Peatlands to Visit in Maine
State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas
Quoddy Head State Park
Quoddy Head State Park is four miles off Maine Route 189 in Lubec. The eastern-most point of land and lighthouse in the United States is adjacent to the park. The scenic trails follow rock cliffs rising from the ocean 80 feet below and traverse a dense evergreen forest. A boardwalk provides access to a fragile peat bog with rare plant life. Look for black crowberry, lichens, and baked apple berry. Telephone: park season (207)733-0911; off-season (207)941-4014
http://www.state.me.us/doc/prkslnds/quoddy.htm
Maine's Wildlife Management Areas are managed for wildlife habitat and some recreational uses. These areas may or may not have trails that lead into bogs or fens. Please contact the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife at 207-…………. for information on access to these areas.
Brownfield Bog WMA
http://janus.state.me.us/ifw/wma/a8.htm
Dresden Bog WMA
http://janus.state.me.us/ifw/wma/b38.htm
Madawaska Bog WMA
http://janus.state.me.us/ifw/wma/b48.htm
Mercer Bog WMA
http://janus.state.me.us/ifw/wma/d45.htm
The Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy
Saco Heath Preserve, Saco, 834 acres: This is the southernmost example of a raised coalesced bog in North America, with Atlantic white cedar and pitch pine. A parking area with an interpretive sign is located off Route 112 about 2 miles northwest of the Maine Turnpike. A self-guiding woodland trail and boardwalk will lead you through a variety of peatland communities. http://nature.org/infield/preserve/saco/index.html
St. Clair Preserve, Northport; 304 acres: Atlantic white cedar bog, upland forest, and nearly two miles of shoreline on pristine Knights Pond. Off Knights Pond Road; walk to Stubby Point or canoe from town landing.
Great Wass Island Preserve, Beals; 1,579 acres: Bold headlands, jack pine forest, extensive peat bogs. Rare plants, subarctic vegetation, boreal forests. Waterfowl and seals offshore. Core of Great Wass archipelago in which the Conservancy has protected 15 islands. Follow Route 187 to Beals Island; through Beals, across the small causeway, and turn right on the road to Black Duck Cove. The parking lot is on the left. Trails.
The Nature Conservancy also offers guided walks in other peatlands they have protected around the state. For more information contact their Brunswick office at 207-……….
The Maine Audubon Society
The Maine Audubon Society does not own or manage any peatlands, but is often involved in the protection of natural areas that contain peatlands and periodically offers guided nature walks in peatlands. For more information, contact their Falmouth office at 207-781-2330 or Field's Pond Nature Center in Holden at 207-989-2591.
U.S./Canada
Eagle Hill Bog at the
Roosevelt Campobello International Park.The Roosevelt Campobello International Park is a unique example of international cooperation. This 2800 acre park is a joint memorial by Canada and the United States and a symbol of the close relationship between the two countries. Here are the cottage and the grounds where President Roosevelt vacationed, the waters where he sailed, and the woods, bogs, and beaches where he tramped and relaxed. The Roosevelt Campobello International Park was established under an agreement signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson on January 22, 1964. The Roosevelt Campobello International Park was officially opened on August 20, 1964.
http://www.fdr.net/
http://janus.state.me.us/dep/blwq/docstand/nrpapage.htm