By Murray Carpenter New York Times story On an early fall day, with just a hint of red tinting the maples, the view from the summit of Deasey Mountain is spectacular. To the west stand the rugged, treeless basins and knife-edge spine of Mount Katahdin. Off to the south, you see Wassataquoik Valley in the near Read More
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Monumental Road
On an Indian Summer morning in October my husband, brother, and I took a backroad truck ride from Dexter up to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Orange and yellow leaves grabbed the sunlight and tossed it back at us as we rolled along the quiet roads to Millinocket. We were grateful for the brilliant Read More
Maine Voters Find Common Ground on Clean Energy, National Monument
By Lori Valigra, staff writer Mainebiz news story PORTLAND — As Maine voters get ready to head to the polls, a new public opinion survey of likely Maine voters released on Tuesday shows strong, bipartisan support for the new national monument, solar power and other clean energy development, the Land for Maine’s Future Program and Read More
Poll Shows Maine Voters Strongly Support New National Monument, Solar Power, LMF, Maine’s Environment
NRCM news release Portland, Maine – Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine released the results of a comprehensive public opinion survey on the attitudes of likely Maine voters on a broad range of environmental policy issues. With Mainers heading to the polls in two weeks, the survey documents broad, bipartisan support for protection of Maine’s Read More
2016 NRCM Conservation Leadership Awards Presented to Quimby Family and Katahdin Area Community Leaders
Quimby/St. Clair Family Conservation Leadership Award For their generosity, vision, and commitment to creating the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Katahdin Area Community Leaders Conservation Leadership Award For their tireless efforts to raise awareness and build support for the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Well over a decade ago, conservationist and philanthropist Roxanne Read More
“So This Guy Walks into a Monument…”
And in the “Thanks, Obama!” column we are still celebrating the addition of 87,500 acres to the national park system in the form of the brand-new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. I have been working at NRCM for the entire five years that we have been advocating for a national park and recreation area Read More
North Woods Monument “An Educational Opportunity” for Children, Residents Say
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story MEDWAY, Maine — The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument needs a management plan, and Bruce Cox said he was happy to offer some ideas for it. The Medway School Committee member stood over a map of the monument’s five parcels on Tuesday placing Read More
It’s Worth the Trip: Katahdin Loop Road Has So Much to Offer
The way into the new national monument is full of scenic views and hiking possibilities. By Josh Christie Portland Press Herald news story On Aug. 24, President Barack Obama established a huge swath of Maine’s northern woods as a national monument. Named the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, the 87,500 acres cover a vast Read More
Let’s Not Waste the Opportunity the Monument Offers to Revive the Katahdin Region
By Richard Schmidt III, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed There is one thing the Katahdin region communities have become extremely familiar with over the past few decades: change. President Barack Obama’s designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is the latest change. But, for the first time in at least a Read More
