Statement at March 18, 2008, press conference by Brownie Carson, NRCM executive director Good morning. We are here today to talk about the serious, continuing problems with Plum Creek’s proposal for a massive development in the Moosehead Lake Region – the largest development in Maine history. In late January, under this very roof, Maine’s Land Read More
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Moosehead Belongs to Maine — We Must Protect It
by Tony Owens Sun Journal op-ed My late friend introduced me to the lake; my heart has never left Over 30 years ago, having moved from New Hampshire, I started my first job in Maine working overnights at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. The graveyard shift creates a tight fraternity and it wasn’t long Read More
Up the (Plum) Creek
By Edgar Allen Beem Forecaster op-ed On Saturday morning, Dec. 15, I attended the Land Use Regulation Commission’s public hearing in Portland on Plum Creek’s mammoth development proposal for the Moosehead Lake region. I went with my daughter Tess, who was interested in writing a letter to LURC urging defeat of the monstrous resort/summer colony Read More
Plum Creek Will Damage Moosehead Region, Critics Say
Environmental groups have experts lined up to testify as public hearings begin Dec. 1. by the Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story FALMOUTH — Maine’s two leading environmental groups took another swipe Thursday at Plum Creek Timber Co.’s development plan for the Moosehead Lake region as state regulators prepared for the start of long-awaited Read More
Experts Predict Widespread Impacts from Plum Creek Plan
Wildlife, Water Quality, and Character of Moosehead Lake at Risk AUGUSTA, November 8, 2007—Today, Maine’s two leading environmental organizations described the potential harm to the Moosehead Lake region that could occur as a result of Plum Creek’s proposed development plans for the area. The adverse impacts were identified by a 12-member team of environmental, wildlife, Read More
NRCM Statement about Experts’ Predictions of Widespread Impacts from Plum Creek Proposal
by Brownie Carson, NRCM executive director In less than one month, the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission will begin hearings on the largest development proposal the state of Maine has ever seen. Plum Creek’s massive development plan for the Moosehead Lake region has been the focus of attention for the past three years, and now Read More
NRCM and Maine Audubon Support Revitalized Moosehead Ski Area
Natural Resources Council of Maine * Maine Audubon Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine and Maine Audubon submitted a letter to Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission in support of the concept of Jim Confalone’s announced intention to revitalize the downhill ski resort he owns at Moose Mountain, overlooking Moosehead Lake. Mr. Confalone has publicly Read More
NRCM Files 60-Day Notice to Sue US FWS to Protect Canada Lynx
News release Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine was among the twenty-one groups filing a sixty-day notice of intent-to-sue to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to protect Canada lynx and their habitat. “Today, we have filed an intent-to-sue to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to do their job and Read More
Plum Creek’s Revised Plan Still Raises Deep Concerns
Environmental Groups and Moosehead Area Residents Oppose the Company’s Latest Plan News Release AUGUSTA, June 18, 2007—Today, Maine’s two leading environmental organizations are filing to intervene to oppose Plum Creek’s latest development proposal for the Moosehead Lake region. At press conferences in Bangor and Portland today, the executive directors of Maine Audubon and the Natural Read More
