The summer of 2007, QRLT learned of a conservation opportunity that required immediate action. The land next to our Pike Lands Conservation Area on Seward Neck in North Lubec was newly subdivided. Its shorefront was too expensive to consider, but the 8.5-acre road-front lot abutting the Pike Lands was more affordable. This lot took a bite out the Pike Lands' indented eastern corner, so a house in the middle of its field would create a big impact on the Pike Lands' rural setting and reduce views of its wooded, higher ground from the road. By acquiring the lot, we could protect the Pike Lands' "scenic gateway," augment its old-farm habitat, and provide public access to the Pike Lands' rugged eastern portion.

South Bay

Thanks to a generous previous-year gift by a donor interested in helping us augment the Pike Lands, some of the funds were already in hand. But we had only a few weeks to raise the balance. Thanks, all of you who came through in such short order!

We will be managing the Bailey Field as part of our Pike Lands Conservation Area, which will be undergoing management planning in 2008. Elements of the plan will include creation of a small parking area and extension of the trail network. In the meantime, we will be talking to the farmer who most recently hayed the field, in hopes that we can restore it to its former use.

Bailey Field, part of the "scenic gateway" to the Pike Lands

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Quoddy Regional Land Trust

352 US Route 1

PO Box 49

Whiting, ME 04691

(207) 733-5509