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Recent Press Releases - July 28, 2008
Opening of New Trail Section on Blue Hill Mountain
This Friday, August 1st at 4:30 p.m., Blue Hill Heritage Trust invites the public to celebrate the official opening of a new section of the Hayes Trail on Blue Hill Mountain in Blue Hill. Pete Colman, who designed and led the construction of the new trail section, and Erika Rowland, the Trust’s Conservation Lands Manager, will lead a walk to the summit over the new trail. Participants will gather at the bottom of the stone steps, near the kiosk, in the Morse Farm field owned by the Town of Blue Hill opposite the parking lot at the eastern end of the Mountain Road.
This new trail section completes a two part reconstruction project organized by the Trust to repair a highly eroded trail, minimize future erosion and improve the hiking experience. The first phase was completed in 2003 with the construction of the 400 foot set of stone stairs, done with the assistance of many local volunteers and the Maine Conservation Corps. The second phase began last summer with the help of volunteers and a student crew from Landmark Volunteers and involved re- routing the upper section of the trail. The new route provides outstanding views and travels over a hardened surface that will reduce the impact from hikers. The old, heavily eroded section will be closed off to allow it to re-vegetate.
The trail is located on land donated to the Town of Blue Hill in 1977 by Ruth Hayes for conservation purposes. The trail work has been done with the support of the selectmen and with a financial contribution provided by town residents at the 2007 town meeting.
Blue Hill Heritage Trust is a local, non-profit, membership-funded land trust serving the Blue Hill Peninsula. Founded in 1985 by area residents to help protect the Peninsula’s special character, it works with interested landowners to protect properties that have special conservation significance and currently owns or manages over 13 miles of public walking trails on lands throughout the Peninsula. For more information, contact the Trust at its office at 258 Mountain Road in Blue Hill or call 374-5118.
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Landowners and Blue Hill Heritage Trust Offer Rare Glimpse of Pristine Pitch Pine Woodland - June 1, 2009
BHHT Patten Stream Preserve awes native plant enthusiasts - July 15, 2008
"Window on the Harbor" Protected by Conservation Easement Gift - June 17, 2008 – Bangor Daily News
Blue Hill: Land trusts poised to buy, conserve island (PDF 84K) - June 10, 2008
Blue Hill Heritage Trust Receives Grants for Conservation Planning
