Photo Gallery

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.

This young porcupine hints that you should keep your pets under control.

Pease Brook as viewed from the Jagolinzer Preserve

Silvery Spleenwort (Athyrium thelypteroides)

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.

Wild blueberries on Sawyer Mountain

2.) The extracted core is held up for examination.

Janice Campbell admires the view from Bald Ledge

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.

Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)

The historic stone culvert on the Sawyer Mtn Road has served for over one hundred years.

Sign to the waterfall

1.) A coring tool is inserted into the tree, directed to the center.

Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) is also quite common in the Highlands.

The moon shines above the Heath

Don Cameron of the Maine Natural Areas Program leans against an old-growth red oak.

3.) The rings are counted to determine the age of the tree.

Lady Fern (Athyrium felix-femina)

Frogs and toads abound.

Poverty Grass (Corema conradii)