National Monument Opposed

WASHINGTON D.C. – Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine Executive Director Dana Doran joined a delegation led by Maine Second District Congressman Bruce Poliquin at the White House Monday, March 21 to argue against the prospect of a national monument being established in the Katahdin Region of Maine through executive order. The group included Bob Meyers, the Executive Director of the Maine Snowmobile Association; and Patrick Strauch, the Executive Director of the Maine Forest Products Council and met with White House Council on Environmental Quality Managing Director Christy Goldfuss to urge against the prospect of President Obama unilaterally designating nearly 90,000 acres in the Katahdin Region as a national monument.