- State: ME
- NPCA Region: Northeast
- Est. Date: 2016
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This monument preserves more than 87,500 acres along the East Branch of the Penobscot River in Maine, a traditional transportation corridor of the native Wabanaki people of the region, as well as a critical part of the area’s logging history, once used to float logs downstream to cities and towns. Vast forests surround the river with a diverse mix of tree species, including maple, oak, ash, beech, birch, aspen, spruce, fir and hemlock. The topography of the monument includes deep river valleys, dramatic flood plains and curious geologic features, including lava flows and “rock conglomerates” — formations made up of different types of Appalachian rock fragments dating back millions of years.
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A Building of Trust
Before even opening, a new welcome center at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is changing the relationship between the park and the region’s Wabanaki Nations.
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NPCA at Work New Monument in Maine's Spectacular North Woods Is Under Threat In August 2016, President Barack Obama designated more than 87,500 acres of land along the East Branch of the Penobscot River in Maine as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. But the Trump administration could attempt to alter or rescind the national park site’s federal protections following an April 2017 executive order mandating a federal review of national monuments created since 1996.
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Blog Post Maine’s Penobscot Watershed Is Too Important to Allow Mining A proposed mine near Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument threatens water, wildlife and dark skies — as well as the Penobscot Nation’s way of life and decades’ worth of work in restoring endangered fish.
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Read more about New Legislation Would Protect More Lands, Provide More Access to Katahdin Woods and Waters
Press Release New Legislation Would Protect More Lands, Provide More Access to Katahdin Woods and Waters "Expanding this extraordinary park site will increase recreational access and help protect more forests, wildlife and waterways." - Tucker Johnson, NPCA's Visitor Experience Program Manager
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