Michaud Brings Home the Conservation Pork Rinds - Another Reason to Support JASON LEVESQUE
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N. Maine land set-aside funded
October 30, 2009
MILLINOCKET, Maine—U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud says a bill advancing through Congress will expand conservation land in northern Maine by nearly 20,000 acres.
The Maine Democrat said the House has passed an Interior Department appropriations bill providing $3.7 million for the Katahdin Forest Expansion.
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The bill also includes funds for sewers in Limestone and Machias, milfoil treatment and acquisition of coastal island seabird refuges.
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What, no lunchboxes?
This is Rep. Michaud funding a federal or federal/state North Woods Park - a guarantee much of northern Maine will remain a jobs wasteland. I hope 2nd District Congressional candidate Jason Levesque understands this key jobs killing issue. Rep. Michael "No Next Generation" Michaud?
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this in my opinion is all by design. Carbon Credits will be sold on the open market and there will be no need for a tax base in district 2. Michaud will retire, the census will determine we need no representation in district 2 and the wet dream of Jonathan Carter and company will come to fruition and they will have their sequestered national forest.
Maine democrats(maine government) will be the biggest land owners in the state and make out like the bandits that they are. Instead of them stopping and fighting this crap they are working in lockstep and rolling out the red carpet.
A couple weeks ago Jason made an appearance at the Alton Maine town hall meeting. he warned of this real threat of losing our representation in DC and said, if he was elected there would be no national park in his district.
People better wake up and smell the coffee, start connecting dots and start taking this state back while we still have the chance. I hope you can all shoot Jason a couple bucks on his web site.
Michaud is nothing but a Pelosi tool. An obscure, backbench, hand raiser who does everything the power unions tell him to do and will "be there" for every Democrat initiative. Don't be fooled by the "Blue Dog" label and the "conservative" Democrat bull. He is a flaming leftist, as bad as they come.
A number of years ago, I was having lunch with a Democrat attorney friend of mine and I told him that my view was that Michaud was in the back pocket of the labor unions. He told me that he didn't believe it. A month later, my friend pulled me aside at a meeting. He had been working on an issue in the Millinocket area that had brought him in contact with Representative Michaud. He said "Bob, you were right on Michaud. He has to check with the unions before he does anything."
Now is the time to stand up for Maine and the United States. Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines. Whether or not you are in the 1st or 2nd CD, Jason Levesque needs your financial support. I have had several meetings and I really like Jason and am convinced that he can beat Michaud and that he will represent the best interests of the 2CD...not the Pelosi agenda that Michaud is a foot soldier for.
Write that check. It means more than any of us can imagine.
Correct as stated.
I'm glad I spotted this article.. it was buried somewhere and I just happened to see it while searching on another topic.
I need to correct you, Bob. Michaud is absolutely not a tool of the labor unions. Michaud is in the back pocket of the union leadership. If he had the best interests of the union members at heart he wouldn't have done everything in his power to help the Democrat party destroy their jobs, first at the state level then at the national level. Most of the rank and file understand that a man who impoverishes you is not your friend.
Michaud is neither a moonbat nor an extreme leftist. He is simply a politician without any fixed principles who has no ideas of his own. The unions and his party leadership guide his votes. He goes with the flow and if the flow were benign he would be almost completely harmless. He has a job that pays well above his talents, enjoys mixing with people and follows a few simple rules which serve him well.
I don't know if Levesque has a forklift license, but he has succeeded in a tough competitive environment, has some ideas of is own and understands that he has a tough job to unseat a three-term incumbent.
Report urges North Woods collaboration
By The Mainebiz News Staff
11/06/09
A group tasked with charting the future of the Maine North Woods has released a study calling for collaborative efforts between public and private entities.
The Keeping Maine Forests Committee...report proposes using public and private funding to create the Great Maine Forest Initiative, which would include seeking federal funding and encouraging targeted public acquisition to conserve property, but also allow for commercial use. The report also recommends giving development rights to local and regional land trusts instead of municipalities, getting green certification for land and lumber products, and planning for new forest products such as biomass and wood pellets.
Tasked? Tasked by whom? Those were my first thoughts. As expected, they are tasked by the usual suspects, the Nature Conservancy and The Wildlands Project. It's rural cleansing with a few extra trimmings. Their goals remain the same and they are even better funded now with ACORN, Obama and Rahm's gang pouring money into the mix.
Appalachian Mountain Club Purchases 29,500 Acres of Forest Land, Protecting Vital Link in 100-Mile Wilderness Conservation Corridor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2009
KOKADJO, Maine— (Nov. 9) The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) today announced its recent purchase of the 29,500-acre Roach Ponds tract in an historic transaction that marks the creation of a 63-mile-long corridor of conservation land stretching from AMC’s Katahdin Iron Works property near Greenville north to Baxter State Park, comprising nearly 650,000 contiguous acres of conservation land open to public recreational use. AMC has donated a conservation easement on the Roach Pond property to the State of Maine, ensuring the parcel is protected from development in perpetuity.
Just as important to hikers and backpackers, the purchase protects and enhances the Appalachian Trail viewshed by buffering more than 20 miles of the trail corridor. The purchase also permanently protects the headwaters of the West Branch of the Pleasant River, a native brook trout fishery prized by anglers.
The parcel abuts AMC’s 37,000-acre Katahdin Iron Works property, which was conserved in cooperation with Maine’s Department of Conservation and the Trust for Public Land, for a total of 66,500 acres in AMC management that will be forever open to the public for backcountry recreation.
Both land conservation projects are major milestones in AMC’s Maine Woods Initiative, a plan for land conservation in the 100-Mile Wilderness region that addresses regional ecological and economic needs through outdoor recreation, resource protection, sustainable forestry, and community partnerships.
“Today marks an incredible step forward for land conservation and outdoor recreation in Maine,” said AMC Deputy Director Walter Graff, the organization’s lead representative on the initiative. “This parcel has been the missing link in a corridor of protected land stretching from the southern end of AMC’s Katahdin Iron Works parcel north to Katahdin and Baxter State Park. AMC is committed to managing this land for long-term conservation, recreation, and public access by the people of Maine and those who come to visit and enjoy the rich natural resources and recreational opportunities offered by the 100-Mile Wilderness region.”
This purchase also provides a permanent connection between four sporting camps (three owned by AMC, and one of private, fourth-generation ownership) through hiking, skiing and biking trails, adding to the region’s growing reputation as a destination for unique, backcountry recreation in the 100-Mile Wilderness region.
"I am pleased that AMC, working with state and local partners, acquired the magnificent Roach Ponds property,” said Maine Governor John Baldacci. “The conservation easement placed on the property preserves public access for traditional recreation and protects the land from development. I am confident that AMC will manage the property in a way that will promote nature-based tourism in Piscataquis County while providing local jobs in the forest products industry. Maine residents and visitors will be able to enjoy this beautiful area for generations to come.”
In keeping with the overarching goals of the Maine Woods Initiative, public access for hiking, hunting, fishing, and cross-country skiing on the Roach Ponds Tract will be ensured in perpetuity, and sustainable forestry management can take place on the property.
“Through the management of our Maine wilderness lodges, we are proud to help keep the Maine sporting camp tradition alive,” noted Graff. “In addition, AMC will continue to provide additional opportunities for outdoor recreation in the region by creating new hiking and cross-country skiing trails, investing in a recreational infrastructure that contributes to the region’s growing reputation as an attractive nature-based tourism destination,” he said.
AMC currently operates Medawisla Wilderness Lodge and Cabins within the property. "We envision a permanent lodge-to-lodge ski trail to connect Medawisla with our lodge and cabins at Little Lyford Pond and Gorman Chairback Lodge and Cabins (to open in 2011). In addition, numerous paddling and fishing opportunities on the Roach Ponds tract are available that can make excellent day or overnight trips,” said Graff.
Eric Stirling, fourth generation owner of West Branch Pond Camps, which lies within the Roach Pond Tract, welcomes the AMC purchase. "Being inside an industrial working forest, you have to be used to change that you have no control over,” he said, noting that the new ownership brings more predictability to the management of the property for conservation and recreation. A partner with AMC in offering camp-to-camp ski-and-stay opportunities, Stirling said, "Having destination skiing, point-to-point, seems to really appeal to folks."
Specific management plans for the property still need to be developed, but AMC has committed to keep open the ITS #85/86 snowmobile route along the Nahmakanta Road near the northern border of the property. Other snowmobile trails and access are under discussion with neighboring land owners and BPL.
“The lands in the Roach Ponds area are popular among sportsmen and outdoors enthusiasts of all types. While AMC is largely focused on non-motorized recreation, I am happy with their willingness to work with local riders to create a much needed snowmobile route across their property and to allow existing ATV access around First Roach Pond to continue. I look forward to continuing this cooperative relationship well into the future,” said Fred Candeloro, owner of Kokadjo Trading Post and representative of Roach Riders Snowmobile Club.
AMC bought the Roach Ponds parcel from Plum Creek for $11.5 million. The purchase is the first conservation milestone in a planned 400,000-acre Conservation Framework effort negotiated between Plum Creek, AMC, The Nature Conservancy, and the Forest Society of Maine. That effort represents the second largest conservation easement in United States history.
The Roach Ponds tract purchase was made possible by the financial support of AMC members, foundations, friends, and other supporters through the organization’s Campaign for the Maine Woods. No public funds were used in the acquisition.
Conservation of the 100-Mile Wilderness has long been a goal of AMC. Graff noted the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club conferred with AMC and others and provided early energy to support protection for the area through its involvement in the creation of the 100-Mile Wilderness Working Group. More recently, AMC has worked closely with The Nature Conservancy, which assisted in the acquisition of the Roach Ponds tract.
“The opportunities for landscape-scale conservation make this area unique in the eastern U.S.,” said Mike Tetreault, executive director of The Nature Conservancy. “Plus, with a local economy that is driven by forestry and outdoor recreation, it is possible to protect those natural resources while supporting the needs of local human communities, too. It's a great chance to show how conservation and economics can work together.”
The Appalachian Trail Conference also applauded the transaction. "Anyone who has been fortunate enough to trek the 100-Mile Wilderness portion of the Appalachian Trail in Maine understands that it is a very special place--a vast, remote landscape of sweeping vistas, lakes and ponds, and mostly forested lands. AMC's recent acquisition of the nearly 30,000-acre Roach Ponds tract, which abuts the relatively narrow Appalachian Trail corridor acquired earlier by the National Park Service, assures that the special character of that landscape and the extraordinary ecosystem resources it contains, will remain intact and available for public use,” said Dave Startzell, executive director of the Appalachian Trail Conference. “It is a marvelous addition to a growing network of conserved lands in the great Maine woods."
More information on the Roach Ponds Tract purchase and the Maine Woods Initiative is available at www.outdoors.org/mwi.
Founded in 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club is America’s oldest conservation and recreation organization. With more than 100,000 members, advocates, and supporters in the Northeast and beyond, including more than 3,700 members in Maine, the nonprofit AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment, and stewardship of the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of the Appalachian region. The AMC supports natural resource conservation while encouraging responsible recreation, based on the philosophy that successful, long-term conservation depends upon first-hand enjoyment of the natural environment. More information is available at www.outdoors.org.
http://www.outdoors.org/about/newsroom/press/2009/roach-ponds-tract.cfm
The Press Herald
Posted: 12:48 PM
A vision for the North Woods
In delicate talks, the many factions of landowners are forging a plan that tries to satisfy all of their interests.
By Beth Quimby Staff Writer
The long-simmering debate over the future of Maine's northern woodlands is about to move back to the front burner.
[T]he Keeping Maine's Forests steering committee is working on a proposal to protect millions of acres of the working forest from further development. The committee...will deliver [its final plan] to federal officials as early as this month.
People...are lining up to oppose it with competing plans for the more than 10 million acres....
http://www.pressherald.com/news/critics-see-flaws-in-effort-to-protect-w...
www.pressherald.com
3/12/10
Candidates' Forum: Democrats oppose national park
Four contenders also field questions on issues such as Sunday hunting and mandatory paid sick leave.
By Susan Cover - Staff Writer
AUGUSTA — Democrats running for governor outlined their positions on a national park in northern Maine, Sunday hunting, mandatory paid sick leave and budget issues Thursday at a forum sponsored by the Maine Forest Products Council.
All four who attended – McGowan, Richardson, Rowe and Scarcelli – said they oppose creating a national park in the North Woods.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/democratic-candidates-oppose-national-pa...
Portland Press Herald
3/12/10
Candidates' Forum: Republicans back N-power, differ on Sunday hunting
Five hopefuls for governor spoke in unison on many issues to a Forest Products Council forum.
By Susan Cover - Staff Writer
AUGUSTA — Five Republicans running for governor said Thursday they...all oppose a national park in the North Maine Woods, and are all leery of a constitutional amendment to protect fish and wildlife funds.
They differed over Sunday hunting.
The forum hosted by the Maine Forest Products Council featured five of the seven GOP candidates, with...Poliquin and...Mills...unable to attend.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/n-power-backed-but-sunday-hunting-mixed_...
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Michaud is a moonbat when it comes to the enviroment. He is out to lunch on so many issues but this has got to be one of his bigger ones. I like how he fights to restore the penobscot so the atlantic salmon can swim its way inland, then acts all outraged when they are put on the endangered species list.
PLEASE VOTE FOR JASON LEVESQUE!!!!!!!!! and go give him a small donation in the mean time~ he needs the support to combat all the moola that special interest groups fork over to Face on Milk Carton Michaud.