NORTHERN FOREST CENTER • November 2, 2026
In October 2026, a five-year effort culminated in the permanent conservation of 978 acres of woodlands and wetlands in Gilead, Maine, as Mahoosuc Land Trust took ownership of Tumbledown Dick Mountain. The Northern Forest Center and Mahoosuc Land Trust worked with the community to plan how the property would be used and managed. As a final step, the Center oversaw development of a comprehensive stewardship plan that wove together recommendations from three separate reports — ecological assessment, recreation plan, and forest management plan — to guide future management of the property. The Tumbledown Dick Mountain property is part of a larger 27,000-acre project in western Maine that began in 2020 to conserve the Chadbourne Tree Farm lands.