NRCM Calls on LURC to Impose Fines NRCM news release Based on an evaluation of internal documents from Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC), the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) concludes that Plum Creek and one of its logging contractors, Theriault Tree Harvesting (TTH), last fall violated Maine regulations designed to protect water quality Read More
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What Can Mainers Learn From Montana’s Plum Creek Mistakes?
Portland talk slated for Monday, October 16 Join the Natural Resources Council of Maine in Portland on Monday, October 16, to hear from Bruce Farling, a Montana conservationist who has had first-hand experience with Plum Creek’s activities there. NRCM North Woods project director Cathy Johnson will also be on hand to show and describe the Read More
Plum Creek Needs to Start Over Again
MAINE VOICES: Robert Kimber Portland Press Herald The scoping sessions that Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission held this past August on Plum Creek’s development plan for the Moosehead Lake region yielded some surprises. The session in Hallowell was an exception, yielding no surprises at all. About 75 percent of the folks who spoke at that Read More
Plum Creek at Roach Pond: No Success Story
Bangor Daily NewsAs their proposal for development in the Moosehead region is presented to the Land Use Regulation Commission, Plum Creek Timber Co. is calling Roach Pond its success story. It is certainly not a success story for Roach Pond, local residents, wildlife or future generations. On the recommendation of a friend who suggested, “Why Read More
Plum Creek’s “Pig in a Poke”
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
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
