Dear John,
Two summers ago, I spent a long weekend on Lake Mooselookmeguntic. It was a weekend filled with beautiful vistas of the Rangeley-Stratton mountain range, swims in clear, crisp lake water, late evenings with close friends, and long paddling trips around the lake.
It is thanks to efforts from local land trusts and state agencies, funded in part by federal dollars, that this place remains pristine and unspoiled by development. But, ongoing funding cuts to land management agencies and escalating threats to public lands from the Trump administration threaten Maine’s conservation efforts to preserve and protect the places that define our state and make it special to so many.
That is why next week, on Wednesday, August 20, Maine Conservation Voters will be partnering with the national League of Conservation Voters (LCV) to host a public art installation from 12-6pm at Bug Light Park in South Portland. The installation will feature two dozen handcrafted flags made by the Maine Flag Company, representing the state’s varied and iconic landscapes. |
