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What are the Maine Woods?
 The Maine Woods
comprise 10 million acres of forestland that contain thousands of miles of
clear-running rivers and streams, provide habitat for endangered and sensitive
wildlife, and include some of New England’s last old growth forests.
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Plum Creek
About Plum Creek
Map of Proposed Development
Plum Creek's Concept Plan
Sierra Club Editorial
Take Action!
A 10 Year Plan for the Maine
Woods
About the plan
Take Action
100 Mile Wilderness
100 Mile Wilderness
Frequently Asked Questions
Unprotected
Highlights
Special Places
Map of 100 Mile Wilderness PDF
Wildlands Information
America's Great Outdoors National Report
Allagash Wild River
Allagash
History
Allagash MOA
Allagash River Driver
8th Most Endangered River
in America
Public Lands Taskforce
Report
Wilderness Project
The Wilderness Project
More Information
For More Information contact
Karen
Woodsum, Maine Woods Campaign Director.
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The Sierra Club Maine Woods Campaign
The Sierra Club has made the protection of the Maine
Woods, the largest expanse of contiguous
 northern
forest east of the Mississippi River, one of its highest national
conservation priorities. The Sierra Club seeks to protect Maine's
wilderness heritage through efforts to link existing public lands and
unprotected areas, create new opportunities for
wilderness recreation, and allow forests to return to a mature and natural
state.
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and
a connection to the environment. Millions of acres of forestland have
been changing ownership over the past decade resulting in a striking
conversion of timber based industry to real estate investment. The
recent massive development proposal of Plum Creek is the first of many
development proposals for the Maine Woods and it is vital that we work
towards a long term vision for permanent protection of Maine's forests.