By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story ORONO, Maine — A near capacity crowd of 1,400 people attended a forum on a proposed North Woods national monument on Monday at the University of Maine during which pro and con arguments followed one another in quick succession. After a tense forum involving Read More
National Park Service
Park Service Chief Hears Emotional, Divided Views on North Woods National Monument
About 1,000 Maine residents and local officials attend two meetings, with testimony split between those who think it will hurt the region’s forest products industry and others who think it will pump new life into a lackluster economy. by Kevin Miller, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story ORONO — The Obama administration’s top park Read More
Statement by NRCM in Support of Establishment of a New National Monument
I’m Lisa Pohlmann, executive director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine and we are proud to support the national monument. We join many good friends from the Katahdin region who we’ve gotten to know very well over the past five years who also support the monument. And we represent 16,000 members and supporters from Read More
Maine Can Offer a North Woods Experience as Magnificent as the Grand Tetons
By Terry Tempest Williams, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Let us imagine a monumental celebration on Aug. 25. Let us imagine President Barack Obama establishing the Maine Woods National Monument in full view of Mount Katahdin and the shimmering waters that flow from the headwaters of the Penobscot River, home to the Read More
North Woods Park Plan Offers Economic Benefits Both Near and Far
Our U.S. senators should recognize the possibilities offered by the marketing of the National Park Service. By Daniel Kleban, co-founder and co-owner of Maine Beer Co. in Freeport Portland Press Herald op-ed FREEPORT — A private family foundation is willing to donate to the American people nearly 88,000 acres of beautiful, pristine and historically important Read More
It’s the Ideal Time to Say Yes to a New National Park in Maine
by Kate Rush, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Conservation and the economy go hand in hand, especially in Maine. This connection is well-established and easy to see in America’s National Park System, which celebrates its 10oth anniversary in 2016. All around the United States, from the Everglades in Florida to Denali in Read More
Angus King Asks National Park Service Director to Visit Katahdin Region
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Angus King wants the National Park Service’s leader to hear what Katahdin region residents have to say about a proposed North Woods national monument, he said Friday. King wrote Director Jonathan B. Jarvis that while President Barack Obama has the Read More
LePage’s Bill Aims to Prevent National Monument Status for North Woods
By A.J. Higgins MPBN news story Plans to preserve large sections of Maine’s North Woods for a future national park could be undermined by a bill advanced by Gov. Paul LePage. The bill targets efforts by Roxanne Quimby and her son Lucas St. Clair, who have held discussions with federal officials that could lead to Read More
Why Continuing Dialogue is Crucial to the National Park Debate
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial The debate over the potential of a national park in the Maine woods has taken on urgency as the National Park Service and White House have shown an interest in creating a national monument near Baxter State Park. Elliotsville Plantation Inc., a nonprofit foundation started by Read More
