YORK COUNTY, Maine (WGME) — If you own land in Maine, when was the last time you checked on it? There's a property problem in York County. Alleged scammers are selling land from right under the real ...

They sold timber, marketed lots to settlers and pursued payment from squatters and thieves who used the land without the ...

Maine lawmakers are considering using the state’s real estate transfer tax to support homeless shelters in addition to ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Tom Nolan, who is on the board of directors for the Scarborough Land Trust, ...

On the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry website, an interactive map tracks every bit of conserved land across all of Maine. Check only the box for federally protected lands, ...

Many land trusts and owners of public lands already pay their host communities regularly, and some even give money directly ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Each summer, when I was a boy, we would drive the long, winding series of ...

Twelve new Land for Maine’s Future conservation projects are in the works. This map shows the department’s projects over the years. COURTESY / LAND FOR MAINE’S FUTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF ...

The Penobscot Nation and nonprofit Trust for Public Land announced Wednesday a plan to return nearly 30,000 forested acres in Maine back to the governance of the tribe. The land represents a portion ...

The former Great Northern paper mill in East Millinocket is the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority’s first project. FILE PHOTO / MAUREEN MILLIKEN The Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority — ...