BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 3, 2021
As I transitioned out of uniform after 28 years in the tactical and special forces communities, I came to rely on the peace and the power of the great outdoors. Like many veterans before me, when at home in Maine I often worked out my toughest problems on the trail or summiting one of Maine’s famous peaks. Now, as our country transitions away from a disruptive lack of leadership and struggles to fully recover from the pandemic, perhaps it’s time that we all look to nature to help us recover, reconnect and re-engage with our communities. Now is the time to invest in the land that restores us and will protect our vital resources for generations. ~ Steve Ball, Windsor, retired U.S. Army colonel