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Planning, Acquisitions & Special Services
The Planning, Acquisitions, and Special Services Unit supports the management and operations of Maine State Parks and Public Lands and monitors conservation easements held by the Division of Parks and Public Lands. Responsibilities include:
- Developing management plans required by Maine statute and forest certifications for Public Lands, working with Division land managers, foresters, and recreation rangers as well as adjunct agency ecologists and wildlife biologists. This involves a robust public process.
- Providing interpretive services and publications to connect the public to the natural resources and opportunities available on Parks and Public Lands.
- Providing GIS and other geo-spatial data and mapping services to the Divisions planners, land managers, and foresters.
- Managing the Division’s property records.
- Managing a variety of leases on Public Lands including residential camp lots, sporting camps; telecommunications, utility rights-of-way, and agricultural uses.
- Monitoring and enforcement of conservation easements held by the Division.
- Planning for the acquisition of new public lands and conservation easements, including managing the Maine Forest Legacy Program which works with willing landowners to support sustainable working forests through federally supported conservation easements.
- Special projects such as the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan developed as part of the Federal Land and Water Conservation Program; and working with the Bureau of Tourism and other agencies and partners on initiatives to develop public-private recreation opportunities supporting nature-based tourism.
Acquisitions
Forest Legacy
The Land for Maine's Future Program
Please contact the Division of Parks and Public Lands main office at 287-3821 for additional information about:
Real Property Management Services
Natural Resource Education & Interpretation
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