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Article: Protesters target Nature Conservancy meeting

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MILLINOCKET - A conservation group that claims noble intentions in its management and future plans for 241,000 acres of woods - around 375 square miles - around Baxter State Park met with some resistance at its annual meeting Saturday. Picketers protested a perceived threat of limited access to a massive North Woods land area.

The Nature Conservancy, a Brunswick-based group, drew some 175 members to its weekend meeting. Four new trustees, former Gov. Angus King, Donald McNeil, James Dowe and Anne Hayden were appointed. Ralph "Bucky" Owen of Orono was elected chairman of the board.

U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud spoke at an evening banquet attended by conservancy members and leaseholders on the ...

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