Maine
Maine Preservation Projects Include Mountain, Urban Space
FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) — A 370-acre forest in Ellsworth, the summit of Bauneg Beg Mountain in North Berwick and a patch of city open house in Portland are amongst 20 new land conservation initiatives in Maine.
The Land for Maine’s Future Board accepted the initiatives. Land for Maine’s Future is a conservation program that Democratic Gov. Janet Mills reactivated final yr after a number of years of dormancy.
The state accepted $40 million for this system as a part of the Maine price range. The board has accepted 25 initiatives in complete thus far and extra are anticipated later this yr.
Mills mentioned a number of of the functions to this system had been from municipalities for the conservation of recreation areas. These municipalities embrace Fryeburg, North Berwick, Owls Head, Portland, Searsmont and Windham.
The 20 new initiatives complete somewhat greater than $5 million.
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