NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE • July 16, 2021
Being active in the outdoors, and having a prior career in the outdoor industry, I’ve toyed with the idea of going for my Recreational Maine Guide license off and on over the years. With more spare time than usual over this past winter, I figured it was a good excuse to go for it. While much of the state is in private ownership, we have several parcels of beautiful public lands. Thankfully, the Legislature provided $40 million in funding for the Land for Maine’s Future program this year for the first time in a decade, to help ensure more access to public land. For now, I have plans to use my Guide license on the side, but we’ll see where it takes me in the future, thanks in part to Maine’s special places. ~ Jeremy Vroom, NRCM Rising Leadership Team member