Mullens Woods Project:
The Mullens Woods preserve is a 117-acre parcel located in North Newport. The Nature Conservancy received this abandoned farmstead in 1967 as a donation from the Hartwell family heirs. Their intent was to preserve a stand of old growth Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) and Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), which are located on the property. The buildings have since been razed and the fields are reverting to early successional mixed growth. In addition to the pine/hemlock, a plot of English Oak (Quercus robur) planted by University of Maine students is located on the property.
