TURNER PUBLISHING • June 4, 2020
Brent West has been named executive director of the High Peaks Alliance, a nonprofit serving western Maine’s High Peaks region. West has spent the past year as a part-time consultant for the alliance. Originally from New Portland, West is a wildlife biologist with a passion for preserving public access to Maine’s wilderness. The High Peaks Alliance has a mission to ensure and enhance public recreational access and opportunities in Maine’s High Peaks region, which encompases 10 of the 14 largest mountains in Maine.