Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge - Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge , one of the oldest National Wildlife Refuges in the country , comprises two divisions on the Bold Coast - Edmunds and Baring . Moosehorn is an important breeding ground and critical migratory bird stopover point on the Atlantic Flyway . Moosehorn Wildlife Refuge provides habitat to many songbirds , including neotropical migrants . Twenty-six species of migrating warblers nest on the refuge .
considered one of the best bald eagles viewing locations in Maine . Large swaths of the Wildlife Refuge are managed for woodcock habitat .
West Grand Lake Community Forest protects over 17 miles of lake shore and over 90 miles of stream shore . Combined with the adjacent Farm Cove Community Forest , over 55,000 acres of working forest are preserved for sustainable timber harvesting , heritage education , and outdoor recreation .
Settlement & Exploration
From the early seventeenth century to the American War for Independence , Downeast Maine was alternately occupied , colonized , settled , or raided by the French , the English , and the Dutch . The area changed hands according to the terms of treaties negotiated in Europe between these rival powers .
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