Probert Memorial Forest

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Location: Searsport

Year Acquired: 2006

Acreage: 170

Donor: Bruce and Joan Probert

Description: The Probert Memorial Forest is a great example of a young, healthy, mixed growth woodlot. The property is located in Searsport adjacent to the donor’s homestead. Bruce and Joan Probert have been excellent stewards of the land and continue to volunteer their efforts to help maintain the property.

Key Features: The most prominent key features of this property include trails and open fields. This site is also growing American Chestnut in an effort to bring back the species in Maine.

 

Click on the image below to read about the land donation Bruce and Joan Probert made that is now Probert Memorial Forest.