Publications
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Governor Baxter's Magnificent Obsession: A Documentary History of Baxter State Park 1931 - 2006
By Howard R. Whitcomb. An essential reference work for anyone interested in Baxter State Park. Features an excellent historical essay on the creation of the Park, the complete Deeds of Trust, documentation on land acquisitions after Baxter's death, maps, and useful annotations throughout. Friends of Baxter State Park, 2008.Description goes here
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The Plants of Baxter State Park
By Glen H. Mittelhauser, Jensen Bissell, Don Cameron, Alison C. Dibble, Arthur Haines, Jean Hoekwater, Marilee Lovit, and Aaron Megquier.
Maine’s Baxter State Park is one of the most ecologically diverse and beautiful protected sites in the Northeastern United States. The Plants of Baxter State Park presents scientific descriptions of 857 plant species. This extensively researched guide also includes useful keys, illustrated plant-family sections, an informative introduction, a glossary of botanical terms, an extensive index of scientific and common names, and over 2,000 full-color photographs. This book was published on August 23, 2016, by the University of Maine Press, in association with Friends of Baxter State Park, Baxter State Park, and the Maine Natural History Observatory.
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Baxter State Park Calendar
Our Baxter State Park calendar features photographs taken in Baxter State Park in every season of the year. Published by Maine Scene, a family-owned business in Union, Maine.
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Forever Wild
Forever Wild, our newsletter for members, is a quarterly publication with a print circulation of about 1,200, and an electronic circulation of 800. Each issue contains updates on Baxter State Park, upcoming events and activities, photography, letters to the editor, trip reports, and more. To subscribe, become a member of Friends of Baxter State Park. Forever Wild is also available in limited quantities in key locations in the Katahdin Region. We also maintain an online archive of Forever Wild back to the first issue in 2002. Read the most current issue of Forever Wild, or explore the archive of past issues.