BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 9, 2023
Canadian mining company Wolfden Resources is petitioning the Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) to rezone 374 acres of property at Pickett Mountain so that it can mine for zinc and other metals. The outcome petition has the potential to increase the risk of metal mining operations in many other areas of Maine. We cannot allow this to happen. Wolfden’s proposed mining site is near Pickett Mountain, one of the most ecologically rich areas of Maine. It is close to Baxter State Park and Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. A metal mine could destroy or put at significant long-term risk the features that make this a wonderful place — its clean water, scenic beauty, its natural quiet and dark skies. ~ Lori Bailey of Union, Dave Stuart of Warren, and Joe Tassi of Hope, Citizens Against Residential Mining Activity