Accept national monument gift

To the Editor;

Maine has been offered a generous gift of nearly 88,000 acres for a national monument in the Katahdin region, and I’ve heard so much spitting and spite about why we should refuse this gift, offered in good faith, for the public to enjoy.

I support designating Elliotsville Plantation Inc.’s land as a “treasured landscape.” As our woodlands come under new ownership, access isn’t guaranteed. Foresight is needed to maintain Maine’s history, heritage and future. Monument status would protect wildlife and wild land on which Mainers depend for clean, clear water and a natural, diverse forest.

Let’s not look a gift horse in the mouth.

Jayne Lello
Sebec