Magalloway lands and waters

One of the most important landscapes for fish and wildlife in Maine

COURTESY OF THE MAGALLOWAY COLLABORATIVE

At the far western edge of Maine, in the heart of the Northern Appalachian forest, an expanse of landscape with shimmering waters seem to stretch on forever — past the horizon, over the rugged shoulders of the Appalachian Mountains, and beyond. A person could get lost here, if they weren’t careful. But what they might find, should they choose to explore, is extraordinary.

These are the Magalloway lands and waters. Seventy-eight thousand acres of critical fish and wildlife habitat and productive timberlands, a vital part of the largest intact mixed temperate forest in North America, and a puzzle piece that connects half a million acres of permanently conserved lands across the App