Proposed Lakeville Expansion of the Downeast Lakes Community Forest ranked first in nation by USFS

MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS • May 28, 2020

The U.S. Forest Service has ranked the Lakeville Expansion project of the Downeast Lakes Community Forest first out of 22 applications from across the country to the Community Forest and Open Space Program. Local communities in eastern Maine, Downeast Lakes Land Trust, and The Trust for Public Land are working to protect 2,025 acres to create the Lakeville Expansion of the Downeast Lakes Community Forest .