Maine Nature

Maine's Free Angler Registry In Jeopardy

Submitted by George Smith on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 8:14am.
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The effort to establish a free saltwater angler registry has stalled at the legislature. A bill (LD 210) to create the free registry, sponsored by Senator David Trahan, seemed like a sure thing after it received the endorsement of Commissioner Norman Olson of the Department of Marine Resources.

Struggling Maine Program Awards Grants

Submitted by George Smith on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 3:12pm.
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The Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Board met on Wednesday, April 6, with a substantially diminished pot of money to distribute in grants. This fund gets its money from an instant lottery game and the board awards the profits from the game to wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation projects twice a year.

Maine Land Access Rules May Change

Submitted by George Smith on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 6:49am.
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The public hearing on two bills requiring some hunters using dogs or bait to have written or verbal landowner permission drew a large turnout of concerned sportsmen – and a few angry farmers and landowners – on March 21, but most did not return for the work session on the bills, held on April 4.

Maine Legislative Committee Postpones Action on Access Bill

Submitted by George Smith on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 3:59pm.
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The Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee tackled land access bills Monday morning (March 28) and, as they did on March 21 for their public hearing, the bills drew a room full of participants to the work session. Most came from the guides and trappers community with a sprinkling of farmers in the audience.

Glidden Leaving Land for Maine's Future Program

Submitted by George Smith on Wed, 03/23/2011 - 7:24am.
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After leading the fabulously successful Land for Maine’s Future Program for ten years, Tim Glidden is leaving to accept a position as president of Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
 
“The chance to extend the work I have started at LMF with an organization of this high caliber is incredibly exciting,” Glidden said in a message emailed on Tuesday night to his friends and associates.

Maine Property Access Bills Draw Large Crowd

Submitted by George Smith on Tue, 03/22/2011 - 6:52am.
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Tension was high on Monday afternoon in Room 206 of the Cross Office Building when hunters and trappers lined up against anti-hunters and anti-trappers and farmers. This was a very unusual situation because sportsmen and farmers have been partners on many issues in the past. Two bills drew a room packed with sportsmen.

Woodcock Selects Leadership Team at Maine's IF&W

Submitted by George Smith on Fri, 03/18/2011 - 7:46am.
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On Monday Chandler Woodcock, commissioner of Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will officially announce the people he has selected for his leadership team.

Legislature, L.L. Bean Shift Into Enviro High Gear

Submitted by George Smith on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 9:33am.
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More than one-third of the way up the hill to the end of the session, the Maine legislature just shifted to a higher gear and picked up speed.

Maine Anglers May See Free Saltwater Registry in 2011

Submitted by George Smith on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 3:35pm.
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If you are planning soon to register to fish in the saltwater, you might want to wait a bit longer. At Tuesday’s hearing on saltwater registry bills, I learned that although the registry requirement enacted last year by the legislature is in place for 2011, the amended version of Senator David Trahan’s free registry bill is an “emergency” bill and, if enacted as an emergency, will wipe out the current 2011 registration requirement and replace it with a new free system.

Tax Credit Possible for Maine Fisheries Investments

Submitted by George Smith on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 1:52pm.
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For the third session in a row, the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine proposed the creation of a tax credit for those who invest private dollars to improve Maine’s fisheries and water access. Senator David Trahan sponsored the bill on SAM’s behalf and presented it to the legislature’s Taxation Committee, on which he serves as Senate Chair, on March 3.

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