Paul C. Jones Working Forest- Brushy Mountain (MA)
Photo by Robert Jonas
Project description
Kestrel Land Trust orchestrated with Franklin Land Trust and MA Department of Fish and Game the acquisition of a Conservation Restriction over 3,486 acres of working forest owned by W.D. Cowls Inc. —the largest CR over private land in Massachusetts. The CR protects wildlife habitat on a landscape scale and guarantees public access for hiking, hunting, fishing and sustainable forest management.
Photo by Stacey Lennard
funding sources
Forest Legacy Program: $5 million. Massachusetts Landscape Partnership Grant: $3 million. Open Space Institute: $800,000.
Project Partners
MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
MA Department of Fish and Game
US Forest Service Forest, Open Space Institute
W.D. Cowls, Inc.
Photo by Cinda Jones
Lessons learned
Strong partnerships and relationships built over time enabled this project to move forward.