Maine's national monument will not shrink or feature commercial forestry, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Tuesday. Read More
The communities around national monuments deserve to know the administration's intentions so they can move forward. Read More
Almost 15,000 people will visit the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument by the end of the year, officials estimate. Read More
U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop proposal requires environmental review and approval from governors as well as county and state governments for monuments larger than 10,000 acres. Read More
Our community needs stability and support, jobs and growth. It’s time for Trump and Zinke to shoot straight with the Maine people. Read More
Zinke’s recommendations to shrink four national monuments and allow fossil fuel development on others is the latest sign that this administration sees natural resource use and extraction as the highest priority for public lands. Read More
Opponents of the president’s action do not have law or history on their side. Read More
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended that President Donald Trump modify 10 national monuments created by his immediate predecessors, including shrinking the boundaries of at least four western sites. Read More
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke advised President Donald Trump to open Maine’s national monument to commercial forestry, according to a leaked summary of Zinke’s report to the president. Read More
Logging is not only necessary for the monument but is just what it requires to achieve long-term sustainability. Read More
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke did say that “he is confident the outcome will be something I will be happy about,” Lucas St. Clair said Tuesday. Read More
In the case of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, it appears Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke hit the mark. Read More
The news ended months of speculation over the possible fate of one of Maine’s most contentious parcels of land. Read More
The map consists of eight curated stops for visitors to explore while driving around the loop, and explains some of the flora and fauna that visitors can expect at each area. Read More
The establishment of the monument in the Katahdin region was like the power returning after a storm. Read More
This outcome complies with the Antiquities Act, upholds the agreement between the former landowners and the government, and respects the investment that people of this state have already made in and around the monument. Read More
Maine national monument backers are holding a $100-a-ticket fundraiser a day after federal officials are due to announce the fate of one of Maine’s most heavily scrutinized chunks of land. Read More
All but 67 of the 192,052 comments about Maine’s monument that were submitted to Interior’s website from May 11 to July 4 supported it. Read More
“I have talked to the governor, and I think we have a reasonable approach with the recommendation that all parties will be satisfied with," Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke told Sen. Angus King on Tuesday. Read More
"The driver would have to be from Congress,” Zinke said at a breakfast with Katahdin area political and business leaders. Read More
