From a Spruce tree to a sanctuary: The story of the Carter Nature Preserve

From a Spruce tree to a sanctuary: The story of the Carter Nature Preserve

Over a century of family stewardship and vision transformed a modest Maine property into a thriving preserve for wildlife and the public. WRITTEN BY LAWRENCE MERRILL “Beginning at a small spruce…” The story of the Carter Nature Preserve began at a small spruce tree, in a deed from Asa S. Green to Laura E. Carter dated May 22, 1886. It didn’t actually become the Carter Nature Preserve for over 100 years, but from 1886 forward it was land that wa…