Alt Acadia National Park

Alt Acadia National Park

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A volunteer effort to support Acadia and the National Park System. We are not park employees, only supporters who care a whole awful lot.

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Thank you, @salinas.house.gov!

Congresswoman Andrea Salinas@salinas.house.gov

🚨Our most pristine forests are on the line 🚨 The Trump Administration’s rollback of the Roadless Rule threatens our clean water, wildlife, and outdoor access. BIG NEWS: I am leading a coalition of 164 lawmakers to demand that those protections stay in place.

salinas.house.govRep. Salinas Leads 164 Lawmakers Demanding the Trump Administration Halt Its Roadless Rule RollbackWASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Reuben Gallego (D-AZ) led a bipartisan coalition ...
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Have you submitted a comment against repealing the roadless rule yet? If not, now is a great time to help protect roadless wilderness! 🌲🌲

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)@repstansbury.bsky.social

ICYMI: Trump is working to repeal the Roadless Rule – potentially leaving 44 million acres of our public lands and forests open to development. Protect our forests! These are places where New Mexicans hunt, fish, pray, and connect with the land. Make your voices heard. (1/2)

federalregister.govSpecial Areas; Roadless Area ConservationThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or Department) is proposing to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (2001 Roadless Rule), which established broad prohibitions on road construction...
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Poll workers are essential to a functioning democracy, especially this time around, when 🍊🤡 and his 🧊 minions are threatening our right to peacefully vote. Power the Polls is working to amass the resistance on election day- here's the link to get involved. www.powerthepolls.org/btc

powerthepolls.orgPower the PollsPoll workers power democracy. We help recruit them! Sign up now to make sure we have safe, fair, efficient elections for all!

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The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks
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NPS employees are bracing for a potential agency shakeup as park superintendents nationwide are called to unusual mandatory meetings later this month. 20 former superintendents raised concerns about a potential NPS reorganization & urged Interior leadership to proceed with transparency and caution.

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Maine Newsroom
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9/2 Maine Senator Susan Collins says she'd consider seeking a 7th term if she wins again in November, blames voters' concerns about elected officials' ages on President Biden #maine #MEpolitics

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Outdoor Alliance
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Last week, the administration announced its intent to rescind travel management regulations which could open the door for conflicts between users. For decades, the Travel Management Rule has helped the Forest Service manage different types of recreation on the 193 million acres of land it manages.

outdooralliance.orgForest Service Rethinks Travel Management, Opens Motorized Use on Public Lands — Outdoor AllianceAs the Forest Service prepares to rescind Roadless Rule, it is rethinking its Travel Management Rule, which guides where roads and motorized recreation can occur on national forests.

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PBS News
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Dale Sanders started Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hopscotched around with some brief breaks and finished Monday atop Maine's highest peak, where he paused to pray at the sign marking the summit. https://to.pbs.org/4i4MslF

pbs.orgAt 91, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian TrailDale Sanders started last Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hiked the nearly 2,200-mile trail in out-of-order sections with breaks in between, and finished Monday atop Mount Katahdin in Maine.
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1500 already-approved maintenance projects have been sidelined for the narcissist-in-chief's vanity projects. Yes, they ARE deliberately sabotaging public lands in order to more-easily justify privatizing them. 😡 federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...

federalnewsnetwork.comNational park maintenance work sidelined as Trump’s Freedom 250 takes precedence | Federal News NetworkMaintenance projects approved this year at sites across the nation were being relegated to a new “low priority” list.

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Alt US Forest Service
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It’s nice to see a politician do more outdoors than golf. But I’m personally offended when I see J.D. Vance enjoying National Forest lands. Like wow, you just helped kneecap the agency, its people, ~7,000 gone, then go out to enjoy the land and its stewardship like nothing happened.

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Yesterday's flash in the Grand Canyon was caused by heavy thunderstorms over fire-ravaged land. Similar to the glacial collapse that caused the horrific destruction in Nepal last week, both of those risk factors become more common and severe with global climate change.

Anthony Edwards@edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social

BREAKING: The National Park Service says more than 20 may be missing after a “significant flash flood” hit the Grand Canyon on Saturday. “If you know of anyone who may have been hiking or backpacking in these areas, please contact the NPS Investigative Services Branch Tip Line: 888-653-0009,”

sfchronicle.comMore than 20 may be missing after ‘significant flash flood’ at Grand CanyonNational Park officials closed down the Bright Angel Canyon area as they anticipated a chance of renewed flash flooding through Monday.

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Anthony Edwards
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BREAKING: The National Park Service says more than 20 may be missing after a “significant flash flood” hit the Grand Canyon on Saturday. “If you know of anyone who may have been hiking or backpacking in these areas, please contact the NPS Investigative Services Branch Tip Line: 888-653-0009,”

sfchronicle.comMore than 20 may be missing after ‘significant flash flood’ at Grand CanyonNational Park officials closed down the Bright Angel Canyon area as they anticipated a chance of renewed flash flooding through Monday.

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PBS News
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America's national parks are facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits to President Trump's construction projects. https://to.pbs.org/46vsl8Y

to.pbs.orgNational parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressureAmericans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits t...
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I'm a week late on posting, I know, but this is why we stand up en masse! 🎉💪 The moratorium lasts 180 days, so now is the time to make ourselves heard and push for a permanent ban. #StrengthInNumbers www.ellsworthamerican.com/news/ellswor...

ellsworthamerican.comEllsworth City Council approves data center moratoriumEllsworth has joined municipalities across Maine in enacting a data center moratorium ordinance. The measure will prevent the development of any data center within the city for 180 days.
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Another chance for local involvement- join the data center advisory group listening session via Zoom on Thursday, August 27, at 1pm, or Tuesday, September 1, at 5pm. Links in comments.

Maine Morning Star@mainemorningstar.com

The Maine Data Center Advisory Council will hold two virtual listening sessions with the public in the coming weeks. mainemorningstar.com/2026/08/25/a...

mainemorningstar.comAdvisory group asking for public input on future of data centers in Maine • Maine Morning StarThe Maine Data Center Advisory Council will hold two virtual listening sessions with the public in the coming weeks. Gov. Janet Mills created the group with an executive order this spring, and tasked…
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Another chance for local involvement- join the data center advisory group listening session via Zoom on Thursday, August 27, at 1pm, or Tuesday, September 1, at 5pm. Links in comments.

Maine Morning Star@mainemorningstar.com

The Maine Data Center Advisory Council will hold two virtual listening sessions with the public in the coming weeks. mainemorningstar.com/2026/08/25/a...

mainemorningstar.comAdvisory group asking for public input on future of data centers in Maine • Maine Morning StarThe Maine Data Center Advisory Council will hold two virtual listening sessions with the public in the coming weeks. Gov. Janet Mills created the group with an executive order this spring, and tasked…
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Thursday, August 27: cbi-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

cbi-org.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Maine Data Center Advisory Council: Listening Session 1. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.This meeting will serve as a listening session to gather public input that will support the work of the Council. This session will provide a brief overview of the Council's work to date as well as opp...
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Help save local wilderness here in Maine by getting involved with the state's Comprehensive Land Use Planning process: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...

storymaps.arcgis.comComprehensive Land Use Plan Update: Pre-ProcessThe Land Use Planning Commission is initiating a process to update the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP).
Maine Morning Star@mainemorningstar.com

"As the Unorganized Territories face growing pressures, the development of a new Comprehensive Land Use Plan is an opportunity for people who care about this special place to help protect it for generations to come," writes Frances Killea. mainemorningstar.com/2026/08/26/h...

mainemorningstar.comHow you can help shape the future of the North Woods • Maine Morning StarFor generations, Mainers have built memories and livelihoods in the North Woods. Millions of acres of forest, peppered with lakes and woven over by remote dirt roads and trails, have long provided…

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Alt US Forest Service
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Studying frog habitats has to be the third most innocuous federal research activity possible. Counting snips and snails would be the other two. We are told this was an “isolated incident” and not part of a broader trend, while Dr. Fauci is pilloried by Rand Paul and Josh Hawley. Frustrating.

Idaho Statesman@idahostatesman.com

The two men were arrested for abducting U.S. Forest Service scientists studying frog habitats at a remote Northern California lake.

bit.lyFather-son duo accused of kidnapping federal biologists in CA to face new chargesThe two men were arrested for abducting U.S. Forest Service scientists studying frog habitats at a remote Northern California lake.
Alt Acadia National Park
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It's insane that we even need to say NO DATA CENTERS ON PUBLIC LAND! Sign on to the petition below, and follow @biologicaldiversity.org for more ways to oppose this next threat against OUR lands.

Center for Biological Diversity@biologicaldiversity.org

Trump just quietly approved the construction of a #DataCenter on #PublicLand in southern Nevada — the first data center allowed on public land. We've already filed an appeal against this dangerous development, but we need your help to show the scale of public opposition ➡️ bit.ly/4fGlM7W

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Jordan Wood
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Tonight, we are suspending our campaign for US Senate, and I’m proud to endorse my friend, Troy Jackson. To our team and volunteers who gave everything around the clock with almost no notice: I’m so grateful to you. This fight is bigger than any one person. See you on the doors this November.

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It's looking more and more certain we'll have a Rumble from the County in November as more candidates leave the race and Troy Jackson gains endorsements. Troy is from Allagash, while Susan hails from Caribou. @aroostookdemocrats.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

nbcnews.comTop Maine Senate candidates end campaigns as Troy Jackson builds Democratic supportMaine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former public health official Nirav Shah ended their Senate campaigns on Sunday.

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USDemocracy
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Voter suppression doesn’t beat organized people. Learn your state’s deadlines. Check your registration, then get your people to check theirs too. Volunteer with groups getting voters registered & trained as poll workers.Fighting back is a to-do list, not a mood. #LoserTrumpsElectionLies #USDemocracy

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Mark Hamill
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Sending ICE Agents to intimidate voters at polling places, declaring martial law to try to delay or cancel the election, seizing ballots-As he gets more desperate, there's nothing he won't do to try to save his pathetic orange ass. ALL states should preemptively prepare to defend Democracy! 🇺🇸 ✊

Alt Acadia National Park
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It's our job to make sure "beatable" becomes "defeated" in November, whoever becomes the nominee. Have you checked your registration recently? Make a plan, bring a friend (who's also verified their registration), and get out and vote. 🌊 iwillvote.com?state=ME

iwillvote.comI Will VoteBe a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Susan Collins is beatable because of Susan Collins. ICYMI @jilldlawrence.bsky.social:

lnk.thebulwark.comSusan Collins Is Beatable No Matter Who Replaces PlatnerHer old formula—express concern but side with Trump—is facing its toughest test yet.
Alt Acadia National Park
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Around the campfire a few months ago, we collectively decided it's not our place (as an anonymous collective) to endorse any candidate. That said, there are a couple of candidates I hope will rise to the top, and a couple I hope don't. Whatever the outcome, though, I trust them all more than Susan.

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Public comment time! BLM is trying to re-open the ten-mile buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico to mining, after it won protections only a few years ago. We only have two weeks to comment- links in the article and 🧵. #ProtectTribalLands www.koat.com/article/chac...

koat.comChaco Canyon public comment period opens, as BLM proposes reopening 336,000 acres to mineral leasingA new federal assessment could reshape the future of development near Chaco Canyon. Here’s what’s in the plan and how long the public has to weigh in.
Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨@kellylynnedang.bsky.social

Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development

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Hancock County Democrats
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Replying to @hancockcountydems.bsky.social

2/3 The Delegate Voter Guide, a list of qualifying delegates throughout the state, is now available. 3,732 candidates are running for delegate positions statewide with 212 candidates from Hancock County. The guide allows you to search by county and town and read statements from all delegates.

Alt Acadia National Park
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😳😳😳 Both hostages were freed unharmed early Friday morning, and both suspects surrendered to authorities; the motive remains under investigation.

FOX 7 Austin@fox7austin.bsky.social

A father and son face federal charges after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees near Mt. Shasta and holding them hostage for nearly 15 hours before surrendering to law enforcement.

bit.lyFather, son accused of kidnapping US Forest Service workers near Mt. ShastaA father and son face federal charges after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees near Mt. Shasta and holding them hostage for nearly 15 hours before surrendering to law enforcement.
Alt Acadia National Park
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Oh for F*CKS sake. 🤬🤬🤬 We want a healthy environment, not this dystopian 💩. Can we even fathom how much disruption 50,000+ space mirrors will cause to all of Earth's systems? These psychopaths are gleefully speed-running our extinction for fun and profit. www.cnet.com/science/spac...

cnet.comMirrors in Space? The FCC Just Approved a Sun-Reflecting Satellite, and Astronomers Are WorriedFor now, a single satellite has been cleared for a test demonstration, but the company making it hopes to eventually launch 50,000 of them into orbit.
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Not to mention the weaponization potential and the losses to the scientific community (prior to the aforementioned destabilization of natural systems). Just because some people are scared of the dark doesn't make the dark unnecessary.

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When you call Susan's office today, ask how concerned she is that the 🍊🤡 just ran right over over her fake pride at getting traffic stops reduced. Come on, Susan. Do something real for once.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Susan Collins assured the people of Maine yesterday that she persuaded Markwayne Mullin to stop ICE traffic stops. Trump overruled her.

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“They killed him for believing him to be an inferior being without rights, and as a person, he had all the rights conferred on a human being simply for being born, and he was a citizen with rights in the US,” Petro wrote, in Spanish.

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷
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Trump slashes Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante by 90% In contrast, Obama issued Proclamation 9681 on Dec 4, 2017, to expand the boundaries of the Monuments and protect the lands.

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For a local size comparison, the North Maine Woods is around 3.5 million acres. Protect public lands. Protect tribal lands. Keep up the pressure, even when things seem lost.

Outdoor Alliance@outdooralliance.bsky.social

BREAKING: President Trump just stripped protections for nearly 3 MILLION ACRES of public lands. Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments are home to world-class recreation and they're the ancestral homelands of Tribal Nations that have stewarded them since time immemorial.

action.outdooralliance.orgProtect Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments!Tell lawmakers what you think of the administration stripping protections from 3 million acres of public land.