President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared a new national monument in Maine on 87,000 acres donated by the founder of Burt’s Bees, fulfilling conservationist Roxanne Quimby’s goal of gifting the ...
On the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry website, an interactive map tracks every bit of conserved land across all of Maine. Check only the box for federally protected lands, ...
Report says Maine land trusts have preserved nearly 3 million acres — and much of it remains taxable
Late last year, the Conservation Fund, an Arlington, Va.-based nonprofit with a Maine office in Freeport, bought a 44,000-acre swath of mountain and forestland along the Canadian border in northern ...
Maine’s stunning coast has inspired painters and poets, but today, most of it is privately owned and off-limits. Land trusts work to make more scenic vistas accessible to all. The fruits of that work ...
The grant will support the Near Point Preserve Accessibility Project, a six‑month initiative to improve inclusivity at the 27 ...
Property owners and policymakers are set back by missing information, conflicting requirements and procedural runaround.
Land trusts care for nearly 3 million acres — close to 15% of the state. As nonprofits, they rely heavily on private donations and grants to carry out work.
The Penobscot Nation and nonprofit Trust for Public Land announced Wednesday a plan to return nearly 30,000 forested acres in Maine back to the governance of the tribe. The land represents a portion ...
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