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Frogs and toads abound.
Lady Fern (Athyrium felix-femina)
Wild blueberries on Sawyer Mountain
Plantain-leaved Sedge (Carex plantaginea)
This photo shows an ironwood, red oak, and ash woodland community on Sawyer Mountain. Such communities are considered rare in Maine, and most known examples occur in northern York and southern Oxford Counties.
Sign to the waterfall
Poverty Grass (Corema conradii)
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) is also quite common in the Highlands.
Don Cameron of the Maine Natural Areas Program leans against an old-growth red oak.
2.) The extracted core is held up for examination.
MNAP Intern Sarah Winslow stands next to an old-growth hemlock tree.
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
A woods road on the Poulin Preserve
The trail rapidly turns to a rocky path.
Moths and butterflies.
1.) A coring tool is inserted into the tree, directed to the center.
Silvery Spleenwort (Athyrium thelypteroides)
Along the way you might find a Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisama stewardsonii).
3.) The rings are counted to determine the age of the tree.
This map box marks the start of the trail along the discontinued Sawyer Mountain Road. The box is located on Route 117 in Limington, 2.5 miles south of Route 25 or 2.4 miles north of Route 11. Free hiking maps are available in the box.
Pease Brook as viewed from the Jagolinzer Preserve
The trail starts as an old road…
The moon shines above the Heath
Sign marking start of preserve 250 feet from the road.
This young porcupine hints that you should keep your pets under control.
The historic stone culvert on the Sawyer Mtn Road has served for over one hundred years.
Janice Campbell admires the view from Bald Ledge
Four hermit thrush babies await food in their nest. Photo by: Don Cameron
In the picture above, the view of Sebago Lake from the summit of Sawyer Mountain appears much the same today as it would have to Francis Small and Chief Wesumbe (Captain Sandy) 300 years ago.
