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The Future of Land Conservation in Maine Maine Woods Forever Roundtable 10/26/18 Warren Whitney Maine Coast Heritage Trust 2002 2010 1987 1997 2007 2012 2014 2016 2017 Public Conserved Lands in Maine - 1987- 809,676 acres conserved

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The Future of Land Conservation in Maine Maine Woods Forever Roundtable 10/26/18

Warren Whitney Maine Coast Heritage Trust

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1987 1997 2002 2007 2010 2012 2014 2016 2017

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809,676

acres conserved

Public Conserved Lands in Maine

  • 1987-

4.1%

  • f land area
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2,430,300 293,025 42,510 15,000 1,366,916

state federal NGO’s municip al

  • ther

33% 7.1% 58.6% 0.4% 0.1%

4.1 MILLION ACRES CONSERVED

2018

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Maine Land Trusts

  • 85 Land Trusts in the State
  • 2.5 million Acres Conserved
  • 600,000 acres in fee
  • 1.9 million in conservation

easements

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Scenery & Wildlife

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Wetlands Seabirds Alpine

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Working Forests

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Working Farms

Photo credit: Maine Farmland Trust
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Working Waterfront

Photo credit: Maine Clammers Association Photo credit: CEI
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Water Access

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Community

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$$$

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18% 26% 3% 53%

Funding for Land Acquisition

Federal State Municipal Private

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Stewardship

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Demographic s

Photo credit: Maine Farmland Trust
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Strain on Municipal Budgets

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Climate Change

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Recent Challenges

“In His Final State Of The State, LePage Takes Swipes At Land Trusts”

  • Maine Public Radio

“LePage won’t sell land conservation bonds without timber harvest deal”

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Portland tland Press s Herald

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Maine Conservation Task Force

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Broad Representation Panels

  • Wildlife
  • Recreation
  • Community
  • Economy
  • Municipal Finances
  • Landowner

Relations

  • Stewardship
  • Funding

Listening Sessions

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The Task Force begins working on recommendations soon, and there is no “sense of the Task Force” yet………… My observations Ongoing themes:

  • Strengthen LMF.
  • Improve support for private landowners.
  • Continue conservation of working lands.
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  • “Newer” Themes
  • Greater Focus on Stewardship.
  • Ensure equitable access.
  • Local
  • Climate strategies – the conservation of the last

100 years won’t look like the next 100 years.

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To submit testimony to the Conservation Task Force, go to www.maineconservationtaskforce.com