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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Commentary: Conservation can help nature weather forces of change in Maine
A plan to set aside 3,000 acres of forested land in Piscataquis County will protect wildlife, jobs, recreation and more.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
Bethel land trust connecting people with their own backyards
The Mahoosuc Land Trust is using gardening as a way to encourage conservationism.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
Reynolds Forest conservation, recreation area in Sidney to grow following land donation
The Kennebec Land Trust has received a 7-acre donation of hayfields next to its 35-acre property off West River Road.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2022
Group announces 260 acres of Pittston land now preserved as ‘forever wild’
The land was donated to the Northeast Wilderness Trust, which said the 'Tidal Bends Wilderness Preserve' contains a freshwater tidal zone and a mature forest that appears to have not been logged for many decades.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2021
Maine Voices: Land trusts’ practices raise unanswered questions
Fire hazard, municipal oversight and the impact on landowners who are not tax-exempt are among the issues that need to be explored.
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
Our View: Mainers should explore alternatives to closed parks and beaches
While observing social distancing rules, we need to be creative about where we go to get outdoors.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Commentary: To ensure respect for wildlife, rewrite conservation bond’s fine print
Damaging hunting and trapping practices should not be allowed on Land for Maine's Future properties.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2019
Coalition calls for state to borrow $95 million to get conservation ‘back on track’
Legislative approval and a referendum would be needed to borrow the money, which would be allocated under the Land for Maine's Future program.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2019
Maine maple sugar forest could still tap U.S. conservation funds
A prior effort to preserve Big Six Forest failed when a state land fund determined it lacked public access.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Last Mills Cabinet nominee to come up for confirmation wins committee’s backing
Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement.
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