Great Wass Island Preserve

The Great Wass Island Preservation is a open space reserve located on the coast of Maine, east of Ellsworth, Maine, on Great Wass Island. The reserve, managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Nature Conservancy, is notable for its subarctic plants and coastal jackpine.

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Geography and Recreation

The Great Wass Island Preservation contains heaths and thin acidic soil on coastal bedrock. It is noted for a diverse plant population which includes carnivorous plants, subarctic iris, and coastal jackpine. The preserve offers of trails for hiking. An interpretive brochure is provided at the trailhead kiosk.

History

The Nature Conservancy acquired the land of the preservation in 1978. The Island is named after Charles Wass, who allegedly discovered the island in 1770.