by Will Rogers New York Times op-ed San Francisco — A battle is looming over America’s public lands. It’s difficult to understand why, given decades of consistent, strong support from voters of both parties for protecting land, water and the thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic benefits these resources make possible. Last Read More
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
200 Maine Businesses Sign Letter Backing National Park Concept
By The Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story BANGOR — A group of more than 200 Maine business owners say they support the creation of a national park and recreation area on 150,000 acres east of Baxter State Park. The businesses sent letters to Maine’s congressional delegation on Thursday urging support for the project. Read More
Businesses Announce Support for Proposed Park
By Erin Thomas, Fox 22 staff reporter Fox22 news story BANGOR – Hundreds of businesses from Central and Northern Maine announcing their support today for a proposed national park and national recreation area in the Katahdin region. More than 200 businesses from the Greater Katahdin and Bangor Region are supporting the creation of a national Read More
Businesses Show Support for National Park Proposal
By Kayla Binette, WCSH6 Staff WCSH6 news story BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — More than 200 businesses in the state are now in strong support of the proposed national park and national recreation area in the Katahdin region. “I’m for this national park, primarily because there is going to be an economic benefit to the Read More
Businesses Announce Support for Proposed National Park
By John Krinjak, WABI staff WABI news story Business owners gathered in Bangor today to announce their support for a proposed national park in the Katahdin Region. “A new national park and new national recreation area in Maine will help create jobs and provide positive benefits to the Maine economy,” said Mike Polstein, owner of Read More
200 Maine Businesses Endorse Proposed Katahdin-area National Park
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff writer Bangor Daily News story BANGOR, Maine — More than 200 businesses from around the state endorsed a proposed 150,000-acre national park and recreation area in the Katahdin region Thursday. “I think this national park would be good for business,” said Brad Ryder, owner of Epic Sports of Bangor Read More
Supporters of New National Park in Maine Say Idea Gaining Momentum
By Jennifer Mitchell, MPBN staff writer MPBN news story AUGUSTA, Maine – Supporters of a proposal to establish a new national park east of Baxter State Park say their cause is gaining steam after a group of 200 business owners fired off a letter to Maine’s Congressional Delegation this week. The letter cites the jobs Read More
200 Maine Businesses Announce Support for New National Park and National Recreation Area
A group of business owners gathered today in Bangor to announce its strong support for the creation of a new National Park and National Recreation Area on 150,000 acres of land east of Baxter State Park. The group today sent letters to Maine’s congressional delegation urging their support for the project and released a “conceptual Read More
National Park Concept Win Bangor Council Endorsement
By Evan Belanger, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story BANGOR, Maine — After a lengthy discussion and public comment period, the Bangor City Council voted 7-2 Monday to support the concept of a national park and national recreation area in the Katahdin region. The decision comes after Elliotsville Plantation Inc. — a group headed Read More
