PROTECT KATAHDIN LAKE

THE ISSUE:

 Maine's historic bid to preserve the pristine lands around this gem is seriously threatened.  This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity may be lost because some special interests do not support the carefully negotiated agreement.

Starting in 1931, Governor Baxter gave the people of Maine his great gift of the woods, waters and mountains that comprise Baxter State Park.  However, there was a key piece of his vision that he was never able to complete-the lands surrounding Katahdin Lake.  Now we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to finish what Governor Baxter began.

The State has reached an agreement with the current owner to purchase6,015 acres around Katahdin Lake to be added to Baxter State Park.  Flanked by old-growth forest and reflecting Mount Katahdin in its waters, Katahdin Lake has long been the destination of hikers, paddlers, and artists looking for the unspoiled tranquility of wilderness.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Email your legislator by clicking on the link below.   Tell them to support the carefully negotiated agreement to preserve this special place.

A public hearing on LD 2015 is being held Monday, February 27, at 9:30a.m. in the Augusta Civic Center, Capital Pine Tree Room, 2nd floor, North Wing.  Opposition to the proposed acquisition has recently surfaced in the legislature.  Please come to the public hearing and speak in support of this project. 

http://janus.state.me.us/house/reps.htm

http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/

Please take action by Wednesday, March 1, 2006.

For more information contact the Chapter Office at 761-5616.