By the numbers Land for Maine’s Future

1987: Year the Maine Legislature created a program to secure public access to land and water

$35 million: Bond overwhelmingly approved by voters that year to fund the program

$50 million: Additional bond overwhelmingly approved in 1999

139,000: Acres acquired since 1987

323: Miles of shoreline acquired

Source: Maine State Planning Office

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