Gifted by the Parsons Family in 2016, this 27 acre field is managed as a pollinator preserve, with active restoration of the native plant community. The Parsons Family Preserve is ideal for walking, observing nature, flying kites or picnicking. A trail across the field connects to an extensive system of old woods roads, providing connection to Somerset Woods Trustees' Malbons Woods and Wesserunsett Stream Preserve.
Marcus Parson provided the following history: "Our family has roots in the area that run back to the years after the Revolution. We have often visited the field and woods that we are donating. We have gone there to play ball, fly kites, pick wild strawberries (late June into early July), enjoy picnics, look for wildflowers and wildlife (foxes, deer, songbirds, and more), take photographs, and just walk around or sit appreciating its nature and beauty. We will continue to do so now that the land is a Somerset Woods property. It is our hope that neighbors and other community members will do the same. We also hope that any who conceive other uses for the property agricultural, horticultural, environmental, educational, recreational, artistic, etc. will take their ideas to the Somerset Woods Trustees. It's a beautiful piece of land, close to town, available for peoples use and appreciation."
The Parsons Family Preserve is owned and managed by the Somerset Woods Trustees. For more information please contact:
From it's intersection with US-201 in the enter of Skowhegan, take US-2 (Water Street) for 0.7 miles to Malbons Mills Road on the left. Go 0.6 miles on Malbons Mills road to the Preserve on the right.Cars may park along the roadside.
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