The Push for Protection: Saving the Allagash by Doug Watts Conservation of the Allagash River is what brought together the founders of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), at a time when the river was threatened by dams. Since its founding in 1959, NRCM has continued to be at the forefront of efforts to Read More
Allagash Wilderness Waterway
50 Years Ago, We Had Foresight to Protect Allagash Wilderness Waterway
By Tim Caverly Bangor Daily News op-ed Anyone who studies the history of our national parks and wild and scenic rivers will discover the controversy that stormed over the efforts to protect our special areas. While thousands appreciate the opportunity to recharge in the outdoors, there are a few people who argue for development to Read More
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Declared ‘Complete’ After Land Acquisition
By Irwin Gratz MPBN news story The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is now being called “complete.” The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation says most of the land along the Allagash was acquired by Maine in 1966. Now, nearly 50 years later, the foundation says a 40-acre site, also called the Lock Dam Lot, was privately purchased last Read More
State Now Owns All of Allagash Wilderness Waterway
By Julia Bayly, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story BATH, Maine — Close to a half-century after its creation, the entire 92 miles of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is now in the hands of the state. On Monday, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation, based in Bath, announced the 40-acre Lock Dam section connecting Chamberlain Read More
Conservation Projects, Big and Small, Would Benefit from Predictable Funding
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial The Land for Maine’s Future program has been in the spotlight in Maine because Gov. Paul LePage refuses to let the popular land conservation program work. In Washington, another important land preservation tool, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, is in jeopardy. Authorization for the program Read More
NRCM Testimony in Support of LD 924, An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Enhance State Parks
Dear Sen. Hamper, Rep. Rotundo, and members of Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony in support of LD 924, An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Enhance State Parks. Maine’s State Parks play an important role not only in preserving our state’s historic sites Read More
Visitors to Rural, Remote Parts of Maine Will Gain Perspective
The Great North Woods is a different world and solving its economic problems is complicated. By Alan Caron Portland Press Herald op-ed My wife, Kristina, and I headed north last week for five days on the Allagash River, which is one of the crown jewels of Maine’s Great North Woods. It runs due north toward Read More
U.S. House Passes Bill to Study York River
The study, which still requires Senate approval, would determine whether the river should be designated for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers program. By Kevin Miller, Washington Bureau Chief Portland Press Herald news story WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Tuesday evening asking the federal government to determine whether the York Read More
‘The Dam in the Woods’ Plays Important Role
By Matthew LaRoche, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News news story In 1840, William Parrot and Zebulon Bradley were engaged by the owners of T6 R11 WELS to explore the feasibility of redirecting the flow of water on the Allagash headwater lakes. They determined that if a dam was constructed at the natural outlet Read More
