page_title: Thorne Head Preserve
section_title: Flora and fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Thorne Head Preserve / Flora and fauna
caption_attribution_description: English: Thorne Head Preserve, Bath Maine, showing damage from October 29th 2017 storm.
context_page_description: Thorne Head Preserve is a 96 acre property administered by Kennebec Estuary Land Trust located at the extreme end of High Street in north Bath, Maine which includes half a mile of shoreline alongside Whiskeag Creek and the Kennebec River. The land was purchased in 2000.
  The wildlife and nature preserve forms one end of the Whiskeag Trail and as such provides a trailhead kiosk with maps and rules and parking for about a dozen vehicles although there are no toilet or picnic facilities. The Preserve is open to the public free of charge from dawn till dusk daily.
context_section_description: On October 29, 2017, a large storm crossed Maine causing widespread damage. Thorne Head did not escape this storm and many trees were broken or felled as a result. Many trees had to be removed from the public trails in the following week. The damage caused large openings to appear in what was dense woodland meaning that many of the trails are far more exposed than they were previously.
  The preserve contains mixed forest which includes specimens of white pine (Pinus strobus), red pine (Pinus resinosa); a stand of which can be found at the northern end of the preserve, and Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). It is possible to also find examples of oak and maple.
  The preserve protects over half a mile (0.8 km) of shoreline on both the Kennebec River and Whiskeag Creek. Many fish species live in the waters here including striped bass and short-nosed sturgeon.
  It is possible on the trails to see deer, fox, raccoons and mink as well as various wild birds such as owls, bald eagles and migrating warblers.
caption: Thorne Head Preserve, Bath Maine USA, showing damage to trees caused by a storm on October 29th 2017
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