There will be a controlled burn in the UMaine forest next week

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 14, 2026

There will be a controlled burn in the University of Maine forest in Old Town next week. The university, along with the Maine Forest Service, will be conducting a controlled burn in a portion of the Dwight B. DeMeritt Forest off the dirt portion of College Avenue Extension. The 2,000-acre forest was acquired by the university in 1939 by lease and then deed in 1955. It has more than 15 miles of trails open to walkers, joggers, runners, cyclists and horseback riders, and snowshoers and skiers in the winter.