Day two dawned wet. We could no longer access the weather report without internet or phone, but there was no mistaking the dense, low-hanging clouds. Though Bob Johnson rarely has canoers, the other couple and us were ready to paddle the Allagash Wilderness Waterway by 8 in the morning. Johnson led all of us down Read More
Allagash Wilderness Waterway
NRCM’s work to protect the Allagash goes back to its earliest days. This campaign brought NRCM's founders together at a time when the river was threatened by dams and destructive forest practices. Helping to create the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is one of NRCM’s most important and enduring achievements.
Explore Maine: Protecting the Allagash
The Push for Protection: Saving the Allagash by Doug Watts Conservation of the Allagash River is what brought together the founders of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), at a time when the river was threatened by dams. Since its founding in 1959, NRCM has continued to be at the forefront of efforts to Read More
50 Years Ago, We Had Foresight to Protect Allagash Wilderness Waterway
By Tim Caverly Bangor Daily News op-ed Anyone who studies the history of our national parks and wild and scenic rivers will discover the controversy that stormed over the efforts to protect our special areas. While thousands appreciate the opportunity to recharge in the outdoors, there are a few people who argue for development to Read More
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Declared ‘Complete’ After Land Acquisition
By Irwin Gratz MPBN news story The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is now being called “complete.” The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation says most of the land along the Allagash was acquired by Maine in 1966. Now, nearly 50 years later, the foundation says a 40-acre site, also called the Lock Dam Lot, was privately purchased last Read More
State Now Owns All of Allagash Wilderness Waterway
By Julia Bayly, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story BATH, Maine — Close to a half-century after its creation, the entire 92 miles of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is now in the hands of the state. On Monday, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation, based in Bath, announced the 40-acre Lock Dam section connecting Chamberlain Read More
Opposition to LD 269, An Act To Increase Opportunities on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Good afternoon Sen. Jackson, Rep. Dill, and members of the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee. My name is Lisa Pohlmann. I am here today on behalf of the 12,000 members and supporters of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) to speak in opposition to LD 269, An Act to Increase Opportunities on the Allagash Read More
Huge Northern Maine Dam Proposal Fell 30 Years Ago
by Glenn Adams, The Associated Press Maine Sunday Telegram news story AUGUSTA — Three decades ago this year, construction on New England’s largest public works project was to have begun, but instead a shovel was never put in the Earth, and the massive project was eventually abandoned. The massive hydroelectric project along northern Maine’s St. Read More
Allagash River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers
Wild and Scenic Protections Threatened The people of Maine realized they needed a State policy to save their own wilderness areas. They petitioned their elected representatives to protect the last great wild river in the eastern United States, and the Maine legislature responded by creating the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, so that the people could own Read More
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Deserves Stronger Protection
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
