BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 24, 2024
Thanks for the BDN’s coverage of the partnerships involving lands Trust for Public Land (TPL) currently owns south of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The intent from the outset has been to transfer the trail easement to the state – an approach fully supported by the Penobscot Nation and local stakeholders – as an integral part of the broader strategy to restore ancestral homelands to the Penobscot people, address local recreation and economic needs, and provide much-needed access to the monument. ~ Betsy Cook, Trust for Public Land, and Chuck Loring, Penobscot Nation