I recently learned of threatened old growth in Maine from an Earth First! Journal article. I’m from the East Coast and it hurts to learn of this, though I am not at all surprised.
This 220 acre tract of land adjacent to Big Wilson Steam in Elliotsville, Maine, is being threatened by one of the nations largest land owners, Plum Creek. The “owners” are waiting for the outcome of a rezoning proposal that would allow them to destroy this ancient forest, profit off of the wood, then use the land to develop on.
Forest Defenders in the area are actively working to protect this land and are in the process of finding a purchaser to conserve the land.
If you reside on the East Coast, or on the planet Earth, and care about preserving our forests, please send your support, in any way that you can, to Big Wilson forest in Maine.
Follow the struggle on the Big Wilson Blog