THE CONSERVATION FUND • March 6, 2023
The Conservation Fund announced today completion of the East Grand Watershed Initiative, an effort spanning more than a decade to protect nearly 12,000 acres of forestland and over 21 miles of prized shoreline along five lakes, including 16 miles on East Grand Lake. The land along Maine’s eastern border with Canada, which comprises the viewshed of the famed Million Dollar View Scenic Byway, will continue to be privately owned, remain on tax rolls and be managed for timber. Benefits of the East Grand Watershed Initiative also include critical habitat protection for 27 Species of Greatest Conservation Need.