Forest Society of Maine and First Wind Celebrate Establishment of $100,000 Fund to Encourage Outdoor Recreation Opportunities
-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - First Wind:
| WHAT: | The Forest Society of Maine and First Wind will host an event at the Thomas Hill Standpipe in Bangor, Maine to celebrate the establishment of the Stetson Mountain Fund, created to maintain and improve opportunities for recreational access to the Baskahegan Stream watershed, which originates from the slopes of Stetson Mountain. The Forest Society of Maine will discuss the important linkage between recreational access, working forestlands, and local communities like Danforth and Topsfield, and how the grant program will work. First Wind will also discuss the economic and environmental benefits of Stetson Wind, which has the capacity to generate approximately 167 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean electricity annually – enough to power about 23,500 homes per year. | |
| WHO: | Speakers will include: | |
| — Alan Hutchinson, Executive Director, Forest Society of Maine | ||
| — Matt Kearns, Vice President, Development – New England, First Wind | ||
| — Local Community Members | ||
| WHERE: | Thomas Hill Standpipe | |
| Thomas Hill Street | ||
| Bangor, ME | ||
| WHEN: | Thursday, October 1, 2009 | |
| 10:00 a.m. | ||
| (In the event of rain, the press conference will be held in the offices of the Forest Society of Maine, 115 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, Bangor, ME.) |
About the Forest Society of Maine
The mission of the Forest Society of Maine (FSM) is to conserve Maine's forestlands in a manner that sustains the ecological, economic, cultural, and recreational values of the Maine woods. As Maine's land trust for the North Woods, FSM focuses its efforts to promote the conservation of functional, working forest landscapes with multiple social and ecological values. www.fsmaine.org.
About First Wind
First Wind is an independent North American wind energy company focused exclusively on the development, ownership and operation of wind energy projects. First Wind is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. For more information on First Wind, please visit www.firstwind.com or follow us on Twitter @FirstWind.
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