by Dr. Paul Liebow Bangor Daily News op-ed A satellite photo of the United States blinds us with the lights of sprawl all across our land. Maine’s North Woods stands out in stark contrast as the largest wild area east of the Mississippi River, like a dilated cat’s pupil seen by campfire-light. Seattle-based Plum Creek Read More
Forests and Wildlife
Plum Creek’s Fine Print Important
by Cathy Johnson, NRCM North Woods Project Director Bangor Daily News op-ed Plum Creek, a real estate investment trust, has proposed to develop 975 house lots, two luxury resorts, a marina, three RV parks, and more in the beautiful Moosehead Lake Region in the heart of Maine’s undeveloped North Woods. If you listen to Plum Read More
NRCM and Local Citizens Oppose Seattle Corporation’s Plans for Massive Moosehead Lake Subdivision
Huge subdivision, luxury resorts, lack of significant conservation, would chop into heart of Maine’s North Woods NRCM news release Today, accompanied by local residents, the Natural Resources Council of Maine announced its opposition to Seattle-based Plum Creek Real Estate Investment Corporation’s plan to change the character of Maine’s North Woods forever by scattering subdivisions with Read More
Plum Creek’s Massive Development Plan for the Moosehead Lake Region
NRCM news release Good morning. My name is Brownie Carson and I am the Executive Director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The Natural Resources Council is here today to announce our opposition to the largest development ever proposed for Maine. I am referring to Seattle-based Plum Creek Real Estate Investment Corporation’s plans for Read More
Wilderness at a Crossroads
Maine Sunday Telegram editorial It becomes apparent immediately to visitors arriving in the town of Greenville why the Moosehead Lake region evokes strong emotions. The 40-mile-long lake, dotted with small islands, is part of a vast stretch of wilderness that has attracted outdoor enthusiasts for years. The name of the lake is apt – it’s Read More
Response to Plum Creek Development Proposal Announced
NRCM news release Statement by Cathy Johnson, NRCM North Woods Project Director The Moosehead Lake area is a gem for local residents, and for people across the state and the nation. There is nothing that we would like better than to see this area of the state permanently protected. The spectacular mountaintops, undeveloped ponds and Read More
Give Voters the Say on Land for Maine’s Future
Editorial Portland Press Herald Any legislators in doubt about sending Maine voters a borrowing proposal that would revive a popular land conservation program should stop for a moment and reflect on the program’s name: Land for Maine’s Future. In a state that calls itself Vacationland and where tourism is the leading industry, protecting Maine’s natural Read More
NRCM Testimony Regarding The Budget of the Department of Conservation
Good morning Senator Rotundo, Representative Brannigan and Members of the Committee. My name is Cathy Johnson. I am a resident of Alna. I am here today speaking on behalf of the Natural Resources Council of Maine in support of additional funding for the Department of Conservation. Among many other duties, the Department of Conservation is Read More
Plum Creek’s Grand Plan
by Mechele Cooper Kennebec Journal The state’s largest forestland owner unveiled a proposed “resource plan” on Tuesday for 427,000 acres in the Moosehead Lake region that would mix development with protection for pristine ponds and a guarantee that a working forest wouldn’t be developed for at least three decades. Plum Creek Timber Co. executives called Read More
