Like the Amazon rainforest and Australian Outback, Maine’s north woods are among the world’s disappearing intact ecosystems.
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Posted inTimes Record
Conservation groups move to protect historic Bowdoinham property
The Maine Coast Heritage Trust will soon pass over the property to Kennebec Estuary Land Trust to carry out conservation activities.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
‘From the Mountains to the Sea’ offers a meticulous account of the restoration of the Penobscot River
A broad spectrum of people and groups came together with a common goal – and they actually got something done.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Republicans should stop whining about plastic-bag ban
Seeing the land and water in Maine littered with trash is a bigger hardship than remembering to bring a reusable carrier to the grocery store.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
In northern Maine, forestry practices create shifting habitat for migrating songbirds
Nearly 30 years ago, a team of bird researchers came to conduct the first large-scale study of the impact of commercial forestry on bird populations. Now they’re back.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Land trusts, sportsmen work to revitalize Land for Maine’s Future
Thanks to our elected policymakers’ leadership, Mainers have made a bold statement that the state’s special places deserve to be preserved and managed for the future.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Campaign to preserve island off Harpswell gets $50,000 gift
Freeport-based Maine Beer Co. is making the gift toward the $1.3 million the trust needs to buy and manage Little Whaleboat Island.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Land for Maine’s Future puts focus on community recreation
With state and federal funds earmarked for land conservation, Maine communities can make sure everyone has a chance to get outdoors.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Proposed partnership would preserve over 300 acres in Windham
The Presumpscot Regional Land Trust and the town of Windham are working together to establish a conservation easement and permanently protect Lowell Preserve from development.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State budget includes huge boost for land preservation
Lawmakers included $40 million for the state-run Land for Maine’s Future, the second-highest injection of cash in the history of the popular conservation program.