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Park plan may be headed for
Congress
(Note from EV: The Portland Press Herald is sponsoring another poll to
promote a Federal park takeover in rural Maine. Please vote: http://www.pressherald.com/news/state/031217northwoods.shtml In
1988 the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) plan was
promoted by this paper in front page Sunday stories full of
photographs for weeks. The NPCA plan, devised in Washington DC by
national environmentalist organizations collaborating with National
Park Service planners, sought to cover much of rural Maine with new
National Parks -- from Washington County to Moosehead to the Allagash
to the St. John to western Maine. The media campaign to
eco-nationalize rural Maine began before people in the targeted
regions knew anything about it. And the promotions in the Portland
Herald continued well after they knew the targeted people rejected it
as outrageous. Badly defeated, for the last 15 years well-funded,
highly organized lobbyists have been manipulating Congress behind the
backs of the people, conducting "focus groups" and surveys
by professional lobbyists to find out how to put it over, and planting
stories in the media with their spin. They have been given tens of
millions of taxpayer dollars from the state and national governments
to buy land piecemeal without mentioning Federal agencies or controls.
They have used different names and different agencies for the same
plan, and don't tell anyone the massive government coercion that would
be used to impose it. From the beginning this has been a
well-financed, outside rural cleansing agenda imposed on the people of
rural Maine. They don't care what they do to people to get what they
want, spending hundreds of millions and relentlessly lobbying for
decades to manipulate the political system. Tell the 'viros and their
front [mouthpieces], Restore and Roxanne Quimby, where to go. You're
not buying what they're trying to sell - just say NO!)
(Note: It's all about language deception -- 'smoke and mirrors.' It
has Nothing to do with 'parks' and Everything to do with depopulating
all places of the 'human scourge' of 'useless eaters:' US. Please,
dear readers, consider this, and consider that 'future generations' do
not include Your Kids or your kids' children.)
December 17, 2003
The Associated Press
The Portland Press Herald
Portland, Maine
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The leader of a move to create a federal park in Maine's north woods says the cause is gaining momentum and the time is near to take the plan to Washington. Jym St. Pierre, the Maine director of Restore: The North Woods, said his goal is to persuade Congress to examine the park proposal and issue its own study. He said that would be the first step needed to create a park. "We've been meeting with the congressional delegation and representatives from other states," St. Pierre said. "They say, 'Show us that there's a lot of public interest.' I think we're about there." St. Pierre said supporters have gathered 100,000 signatures in support of the proposal and gained the backing of some of Hollywood's biggest names. Roxanne Quimby, the wealthy founder of Burt's Bees, has been buying up thousands of acres of Maine land intended for a park. Proponents envision a park that would cover about 3.2 million acres in northern Maine, including Moosehead Lake and the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. St. Pierre said people would donate or sell property to the park, and that nobody would be forced to sell. [the old 'willing seller' ruse] There are plenty of opponents, however, including people who make their living from the northern forests, the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine and Governor John Baldacci, who is creating his own program for the state, called the Maine Woods Legacy. Critics fear creation of a park will result in bans or restrictions on hunting, snowmobiling, logging and other traditional activities. Unlike Restore's proposal, the governor's concept would work to maintain areas for all-terrain vehicles and other recreation, forestry and manufacturing. It would also tie development to the use of 'environmentally friendly practices.' St. Pierre thinks the park might even be created while George Bush is president. "He may need to polish his environmental record. He could do it by helping us," St. Pierre joked. "He could name it George Bush National Park," St. Pierre joked. "That would be OK with me."
Copyright 2003 Associated Press
Poll:
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North Woods
Jym St. Pierre, the Maine director of RESTORE: The North Woods, said supporters have gathered 100,000 signatures in support of a new national park in Maine. Proponents envision a park that would cover about 3.2 million acres in northern Maine, including Moosehead Lake and the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Critics fear creation of a park will result in bans or restrictions on hunting, snowmobiling, logging and other traditional activities. Would such a national park be good for Maine?
Total Votes: 366
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