The Maine Woods Initiative is the Appalachian Mountain Club’s strategy for land conservation in the 100-Mile Wilderness region. The Initiative is an innovative approach to conservation that combines outdoor recreation, resource protection, sustainable forestry and community partnerships. The strategy represents the most significant investment in conservation and recreation in the AMC’s 130-year history.

The Initiative seeks to address the ecological and economic needs of the Maine Woods region by supporting local forest products jobs and traditional recreation, creating new multi-day recreational experiences for visitors, and attracting new nature-based tourism to the region.

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With the recent purchase of the 29,500-acre Roach Ponds Tract in late 2009, AMC has permanently protected over 66,000 acres of land in the region, creating a 63-mile-long corridor of conservation land stretching from AMC's Katahdin Iron Works property near Greenville north to Baxter State Park.  AMC has also added new nature based outdoor recreation opportunities through its trails network and Maine Wilderness Lodges.

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• Outdoor Recreation
• Conservation
• Sustainable Forestry
• Community Partnerships