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December 23, 2011- The Lyme Forest Fund III purchased 72,500 acres in northwestern Wisconsin from the Wausau Paper Company.  

 

December 19, 2011- The Lyme Forest Fund III purchased 3,200 acres on the coast of Maine, adjacent to Acadia National Park. Lyme intends to work with its conservation partners to conserve the land over the next five years. Click here for a full press release.

  

February 20, 2011- Peter Stein was interviewed by the Valley News (our local newspaper). Click here to read the article, which describes Lyme Timber's business model in detail and explains the link between Capitalism and Conservation.

 

February 15, 2011- The Lyme Forest Fund III held its final close on $160.44 million.

 

December 17, 2010- Lyme Northern Forest Fund sold 12,000 acres of its 16,785 acre Clarion Timber Company property in northwestern Pennsylvania.

 

Early December, 2010- The Lyme Timber Company LP added its 22,000 acre Grand Lake Stream property in southeastern Maine to its group Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for sustainable forest management. For more information on FSC certification criteria, visit: www.fsc.org.


December 7, 2010- Peter Stein recently received the Bridge Builders Award from Partners for Livable Communities for “his commitment to ensuring livable communities for generations to come through the conservation and sustainable use of forestland.” The Bridge Builders Award honors civic leaders who have formed partnerships across racial, social, economic and geographic barriers for the betterment of their communities. Click here to see the full press release from the event.


September 16, 2010- Peter Stein, Managing Director, received the Pacific Forest Trust’s Forest Champion Award this year for his work “as a tireless advocate for the conservation of America’s forest landscape.” Click here to see the full press release from the event.

 

Winter 2010- Peter Stein published an article in the Canadian publication Silviculture Magazine on working forest conservation easements. To read the article, click here.