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Mahoosuc Land Trust
PO Box 981
Bethel, Maine 04217
Telephone 207-824-3806
Fax: 207-824-7307
Email:info@mahoosuc.org
Mahoosuc Land Trust
The Mahoosuc Land Trust owns several islands in the Androscoggin River. All the islands are gifts to the land trust. They provide water, shelter and food, serving as both rest areas and permanent dwelling sites for many species of birds and mammals. These islands are often inhospitable to humans. The vegetation is thick with dense undergrowth and brambles. Poison ivy flourishes on most of the islands.
The Philbrook Islands are a chain of seven islands located in the Androscoggin River at Gilead. The islands were acquired in 1993, a gift of Roy and Mary Newton of Gorham, New Hampshire.
Flooding of the Androscoggin changes the configuration of the low-lying islands from year to year. They range in size from 9.4 acres to 0.4 acres. The total area of the islands is about 21 acres.
The Philbrook Islands are located between 44º24.116' north - 70 º 56.184' west and 44º24.368' north - 70 º 56.477' west.
Click here for a view of Philbrook Islands
Goodnow Island
The southeast portion of Goodnow Island was a gift from Pat Dooen of Bethel in March 2006. Goodnow Island is low lying and subject to flooding. The Mahoosuc Land Trust owns 9.3 acres on Goodnow Island. The remaining 16.8 acres are privately owned. The vegetation consists mainly of dense shrubs and grasses. The perimeter of the island supports silver maple, a hardy species that thrives along the river. The interior is primarily grass and shrubs with some fully grown white pines.
The island is located between 44º24.264'north - 70 º 52.859' west and 44º24.205' north - 70 º 56.402' west.
Click here to read about the Goodnow Island field trip.
Kendall Island was a gift from Becky Kendall of Bethel in 1991. The 38-acre island was historically used to grow crops and hay and was farmed as late as the end of World War II. In the late 1950s or early 1960s 16 acres of eastern white pine were planted under the Soil Bank Program.
In 1997 Becky Kendall gave the Land Trust an additional 4.5 acres on the mainland just south of Kendall Island. This preserve, known as the Hay Crossing, is the site of the ford used to transport hay and produce from Kendall Island to the mainland. The channel between the south shore of the island and the Hay Crossing is narrow and shallow, permitting easy access for horse-drawn wagons and machinery.
The island is located between 44º24.164'north - 70 º 52.303' west and 44º24.340' north - 70 º 51.760' west.
Click here for a view of the Kendall Islands
Willis Island was a 1999 gift of Helen Dolloff of Hanover. The 12 acre island is the western-most of a group of islands in Hanover known as the Willis Islands. It is separated from the other Willis Islands by a narrow channel. This island also has a rich agricultural history. Today it contains a dense growth of shrubs and brambles, excellent for wildlife, but inhospitable to humans.
Willis Island is located between 44º28.765' north- 70 º 43.471' west and 44º28.736' north - 70 º 43.176' west.
