Group calls for tripling protected wildland in New England by 2060

MAINE PUBLIC • May 30, 2023

More than 700,000 acres of Maine are designated "forever wild" — but a new report is calling for efforts to triple that number by 2060. The report from a group called Wildlands, Woodlands, Farmlands & Communities Initiative, is calling for at least 10% of New England be preserved as "wildlands" by 2060. The group's David Foster said such protection would preserve wildlife and help mitigate climate change.