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The SFMA 2025-2035 Forest Management Plan is open for public review and comment from March 18-March 31. Comments will be reviewed and addressed in April and May of 2025 before the plan is finalized. Visit the SFMA Forest Management page and scroll to the bottom to download a copy.

Reviewers are asked to keep in mind:

• Previous SFMA management plans included elements of industry-standard forest management plans for a 10-year period and of master (or comprehensive), strategic, longer-term plans. The SFMA 2025-2035 plan you are reviewing is a stand-alone 10-year management plan. SFMA staff are concurrently drafting a longer term SFMA master plan. 

• If you believe the plan is missing certain elements, consider first whether they apply to the next 10-year period, or if they may be part of the master plan. The master plan will include information from Governor Baxter’s deeds and communications, principles and long-term goals, the management context (e.g. history, socioeconomics), a comprehensive property description, long-term management approaches and activities, administrative items, and appendices detailing the SFMA’s policies, field protocols, partnerships/collaborations, legal and regulatory issues, and more. 

• Earlier drafts of this plan (in its entirety and specific elements) have been reviewed by the SFMA Advisory Committee and BSP staff. 

• This is a technical document, and its intended audience are forestry and other land management professionals. While SFMA staff appreciate comments that may make the plan more accessible to a general audience, the plan must also serve its planning purpose and technical elements must be retained. 

The Chimney Pond Trail has deep running water in places, and the Abol Stream Trail may be flooded.

Due to the anticipated winter storm, the Reservations Line and Park headquarters in Millinocket will be closed Thursday, 2/13.

In observance of President’s Day, the Reservations Line and Park Headquarters in Millinocket will be closed on Monday, 2/17.

Remember:

• Snowmobiles are only permitted on the Tote Road
• The Tote Road is not groomed
• The maximum speed limit in the Park is 20 MPH
• In winter the Tote Road is a shared trail, used by skiers, hikers, and bikers
• There are no amenities in the Park (no food, no gas, no garbage disposal)

Please ride safe and share the road with other users.