By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial When national park service director Jonathan Jarvis comes to Maine next week, he’ll be barraged with thoughts about the creation of a national monument in the Maine woods. The arguments he’ll hear, for and against the land preservation plan, won’t be new. He’s heard them countless Read More
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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
Federal Parks Director to Hear from Mainers on North Woods National Monument
Jonathan Jarvis plans May 16 meetings in Maine as the Obama administration considers a step toward a national park in the Katahdin region. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story The head of the National Park Service will be in Maine this month to hear feedback on a controversial proposal to create 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
National Park Proponents, Opponents Spar at Monument Bill Hearing
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine — The first hearing on Wednesday on a bill that would effectively bar national monuments from Maine featured 2½ hours of far-ranging debate over the future of the state’s northern woodlands and many of its industries. The testimony heard by the Legislature’s 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
National Park Service Opens Door to Dialogue
The negative reaction by Gov. LePage and members of Congress is the wrong response. By The Editorial Board Portland Press Herald editorial National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis should be applauded for the open-minded and constructive letter he sent to three members of Maine’s congressional delegation. Instead Maine officials are acting as if he threatened Read More
