BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 5, 2026
The Orono Land Trust is pleased to announce the purchase and conservation of 26 acres of land in Orono, along the Penobscot River. The parcel is to be named Chatto Woods and Waters, in honor of the grandparents of the major donor Shane Martin, an Orono resident. Martin stepped forward to donate the majority share of funding towards the acquisition, in honor of his grandparents Marion and Lawrence Chatto. Martin says, “This land has been owned by the Viola, Chatto and Townsend families over the last century.” OLT board member Ray Owen says that Chatto Woods and Waters is the “best example of mature hardwood forest in Orono… (and has) unique older growth.”