Grants 2021

Grafton Forest Wilderness Preserve

An aerial view of the forest on the northwest side of Old Speck Mountain in the Mahoosuc Range. Looking west towards the Kilkenny Range of the White Mountain National Forest. Grafton Township, Maine. Photo: Jerry Monkman
GRANT NAME:
Grafton Forest Wilderness Preserve
GRANTEE:
Northeast Wilderness Trust
LOCATION
Montpelier, VT
AMOUNT
$45,000
Year
2021

To acquire and permanently protect 1,388 acres in Western Maine adjacent to two miles of the Appalachian Trail, and includes 1.5 miles of the Speck Pond Trail and a short stretch of the Appalachian Trail.