Exploring Maine’s Spectacular Federal Lands Recently, a young man told me that he, his wife, and two kids live in a small house on a small lot in the Midcoast. He loves to get outside and said, “Public lands are all I’ve got.” At NRCM, we recognize the importance of quality time spent outside. Local Read More
Outdoor Recreation
Maine's environment offers many opportunities to enjoy outdoor recreation, whether it be paddling, bird watching, hiking, cross-country skiing, hunting, fishing, or other activities, Maine has beautiful lakes, forests, trails, and coastline to explore. Outdoor recreation is an important part of Maine's economy as well as a reason for Maine to preserve and protect as much public land as we can, so it is available for us to enjoy now, as well as for future generations.
One-sided Hearing Won’t Clarify Issues with Katahdin Region Monument
If a congressional panel really wanted to hear from the public, they’d let supporters speak, too. Portland Press Herald editorial When the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee meets in East Millinocket on Wednesday for a field hearing on the proposed North Woods national monument, one side will be notably absent. Gov. LePage and the four Read More
Winter: Moosehead Lake and the Kennebec River, Day 1 Part 2
You would think the cold created a woods devoid of life, frozen, if you will, until the spring thaw brings warmth and energy back to Little Moose Mountain. You would be wrong! Throughout most of our hike, the calls and chatter of Golden-crowned Kinglets, Black-capped Chickadees, and Red Squirrels rained down on us from the Read More
In the Katahdin Region, Let’s Accept and Shape the Changes, Not Fight Them
By Richard H. Schmidt III, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Like the Katahdin region, the proposal to create a national park has changed a lot in the last few years and with it, people’s opinions, including mine. I graduated from Katahdin High School, attended college in Presque Isle, and now I am 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
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
National Monument Proposal a Historic Opportunity for Katahdin Region, Chamber President Says
It would be the first step toward the creation of a national park as well as desperately needed jobs. by Gail Fanjoy, president of the Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce in Millinocket Portland Press Herald op-ed MILLINOCKET — Many residents and organizations in the Katahdin region support a proposed national monument east of Baxter State Read More
Winter: Moosehead Lake and the Kennebec River, Day 1 Part 1
It had been almost exactly a year since I had last seen snow. As we drove to Moosehead Lake in the North Woods of Maine, we definitely didn’t have that problem. Despite an unseasonably warm December in the state, we were driving the day after the winter’s first blizzard, and anywhere between five and eight Read More