By Dean and Sheila Bennett Maine Sunday Telegram op-ed On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, it is important to recognize and appreciate what the voters of Maine did in November 1966 when they approved a bond issue to develop the maximum wilderness character of the land Read More
Creature Feature: Moose
Few things thrill Mainers and visitors more than spotting a moose! Their massive size and dramatic antlers (males only!) peering through the woods leave a lasting impression.The moos e is the largest of the deer family, with adult males reaching up to 10 feet (about 7 feet at the shoulder) and 1,400 pounds.
Progress on the Allagash
Bangor Daily News editorial When environmentalists and residents of northern Maine agree on anything related to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, it is a momentous occasion. That’s why proposals, which are the same in principle but differ in detail, to create a commission to oversee and make management decisions for the waterway offer a positive way Read More
A Place for Conservation
Bangor Daily News editorial Plum Creek’s private agreement to conserve more than 340,000 acres in the Moosehead Lake region should remain separate from the state’s consideration of the company’s application to develop house lots and resorts on other land it owns in the region. The company’s $35 million agreement with The Nature Conservancy, Forest Society 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
Extent of Mercury Pollution More Widespread, Report Shows
Maine Wildlife Ranging from Loons to Otters to Bald Eagles at Risk National Wildlife Federation * Natural Resources Council of Maine PORTLAND – Mercury pollution is making its way into nearly every habitat in the U.S., exposing countless species of wildlife to potentially harmful levels of mercury, a new report from the National Wildlife Federation Read More
