Obama designates vast stretch of Maine woods as federal parkland
New York
PRESIDENT Barack Obama turned a vast stretch of Maine woods into the nation's newest federal parkland on Wednesday, siding with conservationists who want the wild lands protected, over residents and officials who oppose intrusion from Washington and restrictions on use of the land.
Mr Obama designated more than 87,500 acres (about 35,400 hectares) of rugged terrain, donated by a founder of the Burt's Bees product line, as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, admini…
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