The governor says the designation will harm the economy and recreation in the region, but presidents may lack the power to rescind a predecessor’s designation. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Read Governor LePage’s letter. AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is asking President Trump to reverse the national monument designation on Read More
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LePage to Trump: Ax North Woods National Monument
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story Gov. Paul LePage has asked President Donald Trump to reverse an executive order by the Obama administration that created the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and return the land to private ownership. In a two-page letter dated Feb. 14, the Republican governor asks Read More
No Region Should be Denied the Opportunities that Come with a National Monument
By Richard Schmidt III, chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Patten Bangor Daily News op-ed From a front-row seat in Patten, I’ve witnessed the type of economic interest and activity that begins to percolate when a national monument gets designated. My town is one of the gateway communities to one of America’s newest monuments, Read More
A Strong Solar Industry Will Grow Our Economy, Keep Our Energy Dollars Here
By David Woodsome and Martin Grohman, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Maine’s interest in energy independence is rooted in some of our greatest natural resources, such as water and wood. Increasingly, more Mainers are turning to another abundant resource — the sun. All Mainers benefit when homeowners and businesses such as Smith’s Read More
It’s Time for Katahdin Region to Decide How to Grow Alongside the Monument
By Lindsay Downing, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed After college and a few years of travel, my husband and I recently decided to return to my home town of Mount Chase to take over the family business — Mt. Chase Lodge. It was a difficult decision. We were coming home to a Read More
Economic Studies Related to National Parks
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument was established on August 24, 2016, in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Prior to the designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters, Elliotsville Plantation Inc. (EPI) commissioned studies to determine the likely economic benefits a national park and national recreation area would bring to Maine’s Read More
Let’s Not Waste the Opportunity the Monument Offers to Revive the Katahdin Region
By Richard Schmidt III, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed There is one thing the Katahdin region communities have become extremely familiar with over the past few decades: change. President Barack Obama’s designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is the latest change. But, for the first time in at least a Read More
Opinions Still Split on Tourism in Katahdin Woods Region
By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff Boston Globe news story MILLINOCKET, Maine — It has been a cherished land for so long, the majestic Katahdin woods overlooking this old paper mill town, the streams and the East Branch Penobscot River, the trails and turns that provide sweeping views of the fabled Mount Katahdin. Now the Read More
The North Woods Monument Fulfills the Sacred Calling to Preserve Creation
By Mark Allen Doty, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed As a Maine resident and a pastor in Bangor, it is with great joy that I welcome a gift that our region and the nation will cherish: The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. This new national monument will bring spiritual, economic and Read More