Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2004
Abstract
Maine is nowhere a more special place than in the quality of its landscape and the traditions of its land use. Among the mo st privately-owned of all the states, Maine’s natural diversity and beauty combine with its traditions of resource stewardship, open access, and appreciation of nature to distinguish it in the public mind and national imagination. In recent decades, however, these traditions have come under assault from the forces of economic and social change; and the people of Maine have responded. In 1986, Governor Joseph Brennan’s Special Commission on Outdoor Recreation recognized the growing threats to Maine’s natur al heritage and traditions, and recommended an unprecedented $35 million public bond issue and the creation of the Land for Maine’s Future program (LMF) to address the State’s growing land conservation needs.
Recommended Citation
Barringer, Richard; Coxe, Hugh; Kartez, Jack; Reilly, Catherine; and Rubin, Jonathan, "Land for Maine's Future Program: Increasing the Return on a Sound Public Investment" (2004). Economics and Finance. 9.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/economicsfinance/9
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