Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA — The Land for Maine’s Future board voted Tuesday to spend $1.25 million to conserve more than 37,000 acres near Moosehead Lake despite access concerns raised by some snowmobilers and professional guides. The LMF money will be combined with more than $4 million in federal funds to purchase a Read More
Protecting Maine's Wildlife
Maine is home to a wide variety of wildlife, and, for some species, Maine makes up a vast majority of their range or provides essential habitat that can’t be found elsewhere. NRCM works to protect Maine’s wildlife by advocating for policies that ensure they have healthy habitat and abundant resources to thrive.
Hunters Should Seek More Conservation
By Geoffrey Wingard Bangor Daily News op-ed On Monday, Jan. 1, the Bangor Daily News published a commentary by V. Paul Reynolds titled “Baxter deal a disaster for sportsmen.” In fact, Reynolds, the editor of eminently useful and interesting Northwoods Sporting Journal, expressed a profound misunderstanding of the future of sporting activities in the North Read More
Deer Yard Measures Lauded
By Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA – Sportsmen applauded recent efforts to protect winter deer habitat on Friday but predicted stiff battles in Maine courtrooms and legislative chambers over trapping and land-use issues during the coming year. Speakers offered a mixed bag to the hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts gathered at Read More
Katahdin Lake Project Hinged on a Diligent Duo
By John Richardson, Blethen Maine Newspapers Kennebec Journal news story Last summer, with the deal to add Katahdin Lake to Baxter State Park on the verge of unraveling in the Maine Legislature, Sam Hodder headed north and hiked to the lake for a quiet weekend. For months, as project manager for the Trust for Public Read More
Deal Completed, Katahdin Lake Now Part of Baxter State Park
By the Associated Press Bangor Daily News news story MILLINOCKET – A 4,000-acre parcel that includes Katahdin Lake has been added to Baxter State Park, fulfilling its benefactor’s vision and providing the ultimate holiday gift to the people of Maine, Gov. John Baldacci announced Friday. The announcement followed completion of the purchase Thursday by the Read More
Plum Creek Words, Actions Disconnected by Forestry Record
Sun Journal editorial Last week, the Natural Resources Council of Maine publicized stunning documents detailing forestry mismanagement and violations by Plum Creek. The Seattle-based company was assailed for aggressive logging that imperiled wildlife habitats, specifically deer wintering areas, across its sprawling land holdings in Maine. Individually, the violations seem minor. But as NRCM correctly notes, Read More
A Place for Conservation
Bangor Daily News editorial Plum Creek’s private agreement to conserve more than 340,000 acres in the Moosehead Lake region should remain separate from the state’s consideration of the company’s application to develop house lots and resorts on other land it owns in the region. The company’s $35 million agreement with The Nature Conservancy, Forest Society Read More
Plum Creek Tactics in Montana Criticized
By Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story A veteran of Montana’s wildlife conservation efforts criticized Plum Creek’s record out West on Monday and urged Mainers to “drive a hard bargain” as the company pursues its development plans for Moosehead Lake. A Plum Creek representative, meanwhile, said the company has a long history of working Read More
Plum Creek Version 2.0: the Devil is in the Details
By Cathy Johnson, NRCM North Woods Project Director Bangor Daily News op-ed Plum Creek has now submitted Version 2.0, the revised version of its massive development plan to transform the Moosehead Lake region. As with Version 1.0, their original plan, it is crucial to read the fine print, rather than rely on Plum Creek’s ceaseless Read More