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Canoeing.jpg (7083 bytes)The two Wilderness Areas at Moosehorn have been part of the National Wilderness Preservation System since 1973.  The two areas combined cover over 7,000 acres - almost one-third of the refuge.  

Hands off the Wilderness Areas is the management philosophy.  Among the protections designed to maintain their primitive qualities is the prohibition of internal combustion engines and mechanical means of transportation (including bicycles).

Habitat management is minimized to allow the areas to grow into old-growth, climax forests.  These areas provide critical habitat for wildlife that are sensitive to disturbance.  The wilderness area in the Baring Division contains the Bertrand E. Smith Natural Forest Plot, boasting 160 acres of the oldest white pine in the state.

Besides forests, the Wilderness Areas contain two serene lakes and numerous bogs, streams, and beaver flowages.  Two small undisturbed islands in Whiting Bay, known as the Birch Islands, are part of the Edmunds Wilderness Area.

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More Information:
 Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
RR 1 Box 202 Suite 1
Baring, ME 04694
Phone: (207) 454 - 7161    Fax: (207) 454 - 2550
fw5rw_mhnwr@fws.gov

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