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The eastern branch of the Penobscot River in Maine in October 2013. That part of the river is within the new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
President Barack Obama turned a vast stretch of Maine woods into the nations newest federal parkland on Wednesday, siding with conservationists who want the wild lands protected, over residents and officials who oppose intrusion from Washington and restrictions on use of the land.
Obama designated more than 87,500 acres of rugged terrain, donated by a founder of the Burts Bees product line, as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, administered by the National Park Service, a day before the services 100th anniversary. It became by far the largest region of federal parkland in Maine, surpassing the 48,900-acre Acadia National Park on the coast.
http://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2016/08/24/obama-turns-87500-acres-of-maine-into-parkland
Thank you president Obama!!!
Botany
(70,447 posts)UMTerp01
(1,048 posts)Fall is my favorite time of year. The air is so crisp and clean and every year I go somewhere in the New England states when the leaves are at their peak to take a hike and just enjoy the beauty that is nature during that time of year. This picture makes me so excited. Thanks President Obama.
niyad
(113,055 posts)because the owner of some private property turned it over to be made into a national monument.
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)They are pissed they won't get to develop the land.
sheshe2
(83,654 posts)Simply beautiful.
eShirl
(18,479 posts)Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)I'm interested in what they will do with the land. I imagine a bunch of hiking trails. We'll see.
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)Sophiegirl
(2,338 posts)Le Pew's ass.
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)❤️❤️❤️
George II
(67,782 posts)....and January 20.
DawgHouse
(4,019 posts)She had the foresight to buy land with the intention of preserving it.