TURNER PUBLISHING • December 5, 2020
The Mahoosuc Land Trust will soon commence its first harvest on a 500-acre tract about five miles west of Bethel that runs from the banks of the Androscoggin River to the flanks of the Mahoosuc Range. The scenic acquisition, which offers year-round recreation, comprises generous land donations from a family that practiced sustainable harvesting on their land for more than two centuries. Kirk Siegel, MLT’s executive director, said the logging will be carried out in accordance with exemplary wildlife habitat restoration and forest management plans. “We can create adjustments in the forest through species transitions which will favor native species adapted to future climate conditions,” Siegel said.