Potential National Wildlife Refuge under consideration for Maine’s High Peaks, community feedback welcomed

FARMINGTON – The United States Fish and Wildlife Service hosted two scoping sessions in Franklin County last week to hear feedback from the community with regards to conservation in the High Peaks Region, particularly the potential for a National Wildlife Refuge. One session was held in Rangeley on Tuesday, May 16, and the second was held in Farmington on Thursday, May 18. The current study area is a wide swath of the High Peaks Region, including portions of Dallas Plantation, Rangeley Plantation, Sandy River Plantation, Phillips, Carrabassett Valley, Coplin Plantation, Byron, and the unorganized territories of Township E, Township D,Read More