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Project cost: $1.4 Million
The project is the purchase and activation of approximately 446 acres of land on Isthmus Road in Rumford to create Rumford’s first Community Forest. The Rumford Community Forest will be open to the public for multiple recreational uses – hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, ATVs, hiking, biking, snowshoeing and skiing. It will be managed for forestry using exemplary forestry standards, and for wildlife habitat and ecological conservation. Inland Woods + Trails owns the land and manages it as a community forest. The Trust for Public Land facilitated the acquisition of the property and public fundraising, and the Northern Forest Center assisted with the community planning process. Funds to purchase the land have been secured and IWT closed on the property in February 2024. Additional fundraising efforts continue to cover trail-creation related expenses (approximately $505,000).
The public had the opportunity from May 2023 through June 2023 to provide input into, and help inform decisions on the future management and uses of the Community Forest through a public planning process, hosted by the Rumford Planning Board, that was open to all. A grand opening celebration is slated for Saturday, September 7th. Stay tuned to social media and our monthly E-Newsletter for more information and details about our upcoming party.
Plan for 446-acre Rumford Community Forest Advances (March 2024)
Proposed Rumford Community Forest Public Planning Meetings Drawing Interest (June 2023)
Rumford Officials Consider Establishing a Community Forest Off Isthmus Road (April 2023)
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