By BDN Editorial Board
Over the last two years, the COVID pandemic prompted many people to change their vacation plans, sometimes delaying travel to distant locales. As a result, visits to Maine’s outdoors skyrocketed.
All outdoor enthusiasts should be delighted to know that we’ve just announced the first five new conservation projects funded by the Land for Maine’s Future.
Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening.
You know back in 1987, the Legislature recognized that protecting working lands, farmlands, waterfronts, and public access to those properties is critical to preserving our quality of life. Then Maine voters approved a $35 million bond to create the Land for Maine’s Future.
The protected lands range from a community forest in Woodstock to the headwaters of the Kennebago River to a deer wintering habitat in Aroostook County.