The Land and Water Conservation Fund invests in sites such as the AT, Acadia and the Allagash Wilderness Waterway – and that’s just in Maine.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
These books will prepare you for the other side of mud season
Most outdoor adventurers will find something to read – from guidebooks to tragedy, Thoreau to snowmobiles.
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Posted inLocal & State
Body of missing man recovered from ocean off Acadia National Park
Maine Marine Patrol pulled the body of Adam Emmett, 45, from the water near Thunder Hole at around noon Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State
Visitors may soon need reservations to get to Acadia’s hottest spots
Responding to growing congestion during peak months, park officials are moving ahead with a ‘timed-entry reservation system.’
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Winter brings rare solitude to Acadia
But come prepared because icy conditions make the hikes challenging.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Shutdown’s toll on parks shows rangers should be deemed essential
For lack of visitor supervision, invaluable cultural and natural sites were trashed during the impasse.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate passes sweeping conservation legislation that expands public lands
Included in the bill is language to protect the use of intertidal zones at Acadia National Park by clammers and wormers.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Outdoors
Government shutdown puts Acadia’s readiness for season at risk
It’s unclear whether everything at the park will be ready by April 15, its traditional opening day.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Acadia National Park reopens at full strength after shutdown
Many of its employees had been furloughed because of the lapse in federal funding.
Posted inLocal & State, Outdoors
Ski trail grooming by volunteers to resume at Acadia despite government shutdown
Friends of Acadia reaches an agreement with the National Park Service to allow volunteers to groom some carriage trails, which they had been barred from doing during the shutdown.