected and incorporated into the master plan. A combination of working forests, special management areas, and ecological reserves create a balanced approach.

61. DLFP Project Endorsed by: –Domtar Industries Inc. –Down East Resource Conservation & Development –Ducks Unlimited –Governor John Elias Baldacci –Grand Lake Stream Guides Association –Grand Lake Stream Historical Society –Grand Lake Snowmobile Club –Maine Audubon Society –Maine Professional Guides Association –Maine Sporting Camp Association –National Wildlife Federation –Neal & Associates –Northern Forest Alliance –Orland Dwelley & Sons, Inc. –Passamaquoddy Tribe –Princeton Rod & Gun Club –Quebec Labrador Foundation –Representative Anne C. Perry –Representative George H. Bunker Jr. –Senator Kevin Shorey –Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine –State of Maine, Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands –State of Maine, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife –The Nature Trust of New Brunswick –The Nature Conservancy –U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program

62. Photo credits: Ben Brouwer Shannon Campbell Karen Hollingsworth Ed McGrath Janet McMahon Debbie Tobey Jeff Toorish Barbara Wheaton Thank you!