By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News, Maine Jul. 26--AUGUSTA, Maine -- More than two dozen representatives of sportsmen's groups, conservation organizations and state agencies met Wednesday to begin working to reduce conflicts over use of Maine's nearly 1 million acres of public lands.

By Diana Bowley, Bangor Daily News, Maine Apr. 4--DOVER-FOXCROFT -- Every year, the federal government cuts a check to Piscataquis County in lieu of taxes on Appalachian Trail property that meanders through the Unorganized Territory.

By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News, Maine Jan. 17--AUGUSTA -- The Land for Maine's Future board voted Tuesday to spend $1.25 million to conserve more than 37,000 acres near Moosehead Lake despite access concerns raised by some snowmobilers and professional guides.

By KEVIN MILLER; OF THE NEWS STAFF Snow clouds loomed in the distance Friday as a group from the Appalachian Mountain Club gazed down on a vast expanse of rugged forestland in Township 7 Range 10 that, in many ways, epitomizes the current tug of war over Maine's North Woods.

By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News, Maine Jan. 15--Snow clouds loomed in the distance Friday as a group from the Appalachian Mountain Club gazed down on a vast expanse of rugged forestland in Township 7 Range 10 that, in many ways, epitomizes the current tug of war over Maine's North Woods.