Title

The state of Maine is giving millions of dollars to timber companies to stave of

Authors

Lance Tapley

Source

Portland Phoenix

Date

6-30-2000

Pages

1, 10

Abstract

The state of Maine is giving millions of dollars to timber companies to stave off development, but in the process, it's driving a wedge into Maine's environmental community. The Sierra Club warns that headlines touting large-scale wilderness protection through the purchase of development rights from the paper industry are misleading and inaccurate. For example, in the $14 million Pingree land deal announced on June 7, the major protection would be against house building, but clear-cutting could continue. The pro-easement side includes the Natural Resources Council, the Maine Audubon Society, and the Northern Forest Alliance. Critics include the Sierra Club, the Forest Ecology Network, and Restore: The North Woods.

Subjects

Conservation easements, Forests and forestry

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