Formed in 1994 and named after famed Maine Guide, Woodie Wheaton, The Woodie Wheaton Land Trust (WWLT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Woodie opened Wheaton?s Lodge on the shores of East Grand Lake in the early 1950s. As a Registered Maine Guide, Woodie facilitated an intimate exposure to the natural beauty and character of the area. The famed lodge attracted sportsmen from all over the country to the rugged and breathtaking region to test their skill on landlocked salmon, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, and white perch.

WWLT completed its first fee purchase in 1996, after the Trust?s founders witnessed a floatplane landing on Spednic Lake and placing a ?For Sale? sign on Birch Island and Little Birch Island ? properties widely considered the ?crown jewels? of the lake. WWLT completed a 25-acre fee purchase of the islands, which was later conveyed to the State of Maine with restrictive deed covenants. Since then, WWLT has acquired more than a dozen properties for purposes of protection and preservation.

By strategically managing land through protection and restoration, we make it possible for individuals and families to experience nature in ways that leave lasting impressions. We connect people to nature and each other.