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Park Name: Lowry Woods '' ' <br /> Classification: Community Park <br /> Location: South of the Luce Line Trail between the roads of <br /> Luce Line Ride and Cristofori Circle ,-3.;. 's <br /> Size in acres : 14.1 = 4 <br /> Description: Isolated and currently land-locked parcel of land. • •• + <br /> *IiIt is heavily forested along with rolling to steep iA <br /> terrain. The property is densely vegetated with <br /> deciduous trees and contains a segment of old . <br /> growth Oak, Maple and Basswood forest. There _ <br /> is also a small evergreen mix of Pine varieties. <br /> Facilities: None <br /> Adjacent Land Use: Single-Family Residential w <br /> Special use Groups/ None <br /> Stakeholders: <br /> Restrictions or Conveyance from Nature Conservancy requires <br /> Conditions: that the City of Orono maintain the property in a <br /> natural state. No development except trails is <br /> allowed. <br /> Notes: Lowry Woods is a lig W'ood1s remnant of the Old <br /> Maple Basswood forests once found throughout <br /> the area. The forest is available for research by ; rr <br /> scientists or for nature walks and study. Mr. and <br /> Mrs.Lowry donated the 14 acres of land to the <br /> Nature Conservancy in 1965 for use as a natural 4y"" 1 <br /> area with the idea that if it became inappropriate <br /> to be held as a natural area it could be sold. The <br /> proceeds must be used to purchase another natural <br /> area. <br /> PIDs Acres How and When Ac 1 uired <br /> 31-118-23 43 0009 14.1 Donated to Nature Conservancy by Mrs. Lowry in 1964; conveyed to Orono in 1994 <br />