Moose Pond Brook Easement Extension

Conservation Easement

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December 26, 2013

The 42-acre Moose Pond Brook Extension Conservation Easement protects a portion of the Nature Conservancy of Maine's 2,166-acre Bull Ring Preserve in Denmark and Hiram Maine. Together with USVLT's 1,345-acre Moose Pond Brook Conservation Easement and 416-acre Bull Ring Annex conservation easement, our land trust helps protect 1,842 acres, or over 85% of the Bull Ring Preserve.

This 2013 addition to the 2012 Moose Pond Brook conservation easement is located within Maine’s Upper Saco River Focus Area, an area of statewide ecological significance. Howard and Penny Burt donated this conservation easement addition to protect 42 additional acres at the Moose Pond Brook property.  This additional easement was recorded as a separate legal document, although both easement areas are managed as one entity.  This second, smaller easement preserved much of the undeveloped road frontage along Bull Ring Road in Denmark.  In 2022 the family of the late Howard Burt and his wife Penny Burt then donated all of the land that they owned at Moose Pond Brook and Moose Pond Brook Extension to The Nature Conservancy of Maine, thus expanding TNC's Bull Ring Preserve by 1,387 acres. USVLT and The Nature Conservancy are grateful to the Burts for their generosity and vision in protecting this land for all future generations.

Natural Resource Values of the Moose Pond Brook Easement & Extension

  • Several rare species, including globally rare dragonflies & state rare snakes & turtles
  • 71 acres of National Wildlife Inventory wetlands providing significant waterfowl & wading bird habitat
  • Located within a 9,125-acre habitat block which promotes greater species diversity
  • Adjacent to other conserved lands
    • 347-acre Bull Ring Preserve
    • 111-acre Dragon Meadow Brook CE
    • 415-acre Bull Ring Annex CE
  • 7,125 of scenic, undeveloped road frontage on Route 117
  • 1,090 feet of riparian habitat on Dragon Meadow Brook, a significant tributary to the Saco River

 

Directions and Access

The Nature Conservancy is working on a new trailhead, parking area, kiosk, and trail signage at the Bull Ring Preserve. In the meantime, access to the property for non-motorized outdoor recreation is permitted. The best access point is off of Kelly Drive, an unpaved road off of Bull Ring Road in Denmark. A small clearing makes for a good parking spot, and a network of woods roads and trails extend out from there. Permitted uses include:

  • Hiking, biking, and skiing along trails and woods roads
  • Passive uses like foraging, birding, and nature study
  • Snowmobiling; trails are maintained by the Denmark Draggers Snowmobile Club
  • Hunting is permitted by permission only. For more information about The Nature Conservancy's policies and to contact them for this permission, visit their website

 


State(s): NH
Town(s): denmark
Acres: 42
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