What Makes the Land for Maine’s Future Program So Successful

The Land for Maine’s Future program is Maine’s most successful and popular land conservation program, helping to support hundreds of conservation projects that have exceptional natural or recreational value or support Maine’s heritage industries of farming, fishing, and forestry. In 2021, the Legislature appropriated $40 million in state funding for LMF, which is being used to support many new projects. In this episode of Frontline Voices, we speak with Steve Walker, the new director of Land for Maine’s Future program, to learn more about the types of projects that have been supported, the benefits they deliver to Maine people and communities, and what the future holds for this extraordinarily popular program.