The Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy has purchased 1,015 acres of the Wat

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

3-11-1993

Pages

p. 1B

Abstract

The Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy has purchased 1,015 acres of the Waterboro Barrens pine forest in Shapleigh, doubling the size of the existing preserve. The barrens, a sandy stretch of pitch pine and scrub oak, is home to a variety of rare moths and butterflies.

Subjects

Nature Conservancy (Organization), Waterboro

Recommended Citation

"The Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy has purchased 1,015 acres of the Wat" (1993). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 1390.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/1390