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.
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The East Branch of the Penobscot River near Whetstone Falls in the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument has received $380,000 to potentially acquire two tracts of private land whose owners had signaled a willingness to sell to the federal government before the monument’s creation four years ago.
The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced that Katahdin Woods and Waters – a roughly 87,500-acre national monument located just east of Baxter State Park – received the money to acquire unnamed tracts that “will provide enhanced recreational opportunities for visitors to enjoy.”