Poll shows strong support for northwoods NP in Maine
Polling conducted for the National Parks Conservation Association shows Maine residents overwhelmingly would prefer to see their state's "North Woods" preserved as "parkland" complemented by sustainable timbering rather than dotted with vacation homes.
Seventy-eight percent of the 502 individuals surveyed by Zogby International between July 26 and July 29 said they'd prefer that less-developed vision for the picturesque lake-and-forest region in northern Maine.
From a national park viewpoint, a "North Woods" national park would correct a glaring omission in the northeastern United States, as there is no large expanse of mountains, woodlands, and lakes protected by a national park in New England. And proponents of the Maine North Woods National Park and Preserve want to change that.