BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 26, 2022
Five new projects as part of the Land for Maine’s Future program were announced on Wednesday by Gov. Janet Mills. The project works to protect Maine’s working lands and wildlife habitats that preserve public access to lakes, rivers, scenic views and mountains, and has recently been reinvigorated with $40 million from the state’s biennial budget, according to Mills’ office. The major goal of the newly approved projects is to preserve deer wintering habitats. LMF has helped protect 62 water access sites, 41 farms and 9,755 acres of farmlands, 26 commercial working waterfront properties and thousands of acres of Maine’s waterfront and conservation and recreation lands.