Maine Woods Initiative: the Conservation Framework

In March 2006, the AMC announced its partnership with Plum Creek, The Nature Conservancy, and the Forest Society of Maine to form a Conservation Framework, designed to conserve hundreds of thousands of acres of Maine forestland; maintain intact, working forests; ensure continued public access; and protect ecologically significant lands from development.

Learn More:

• Press Release: Conservation Framework Would Protect 400,000 Acres (PDF)
• Map of Conservation Framework Area (PDF)
• Press Release: The Nature Conservancy and Plum Creek Sign Agreement to Permanently Conserve Nearly 345,000 Acres in Northern Maine (PDF)
• AMC Q&A on Moosehead Lake Area Conservation Announcement