Maine North Woods
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The Maine North Woods is the northern geographic area of the state of Maine.
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The Maine North Woods is a region of over 3.5 million acres (14,000 km²) of top quality commercial forest land. Included within its boundaries are two of the most famous wild rivers of the Northeastern United States- the St. John and the Allagash. The North Maine Woods completely surrounds the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.Proposed US National Park of The Maine North Woods
Robert Redford, Harrison Ford, and other well renowned supporters of Americans for a Maine Woods National Park, an interest group that also includes scientists, educators, and environmentalists like Jane Goodall and Edward O. Wilson. The committee was founded by RESTORE: The North Woods, a conservation organization that's spearheading a protection plan for an enormous swath of woodlands in the U.S. East.The proposed national park would encompass 3.2 million acres (13,000 km²), an area larger than Yellowstone and Yosemite combined. The woods in question hold a special place in American history.
As of May 2006, no specific action had been taken by the Congress on this action.
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