Hello again from the center of the Plum Creek universe. We’re on Day 5 of the intervener sessions. At the moment the Commissioners are asking questions of Joe Brenneman a County Commissioner from Flathead County Montana who has dealt directly with Plum Creek’s developments. Flathead County is currently being sued by Plum Creek over some Read More
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The Plum Creek Hearings Begin…
Hey everyone. At the moment I’m typing this from the audience of the first session of legal testimony before LURC. These technical sessions are much like a court case in which each side is presenting testimony, experts and witnesses to the Commissioners who will ultimately make a decision. The room is literally full of teams Read More
Plum Creek Will Damage Moosehead Region, Critics Say
Environmental groups have experts lined up to testify as public hearings begin Dec. 1. by the Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story FALMOUTH — Maine’s two leading environmental groups took another swipe Thursday at Plum Creek Timber Co.’s development plan for the Moosehead Lake region as state regulators prepared for the start of long-awaited Read More
Moosehead Lake: “Manhattan Project?”
This letter references Meg Haskell’s 10-25-07 article, “Plum Creek looks to Bangor for project supporters.” I can imagine the scene in 1626. A well-heeled developer “from away” invites a hand-picked group of influential tribal leaders to a little do: a nice meal, a little firewater, whatever might have passed for a Powerpoint presentation in those Read More
Land for Maine’s Future Needs to Keep At It
Kennebec Journal editorial There’s a satellite photo of the Northeast during the nighttime that shows sparkling lights all over the land mass — with one inky exception: the north Maine woods. Black and impenetrable, it is the largest chunk of undeveloped land in this region. When the Land for Maine’s Future program began in 1987, Read More
Preserving the Intent of Gov. Baxter
by Roland D. Martin Bangor Daily News op-ed Leadership oftentimes is unpopular. One needs to look no further than V. Paul Reynolds’ column “Baxter Deal a Disaster for Sportsmen” (BDN, Jan. 1) to see that making difficult decisions can often lead to personal criticism. Recently, the state finalized the details of a transaction that will Read More
Two Timber Firms Pretending To Be ‘Green,’ Groups Allege
Environmentalists Want Companies’s Lucrative Certification Revoked By Blaine Harden, Washington Post Staff Writer Washington Post news story SEATTLE — Two of the nation’s largest timber companies, Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek Timber, have polished their public images for years by participating in a program that certifies that their logging is environmentally friendly. But in separate challenges Read More
Land Trust Seeks to Preserve 71-acre Windham Parcel
By Justin Ellis, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story The Windham Land Trust is trying to raise $370,000 to preserve 71 acres in the heart of town. The land off Gray Road, near the Windham Public Safety building, belongs to Larry and Ann Clark. It abuts the 105-acre Black Brook Preserve, the first piece Read More
Maine Coast Heritage Trust Purchase Restores Machias Bay Shore Land to Tribe
By Katherine Cassidy Bangor Daily News news story MACHIASPORT – Joanne Dana, a Passamaquoddy tribal elder, had a vision years ago. “I was to be there when the sun came up,” she said Monday, describing her premonition. “I was facing the east. I was given a rock to place in front of me. Then the Read More
