PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 20, 2020
In Maine, our woods, coast, rivers and trails have long been the backbone of our communities and economies. Mainers know the strength and health of our state depend on the strength and health of our land. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this is truer than ever, as the outdoors has been an important site of healing and connection and our trails and public open spaces are seeing more use than ever. We encourage the state of Maine to rise to this occasion and pass a new Land for Maine’s Future bond measure to make our land a part of Maine’s physical, mental and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. ~ Betsy Cook is Maine, Maine director for the Trust for Public Land, and Shawn Gorman, executive chairman of L.L. Bean