MAINE PUBLIC • May 14, 2025
Covering more than a million acres, Maine's Allagash Wilderness Waterway is the largest undeveloped watershed east of the Rockies. It's home to precious wildlife and is popular for outdoor recreation. A new guidebook presents the ecology and history of the waterway, and what changes are in store for this ecosystem in the face of climate change and other threats. Panelists: Janet McMahon, author of A River in Space and Time; Daniel Dinsmore, Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation; Paul Johnson, fishery biologist with 35 years on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. VIP Callers: Don Hudson, Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation; Alexandra Conover Bennett, professional canoe and snowshoe guide specializing in traditional wilderness travel; Mark Deroche, superintendent of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.