by BDN editorial board Bangor Daily News editorial The town councils in Millinocket, East Millinocket and Medway have spent a lot of time discussing the possibility of a nearby national park. This sometimes heated debate has taken valuable time and energy away from the larger issue of the region’s need to develop a more coherent 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.
Medway Leaders to Endorse National Park Plan with Letter to Congressional Delegates
by Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story MEDWAY, Maine — Town leaders will draft a letter to Maine’s congressional delegation endorsing the 150,000-acre North Woods national park and recreation area proposed by Lucas St. Clair. The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 on Monday to draft the endorsement letter, saying that the Read More
East Millinocket to Vote on National Park Plan
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — Town leaders decided on Monday to let residents vote in June whether to support a proposed North Woods national park, but not before they tell Maine’s federal delegates what they want from the plan. The Board of Selectmen informally agreed Read More
National Park Proposal Sparks Letter to Maine Delegation
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story MILLINOCKET, Maine — A mix of Katahdin-region business owners and local leaders hope to pitch the 150,000-acre North Woods national park proposal to the state’s federal delegation. Their two-page letter was sent Friday to Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, and Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Read More
Millinocket Leaders Outline Conditions Needed to Support National Park Plan
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story MILLINOCKET, Maine — Town leaders have drafted a letter to Maine’s congressional delegation detailing conditions they would require in order to support a North Woods national park in a move that could jump-start negotiations with park proponents. The council would back a proposed park Read More
In the Katahdin Area, A National Park Can Transform a Region We Take for Granted
By Robert Lilieholm, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed As a forester, economist and researcher, I have spent 30 years of my professional life working with landowners, communities, students and businesses seeking to leverage their financial, natural and cultural resources to create a better future. Given that background, since moving to Maine with Read More
Consultant’s Millinocket Report Seen to Have Little Effect on Katahdin Region National Park Efforts
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story MILLINOCKET, Maine — Despite endorsing efforts to promote tourism around public lands, the blunt report from a Virginia economic development firm for Millinocket was silent on the largest possible project in line with that strategy: a North Woods national park. The leading advocate for Read More
Land Conservation Group Protects Forested Property in Franklin County for Jobs, Recreation
Bangor Daily News news story MADRID TOWNSHIP, Maine — A 5,774-acre forested property in Franklin County has been permanently protected through The Trust for Public Land, a national land conservation group with one of its 30 offices located in Portland. “Keeping forests as forests benefits all of us by safeguarding recreation and access important to Read More
A Different View of the Dip & Dash
I have been one of the people who has attended each of NRCM’s seven polar plunges on East End Beach in Portland. I was there when about a dozen people raced into the icy cold Atlantic to kick off NRCM’s 50th anniversary year in 2009, and I was there for this past event when more Read More