Summary
The cost of including hunting access in a deal to preserve the land around Katahdin Lake continues to rise. Part of the complex transaction involved the state trying to buy a nearby 8,000-acre parcel. That is now in jeopardy after the owners rebuffed the state's offer. If ensuring that the state owns this land is important to them, sportsmen should step in and raise some of the additional money, just as conservation groups have raised hundreds of millions of dollars to preserve land they deemed special.
Early last year, the state and the Trust for Public Lands reached agreement to acquire 6,000 acres around Katahdin Lake from Gardner Land Co. The land originally was to be added to Baxter State Park to be managed as a sanctuary, fulfilling Percival Baxter's vision for the park he founded. The state also committed to buying land for hunting elsewhere. Because the deal included a swap involving public lands, which held down the total cost, the Legislature needed to approve it.See the full content of this document
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How Green Is the Valley?
The Sportsman's Alliance of Maine convinced several lawmakers to oppose the d...
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