MAINE SPORTSMAN • March, 2024
A recent biological study of waters in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway found that the Allagash River has become too hot for trout in summer. Trout must rely on finding cooler water in the tributaries. One member of the AWW Advisory Council asked whether a more extensive protection area around the tributaries would help. The response was unequivocal: “As buffer strips increase, temperatures decrease.” It’s time for the Bureau of Parks and Lands to expand the 400-800 foot “Protected Zone” over which the state has absolute jurisdiction, and to prohibit cutting and development within that zone.