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Breaking Travel Barriers for Maine Predators Also Protects Humans

Public News Service

March 18, 2013

Highways can keep Mainers connected, but can also block wildlife corridors. Now a new project led by The Nature Conservancy is trying to understand the issue in northern New England and find some solutions.

Maine wetland projects selected for grants

Portland Press Herald

January 14, 2013

The program run by The Nature Conservancy awards $2.5 million, a total others will match.

Dam Removal Launches Penobscot River Restoration

Indian Country Today Media Network.com
Rivers & Lakes
June 20, 2012

The demolition of the Great Works Dam and the restoration of a free-flowing river from Old Town to the Gulf of Maine had begun. “It’s a great day to be indigenous,” Penobscot Indian Nation elder Butch Phillips said in blessing the event. “The ancestors are smiling today.” Read this great story.

The Penobscot’s song"
A river is brought to life again

The Economist
Rivers & Lakes
June 14, 2012

The Great Works dam in Bradley, Maine has blocked the river for almost two centuries. But on June 11th it began to be demolished, a first step in opening up 1,000 miles of river. The project is a collaboration between business, conservation groups, state and federal agencies, and the Penobscot nation. Read The Economist's Story

Hat Trick On The Penobscot River: Fewer Dams, Same Energy, More Fish

Forbes.com
Rivers & Lakes
June 11, 2012

Today, steel rams will start to break apart an old hydroelectric dam on Maine’s longest river, ushering in a restoration project that will keep the electricity flowing while rehabilitating some of the state’s most damaged and valuable fisheries, like herring and Atlantic salmon. Read the story in Forbes.com.

Moosehead Lake pact links 2 million conserved acres

Portland Press Herald
Conservation Lands
May 16, 2012

Representatives from The Nature Conservancy, the Forest Society of Maine and the Plum Creek timber company came together Tuesday to celebrate a new conservation easement that's considered one of the largest ever in the United States. Read the Portland Press Herald story.

Groups tout completion of historic 363,000-acre Plum Creek conservation deal

Bangor Daily News
Conservation Lands
May 16, 2012

Calling it the “missing piece” to a 2 million-acre jigsaw puzzle, groups on Tuesday announced the completion of a 363,000-acre conservation deal that was key to Plum Creek winning regulatory approval for its controversial Moosehead Lake development plan. Representatives from Plum Creek, The Nature Conservancy and the Forest Society of Maine said the conservation easements — described as the second-largest easement package in U.S. history — will benefit the forestry and tourism industries critical to the Moosehead region’s economy.
See the Bangor Daily News story and video.

Plum Creek, groups OK deal creating largest conservation easement in U.S.

Maine Sun Journal
Conservation Lands
May 16, 2012

Plum Creek Timber Co. has completed a deal with The Nature Conservancy and the Forest Society of Maine that puts 363,000 acres in Maine’s North Woods into a conservation easement that bans development and limits logging while allowing public access for hunting, snowmobiling and other recreation. Read the Sun Journal's article.

Massive Plum Creek easement touches off celebration

Morning Sentinel
Conservation Lands
May 16, 2012

Representatives from The Nature Conservancy, the Forest Society of Maine and the Plum Creek timber company came together Tuesday to celebrate a new conservation easement that's considered one of the largest ever in the United States. Read the piece in the Morning Sentinel.

Massive easement pact set in Maine

Boston Globe
Conservation Lands
May 16, 2012

Plum Creek Timber Co. has completed a deal with The Nature Conservancy and the Forest Society of Maine that puts 363,000 acres in Maine’s North Woods into a conservation easement that bans development and limits logging while allowing public access for hunting, snowmobiling, and other recreation. Read the story in the Globe.

Massive Maine land easement is completed

WMTW News
Conservation Lands
May 15, 2012

Plum Creek has completed a deal that puts 363,000 acres in Maine's North Woods into a conservation easement that bans development and limits logging while allowing hunting, snowmobiling and other recreation. See the story.

363,000 Acres of Moosehead Lake Region Conserved

Wall Street Journal Market Watch
Conservation Lands
May 15, 2012

The Nature Conservancy, the Forest Society of Maine and Plum Creek today announced an historic conservation easement on 363,000 acres near Greenville, ME. The easement is one of the largest in the history of conservation in the United States, and it serves as the missing piece that connects existing protected lands to create a two million-acre stretch of conserved forestland. Read the Market Watch article.

Historic conservation easement in Maine's North Woods announced

WLBZ-Bangor
Conservation Lands
May 15, 2012

Environmentalists and town officials in Greenville are celebrating a massive conservation easement that will protect a huge swath of forest land for wildlife, recreation and forestry. "Just yesterday, we finally closed on the 2nd largest conservation easement ever done in the United States' history," Mike Tetreault, executive director of The Nature Conservancy, announced to the crowd gathered at the Maine Historical Society. See WLBZ's story.

Maine Land Easement to Protect 363,000 Acres

MPBN
Conservation Lands
May 15, 2012

It's taken eight years, but the Nature Conservancy, the Forest Society of Maine and the Plum Creek Timber Company announced today that they've completed an historic conservation easement on 363,000 acres near Greenville. The Moosehead easement will prohibit most types of development, require sustainable forest practices and preserve public access for hunting, fishing and snowmobiling. The agreement assures not only the largest contiguous easement in the country, it also connects more than two million acres of land already conserved in Maine. Follow MPBN's story.

Conservation plan also brings development in Maine

NECN
Conservation Lands
May 15, 2012

The historic agreement between the Nature Conservancy and Plum Creek protects 363, 000-acres of forest land around Moosehead Lake, including 80 ponds, 800 miles of river frontage and 200 miles of lakeshore around Maine’s largest. See NECN's story.

Trio of Maine Men to Run Boston Marathon for Penobscot River Restoration Project

WABI - TV5
Rivers & Lakes
April 12, 2012

This Monday is the Boston Marathon and a trio of Maine men will be hitting the pavement but their journey isn't about distance. Dale Lolar, Bob Bryant and Barry Dana are raising money for the Penobscot River Restoration Project. It's an effort to remove dams on the river and restore it to its natural state. See their cool story!

Discovery Education producing video in Maine woods to help students understand how nature fits into their lives

Bangor Daily News
Forests
January 20, 2012

The Nature Conservancy’s sustainably managed forests near the Upper St. John River are among places around the globe spotlighted in a new classroom curriculum — called Nature Works — under development by the Conservancy and Discovery Education. A film crew recently followed the connections from forests to products we all use. Check Out the Bangor Daily News story.

Nature Conservancy Buys Permit for Port Clyde Sector

MPBN
Oceans & Coasts
December 05, 2011

The Nature Conservancy in Maine began the week by announcing the purchase of a new federal groundfish permit to be made available to fishermen in the Port Clyde Sector. Follow the story on MPBN.

Nature Conservancy gets another Maine groundfishing permit

Bangor Daily News
Oceans & Coasts
December 05, 2011

The Nature Conservancy is expanding its presence in Maine’s embattled groundfishing industry. See what the Bangor Daily News said about the Conservancy's purchase of a federal groundfishing permit.

Salazar Cites Maine Conservation Programs in Outdoors Report

Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Leadership
October 26, 2011

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar highlighted two Maine projects that will be in a 50-state report outlining some of the country's most promising ways to reconnect Americans to the natural world. The two Maine projects are the Penobscot River Restoration Project and the Keeping Maine's Forest Initiative. See what MPBN said.

Keeping it Cool: Debsconeag Ice Caves

Bangor Daily News
Conservation Lands
August 11, 2011

If you’re looking for a place to escape the summer heat, don’t head to the beach. Think about this: Head underground. Specifically, hike to the Debsconeag Ice Caves, located in the Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area managed by The Nature Conservancy.

Trail Blazers: LEAF interns Leave Cities Behind for Summer Work

Bangor Daily News
Conservation Lands
August 05, 2011

In this remote section of Piscataquis County, just a few miles south of Baxter State Park, nearly 20 miles from the nearest town, there are more moose than people, more insects than moose, and plenty of work to be done. Daniel Jamison, a 17-year-old from New York City, is among those doing that work, maintaining trails during a four-week internship as part of The Nature Conservancy’s Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future program.

Keeping More Fish in the Ocean: Good for People, Good for Nature

Huffington Post

March 23, 2011

Across the country, communities are working with environmental organizations to find ways to keep lands and waters healthy and, in turn, promote local jobs and economies. In Port Clyde, Maine, fishing communities are working with The Nature Conservancy to use nets with holes of different shapes and sizes in order to manage their catches and the health of fish populations.

Agreement preserves Buckfield parcel

Lewiston Sun Journal

March 23, 2011

Lewiston Sun Journal article about cooperative working forest conservation in Western Maine.

Landmark Purchase of Dams Opens New Chapter for Penobscot River Fisheries

Fly Rod & Reel Magazine

December 20, 2010

 

Penobscot River Trust takes possession of three dams

Bangor Daily News

December 20, 2010

 

Penobscot River Restoration Effort Takes Giant Leap Forward

MPBN News

December 20, 2010

 

Celebrate federal support

Sun Journal

August 08, 2010

 

Calif., Maine fishermen share views on success of Port Clyde’s co-op

Maineville

August 06, 2010

 

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