Lands & Trails

Sklar Park is a 40-acre parcel situated at the west end of Main St., between Route 2 and I-95. The park is a 1985 gift from the David Sklar Family to the Town of Orono and is managed by OLT and the Town. Local Boy Scouts built bridges and widened trail loops within the park. […]

This conservation easement of almost 33 acres is in place to provide significant public benefit by protecting and preserving in perpetuity: (1) the forever wild state of the forested portion of the Protected Property, in particular by allowing said forest to achieve an old growth condition, or whatever successional stages nature may bring about without active human intervention;

Groomed Cross Country Ski Trails Click here for a map.

This 57-acre parcel along the Penobscot River was bought from Diamond Occidental Forest, Inc. by the OLT in 1991 with money donated by Bangor Hydro as part of a mitigation plan for the Basin Mills Dam proposal, which was later abandoned. It is the former site of a Native American settlement. In later years, a

OLT purchased this land and donated it to the Town of Orono in 1986.  This was the first property purchased by, and served as the genesis of the Orono Land Trust. Trail access via the Cota Trail, is on land donated in 1996 to the OLT by Virginia and Ron Mallett. Trails may also be

The 4,200-foot Orono Bog Boardwalk opened in June 2003. It is easily accessed via Bangor City Forest and is wheelchair accessible. Educational guided walks are offered through this outstanding example of a raised peat bog with various habitat types. It is a key parcel in the Caribou Bog Penjajawoc Conservation Project. The area was designated

This 7.5 acre Outdoor Forestry Classroom was developed by James River Corp. and then company vice president Brent Halsey, Jr., using guidelines and principles of Project Learning Tree. The project began in 1990, and opened three years later as the first outdoor demonstration forest classroom in the nation. This forest was dedicated in memory of

Note: Most Newman Hill trails are closed April 1st-August 31 due to nesting birds. The OLT purchased the 88-acre Newman Hill property in 2002. The parcel contains forest, wetlands and portions of the old Veazie Railroad Bed. It is managed, with a stewardship plan, by the OLT. This area also provides access to 900 acres

This land contains 38 acres of upland, wetlands, and two islands. The OLT stewards this property for the Maine Department of Transportation. A trail easement given by Glenn Young in 2003 allowed improved access and a walking trail was created. Access this property via Gould Landing at Pushaw Lake, located at the end of Essex

Rampe Conservation Easement: Located near Orono High School. Glenn and Nancy Rampe donated the easement to the OLT in 2002. Next to the Rampe easement are two vernal pools: Frog Pond and Lost Pond, which is on Town of Orono land. Both ponds are important amphibian breeding sites. This property shares cross-country running trails with