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Quimby buys more than 11K acres in Maine
Source: Chron.com, by David Sharp
Roxanne Quimby, the founder of Burt's Bees, has purchased more than 11,000 acres of forestland that she intends to open up to hunters and snowmobilers to help make up for the land she hopes to transform into a national park, where those activities would be off limits. September 28, 2011 Located east of the Penobscot River's East Branch, the newly purchased land includes forestland, a flood plain with significant wetlands, the Seboeis River and Peaked Mountain. Quimby's land-conservation foundation, Elliotsville Plantation Inc., announced the purchase Wednesday. It didn't disclose the sale price.
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