By Tom Tietenberg, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed In 2005, Maine and eight other northeastern and mid-Atlantic states banded together to create the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to reduce carbon emissions. The initiative is a form of carbon pricing. It sets an annual cap on the total amount of carbon dioxide emissions Read More
Philanthropist Seeks to Build $5 Million Outdoor Recreation Facility Near Baxter and National Monument
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story SOLDIERTOWN TOWNSHIP, Maine — An organization funded by a millionaire philanthropist seeks a permit to build a $5 million outdoor education facility near Baxter State Park and the national monument, with hopes of opening it next fall. If permitted by the state Department of Read More
No Region Should be Denied the Opportunities that Come with a National Monument
By Richard Schmidt III, chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Patten Bangor Daily News op-ed From a front-row seat in Patten, I’ve witnessed the type of economic interest and activity that begins to percolate when a national monument gets designated. My town is one of the gateway communities to one of America’s newest monuments, Read More
My Maine This Week: Ogunquit Winter by Jamie Dorr
This week’s photo, “Winter in Ogunquit,” was sent to us by NRCM Supporter Jamie Dorr of Bath, Maine, using our NRCM Environment app. Upload your beautiful Maine photos today by downloading the app and uploading your pics. To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be Read More
Newport/Dover-Foxcroft Rail Trail
When rails and ties were pulled up along the old Maine Central Railroad line between Newport and Dover-Foxcroft in 1993, area residents began to claim this rail trail (Four Seasons Adventure Trail) for their own. There are no other public lands in the area and people were eager to have a convenient site for outdoor Read More
Nicatous and West Lakes
By combining conservation easements on working timberland with public land acquisition, the State protected 22,370 acres of contiguous forest with 30 miles of undeveloped shoreline on two lakes and five ponds. The centerpiece of this property is 5,100-acre Nicatous Lake, widely considered to be one of Maine’s most beautiful water bodies with its pristine sand Read More
Noble Farm
Lying a half-mile from Merrymeeting Bay, one of the Eastern seaboard’s largest and most productive estuaries, the open fields of this working dairy farm are a popular stopover for Canada Geese and other migratory waterfowl. Grants from the Land for Maine’s Future program and the USDA Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program enabled the Maine Read More
Visit These Land for Maine’s Future Locations for Some Winter Fun!
The Land for Maine’s Future program (LMF) turns 30 this year! Why not celebrate during the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend by getting out on one of the beautiful properties protected by LMF funding? Here is a list of LMF sites that have great cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and hiking. To see other LMF locations around Maine, Read More
Orbeton Stream
Located in the towns of Madrid and Phillips, the Orbeton Stream Project secured a conservation easement in December 2015 on nearly 6,000 acres surrounding Orbeton Stream. The easement ensures sustainable forest management and allows public access for hiking, fishing, paddling, and hunting. The Orbeton Stream Project follows a portion of the Appalachian Trail (AT). The Read More
