MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • January 19, 2025
For nearly 40 years, Land for Maine’s Future — a statewide, bipartisan land conservation program — has helped to conserve over 660,000 acres of land across the state for hiking, hunting, snowmobiling and other public recreation. Roughly half of this is also working land used for timber harvesting, farming and commercial fishing. One of the secrets to the program’s success over the years has been the partnership between Maine land trusts and sporting groups. While short-term funding is essential, we are also looking at long-term funding strategies, which will be key to sustaining this program well into the future. ~ Jeff Romano, Maine Coast Heritage Trust; Kaitlyn Nuzzo, The Nature Conservancy in Maine; David Trahan, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine