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Friends of Wilson Ponds is a Maine land trust. We exist to protect and conserve Upper and Lower Wilson Ponds and their surrounding areas for the benefit of residents and visitors.

How to Conserve Your Property: A Presentation with Jerry Bley

Greenville Town Office Meeting Room
Thursday, August 28, 2025, from 4 to 6 pm
Jerry Bley of Creative Conservation LLC


Ever Wondered “How to Conserve your Beloved Piece of Maine Land?” Many of Maine's most spectacular and cherished landscapes are owned by families. Planning the long-term future of these lands can be a challenge.

Join us on August 28, 2025 from 4 to 6 pm at the Greenville Town Office meeting room to learn about ways to plan wisely for your family’s ownership, preserving the family’s legacy, and conserving treasured resources.

About Jerry Bley:
For over thirty years, Jerry Bley of Creative Conservation, LLC, is an award-winning conservation consultant. He works with land trusts, families and individual landowners throughout Maine to plan the future of their valued properties. He also collaborates with land trusts to achieve their conservation goals. 

Recently, Jerry worked on the Scammon Ridge Project, which conserves 3000 acres in our area. Jerry has completed scores of land conservation and land planning projects throughout the state and beyond. He enjoys taking on challenging projects that require bringing people together and devising creative solutions. In 2022, he received the Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Espy Land Heritage Award, an annual recognition of an individual or organization for exemplary conservation efforts in Maine.

Presented in collaboration with the Moosehead Regional Land Trust.


Heartfelt condolences .

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Wayne A. Desper.

Wayne was a great supporter of Friends of Wilson Ponds. We will all miss his sunny disposition and adventurous spirit.

Donations in Wayne's memory can be made to Friends of Wilson Ponds, as the family requested.

Courtesy Boat Inspection Training

Just imagine the power you'll have when you become a Courtesy Boat Inspector! That's right...the power to protect our Ponds and water ways from invasive water plants that can be transported unwittingly by boats!

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Teaching about Invasive Plants

Invasive Plant Patrollers (IPP), Betty Ryder and Kay Johnson, traveled to Dexter on two Wednesdays to teach (and learn from) students at Tri-County Technical School (TCTS) in Dexter.

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Teen Wilderness Expedition

Kylie Hebert and Jaclyn McClintick received the Friends of Wilson Ponds Franklin Cole McIver Scholarship to attend the Teen Wilderness Expedition in 2024. 

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Gracie Brook

Gracie Brook flows out of Fogg Pond into Upper Wilson Pond. The Moosehead Gazette 2/6/1953 edition contains a story about how Gracie Brook was named. On an ice fishing trip in March of 1885, a young lady called Gracie set off on snowshoes for an old logging camp.

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Adams Preserve

A big Thank You to Charlie and Barbara Adams for the gift of The Adams Preserve to Friends of Wilson Ponds, composed of 15.85 acres of forestland with 313 feet of shorefront.

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2025 Events

Forest Heritage Days and Moosehead Regional Land Trust Meeting, Live Plant ID Class, and  Fly-In in September. 

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Live Plant Identification Workshop in Monson in August

In this free indoor class, guests learn how to identify a number of common native and invasive aquatic plants. This useful program covers basic botany, plant structure, and life cycles for around 40 aquatic plants. Guests learn how to use LSM’s “Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Plants” to determine whether plants are native or invasive, discover which aquatic invasive plants are infesting Maine lakes, and learn how to record and submit data as an invasive plant patrol (IPP) volunteer. This class is required for those seeking Tier 2 IPP Certification through LSM.

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