Karin Tilberg’s ‘Loving the North Woods’ gives a detailed history of the region’s recent conservation, but misses a few key points.
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture, Maine
How a federal monument’s new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans
A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
What the public lands fight means for Maine
The state won’t be spared in the political fight over the future of federal lands as the Trump administration looks to offset tax and spending cuts by slashing conservation programs, opening areas to resource extraction and laying off park staff.
Posted inMaine, News
Groups launch $62M conservation project in western Maine
Four environmental groups are teaming up on a fundraising drive to conserve 78,000 acres of forest along the Magalloway River.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Katahdin Monument road access expansion bill clears Senate
Added road access from Millinocket is expected to help more people visit Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and boost the local economy.
Posted inMaine, News
Opening of Wabanaki welcome center near Katahdin delayed, but public will get a peek
The Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is open to visitors for limited hours this weekend.
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Promotion of Wabanaki cultural tourism gains momentum in Maine
Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, the welcome center at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, is slated to open this summer. Designed in collaboration with Wabanaki leaders, it is one of the first major efforts in the state to boost Indigenous tourism.
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31,000 acres of ancestral land could be returned to Penobscot Nation
The prospective deal would increase tribal trust holdings by a third and secure public access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument from the south.
Posted inMaine, News
Potential expansion opportunity for Katahdin Woods and Waters
The National Park Service recently received $380,000 to purchase two parcels whose owner had suggested as a possible addition to the 87,500-acre national monument.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, New England, News
In search of Thoreau’s Mount Katahdin map
A retired University of Maine at Farmington administrator has been trying to track down an elusive ‘diagram’ Henry David Thoreau may have drawn more than 160 years ago.