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.
A major component of the initiative is the AMC’s purchase and management of 37,000 acres of forestland known as the Katahdin Iron Works (KIW) tract. The AMC also owns and operates
Little Lyford Lodge and Cabins, a traditional Maine sporting camp established in 1874, and
Medawisla Wilderness Lodge and Cabins on Second Roach Pond.
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