Outdoor recreation contributed $3.4 billion to Maine’s economy in 2023.
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Franklin County land conserved with climate, recreation in mind
The 3,586-acre South Branch Forest in Dallas Plantation has been permanently protected, the Trust for Public Land said Wednesday.
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Maine is lagging on key climate targets
A new report from the Maine Climate Council suggests the state might not meet some of its deadlines for reaching environmental milestones.
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Penobscot Nation to reclaim 1,700 acres in rural Maine as tribe grows land holdings
The Appalachian Mountain Club is repatriating the parcel to its former Indigenous stewards as part of a larger acquisition finalized Tuesday.
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New book details how Maine’s North Woods was protected
Karin Tilberg’s ‘Loving the North Woods’ gives a detailed history of the region’s recent conservation, but misses a few key points.
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Kennebec Land Trust to dedicate three new conservation areas
The new lots, which will be open to the public, add more than 160 acres to KLT’s extensive portfolio of permanently conserved land.
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Appalachian Trail conservation project in Somerset County continues to divide commissioners
A majority of county commissioners said they still object to a land trust’s acquisition of more than 1,800 acres next to Moxie Pond on behalf of the federal government.
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Last-minute hitch imperils Appalachian Trail conservation project in Somerset County
Three of five county commissioners are concerned a land trust’s plan to buy 1,845 acres next to Moxie Pond for the National Park Service would close the area to hunting.
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130 acres on Lake Wesserunsett in Madison eyed for conservation
Somerset Woods Trustees and the Lake Wesserunsett Association are partnering to raise money to complete the purchase of the parcel.
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Near Jackman, land conservation group buys 44,000 acres for $44 million
The Conservation Fund recently acquired the forest land in northern Somerset and Franklin counties, near the Canadian border.