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DoomsdaysCWBills revive debate over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SearsIsland</a> port planMaine Public | By Peter McGuire Published March 12, 2025 "Lawmakers heard more than five hours of testimony Wednesday from both sides of a debate over preserving Sears Island in the Town of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Searsport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Searsport</a>."A pair of bills from state representative Reagan Paul would extend a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConservationEasement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConservationEasement</a> across the island and restore <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDuneProtections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SandDuneProtections</a> in a 330-acre parcel set aside for development."The Winterport Republican said it's time to end decades of controversial port proposals for the island in the town of Searsport. The latest plan is a floating offshore wind port by the Maine Department of Transportation that has so far failed to attract federal funding."'And yet <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MDOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MDOT</a> refuses to face reality, doubling down on failure and proving this is not about offshore wind, it is about pushing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndustrialDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndustrialDevelopment</a> at any cost,' Paul told members of the legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee."Local <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservationists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservationists</a> support the proposal and said the highest and best use of the island is as a wild area. Any commercial development, including the wind port, can be done at nearby <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MackPoint</a>, a fuel and materials terminal."Read more: <a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025-03-12/bills-revive-debate-over-sears-island-port-plan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025-03-12/bills-revive-debate-over-sears-island-port-plan</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveSearsIsland</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectNature</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTurbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WindTurbines</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindPort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WindPort</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenobscotBay</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectSearsIsland</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectTheForest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectTheDunes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTerminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WindTerminal</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SandDunes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectWahsumkik</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndangeredSpecies</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Siletz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Siletz</a> Celebrate Historic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LandBack</a> Deal Tribe’s focus will be <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/restoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#restoration</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#preservation</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cultural</a> uses like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstFoods</a> for the 2,000-acre site at the base of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TableRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TableRocks</a> in Southern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oregon</a>. by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore + ICT January 17, 2025"The property was purchased directly from the previous landowner. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NatureConservancy</a> preserves a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConservationEasement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConservationEasement</a> on the land. The Siletz will continue to work closely with The Nature Conservancy and the BLM across the properties in the region to emphasize conservation and restoration.Expanding access to first foods"Moving forward, the tribe’s goal is to create opportunities for Siletz tribal members to access the historically significant land while safeguarding its character. The nation plans to work on preservation and restoration, focusing on protecting the natural area rather than developing it. “'There will be big opportunities for restoration and enhancement of the food plants themselves,' [Robert] Kentta said. '[And] also enhancing tribal members’ access to use of and reconnection with those resources that we’ve been separated from.'"Kentta mentioned some important first foods of the region that he hopes will become a focus at the property, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/camas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#camas</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tarweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tarweed</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/yampah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yampah</a> root. The land will also be used for other cultural purposes."Chairman Pigsley spoke of her hope that future generations of Siletz people will be able to go up to the rocks, hearing important stories and learning about the plant and animal relatives all around."Read more: <a href="https://www.underscore.news/land/siletz-celebrate-historic-land-back-deal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.underscore.news/land/siletz-celebrate-historic-land-back-deal/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rewilding</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Restoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Restoring</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeAmericanNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RogueRiverTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueRiverTribe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConferatedTribesOfSiletz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConferatedTribesOfSiletz</a>

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