Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters Send Letter to Department of Interior Secretary Zinke

On April 26, 2017, the President issued an Executive Order directing the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to review 27 National Monuments, including Katahdin Woods and Waters. During public comment period, over 99.96% of people who filed comments supported the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.  Following a visit to the region by DOI …

Friends Group Voices Support For National Monument

PRESS RELEASE March 24, 2017 PATTEN – In light of recent calls to rescind the designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, the board of directors of Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters, a nonprofit charitable corporation formed to provide grants and other assistance to the monument, has affirmed its strong support of the …

Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters Group Forms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 28, 2017 Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters Group Forms PATTEN – Six months after President Obama created a new national monument in Maine, a new nonprofit organization has formed to support Maine’s new national monument. Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters will work to preserve and protect the outstanding natural …