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FUW surpasses 500 acres of protected lands FUW heads to market Water quality workshop May 13 Challenge Grant means every gift is doubled! |
In 2004, a group of individuals and organizations incorporated as the Friends of Unity Wetlands (FUW) to protect and conserve the natural, cultural and economic values of the Unity Wetlands. FUW recognizes that the 45,000-acre Unity Wetlands landscape is a unique and significant resource, a combination of wild and working lands rich in biodiversity, scenic beauty, and economic value, which greatly enhances the quality of life of the local community.
The area hosts an array of unique natural features. Several rare species and habitats, from wood turtles to wild garlic, find their home in the Unity Wetlands. The area represents one of the largest remaining unfragmented blocks of land in central Maine providing a promising opportunity not only for conservation of the area’s rarest ecological gems, but also for maintaining wide-ranging common species, from black bear to bobcat, that are becoming increasingly rare in more developed landscapes in southern Maine. Finally, the outstanding rural condition of the complex offers numerous social and cultural benefits to local and surrounding populations by providing a mainly farmland and working forest landscape that is largely open to traditional recreational activities such as hunting, trapping, fishing, boating and hiking. FUW seeks to maintain biological diversity, ecological values, recreational values, traditional land uses and the rural character of this landscape through collaborative efforts with landowners, municipalities and partnering organizations. Our focus is on land conservation and outreach and education as well as information gathering.
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