By Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story Plum Creek Timber Co.’s latest revisions to its Moosehead Lake plan are receiving largely positive reviews from groups and individuals involved in the debate over future development near Maine’s largest lake. Late last week, Plum Creek representatives announced plans to eliminate 30 percent to 40 percent of Read More
Moosehead Lake
Plum Creek’s Plan No Benefit to Moosehead Region’s Economy
By Christian McNeil, economist Maine Sunday Telegram op-ed While Plum Creek touts the presumed economic benefits of its development proposal in the Moosehead Lake region, which will soon be subject to public comment, it’s worth noting that some of the most controversial elements of the plan contribute little, and in some cases detract from, its Read More
Reading Between the Lines of Plum Creek
By Sally H. Reed Bangor Daily News op-ed Regarding the Plum Creek proposal, a lot of publicity has focused on the land protection part of the plan and not enough on the resort and residential development aspect. We have been summer residents of Greenville for over 40 years and love the area. We want to Read More
Group Turns Up Heat on Plum Creek
By Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA – An environmental group is ratcheting up the heat on Plum Creek Timber Co. in a report released Wednesday that details fines against the company, permit problems and logging in areas important to deer survival during winter. The Natural Resources Council of Maine said the report Read More
Plum Creek Inks Deal to Protect Land
By Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story A coalition of conservation groups has agreed to pay Plum Creek roughly $35 million to protect permanently more than 340,000 acres of forestland central to the company’s massive Moosehead Lake development plan. Back in March, Plum Creek Timber Co. officials said they had brokered tentative agreements with Read More
More Mainers Oppose Plum Creek Plan for Moosehead
Poll Shows Growing Opposition Despite Plum Creek Media Campaign AUGUSTA, MAINE – A new public opinion poll reveals that Maine people by a growing and overwhelming margin oppose Plum Creek’s proposed development for the Moosehead Lake region. The survey results are striking because they come after Plum Creek Real Estate Investment Trust has funded a 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
NRCM Responds to March 30th Plum Creek Announcement
Today’s announcement proposes an interesting framework for conservation in the Moosehead Lake region, but Maine people are still in the dark about how Plum Creek will scale back its massive, sprawling development scheme. Although we are encouraged by elements of today’s announcement, it is premature to judge this proposal until we know how much Plum Read More