By John Richardson, Staff Writer Maine Sunday Telegram news story AUGUSTA — Paddlers come from all over the country to experience the wildness and peacefulness of the Allagash River. But 40 years after Maine voters designated it as the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, the politics surrounding the storied river are anything but peaceful. Maine’s Legislature is Read More
Forests and Wildlife
NRCM works to protect Maine’s natural areas and wild, undeveloped character, particularly in the North Woods. We support responsible land development and sustainable forest practices that protect sensitive ecosystems and wildlife. We work for increased public ownership of Maine lands, so future generations will know the Maine we love today.
Protection of Maine’s natural, remote areas was one of the issues for which NRCM was founded in 1959. More than 60 years later, much progress has been made but major threats to Maine’s land and water resources continue.
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Plum Creek Proposal Shields 400,000 Acres
Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA – Plum Creek Timber Co. and several conservation groups unveiled a proposal Thursday to protect more than 400,000 acres around Moosehead Lake as part of the company’s massive development plans for the region. Plum Creek officials announced the land conservation plans roughly one week before they expect to submit 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
Residents Weigh in on Allagash Plan
Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA – Hours before sunrise Friday, Colleen McBreairty and three family members got into a car and began the nearly six-hour drive from Allagash to Augusta to deliver a message. “The Allagash River is not someone else’s playground, it is our heritage,” McBreairty told a committee of lawmakers considering a Read More
Opposition to LD 2077, An Act To Make Adjustments to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
by Cathy Johnson, North Woods project director Good afternoon Sen. Nutting, Rep. Piotti and members of the Committee. My name is Cathy Johnson. I am here today on behalf of the 9,000 members and supporters of the Natural Resources Council of Maine in opposition to L.D. 2077, An Act to Make Adjustments to the Allagash Read More
Council’s Moosehead Vision Not the Last Word
Maine Sunday Telegram editorial The Natural Resources Council of Maine deserves credit for drafting a conceptual alternative to Plum Creek’s massive development scenario for the Moosehead Lake region. Some may consider it presumptuous for the council, Maine’s largest environmental group, to try to influence development on private holdings. NRCM officials, however, stress that the document Read More
Group Unveils Moosehead Option
By Trevor Maxwell, Portland Press Herald Writer Portland Press Herald news story Maine’s largest environmental group has unveiled an alternative vision for development of the Moosehead Lake region. It features more conservation and fewer than half of the house lots proposed by Plum Creek Timber Co., the landowner seeking to develop about 10,000 acres surrounding Read More
Environmental Group Issues its Plum Creek Idea
By Glen Bolduc, staff writer Kennebec Journal news story PORTLAND — Maine’s largest environmental organization released a development plan for the Moosehead Lake region Tuesday. The plan, written by the Natural Resources Council of Maine, is being pushed as an alternative to a large development proposal by the Plum Creek Timber Co. “Some people have Read More
NRCM Releases Vision for Moosehead Region
Conserving Natural Resources, Building Community, Protecting Maine’s Heritage and Future Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) released A Vision for the Moosehead Lake Region, an analysis of opportunities for conservation and community development in the region. While development pressures could cause permanent and irreversible damage to the area – as many people fear Read More
