https://www.nps.gov/kaww News releases from Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. en-us https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/2026-04-07-gmp.htm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:56:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) seeks public input to guide the development of a general management plan for Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (“the Monument”) starting April 29, 2026. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/2026-04-07-gmp.htm https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/2025-09-29-tourism-2024.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:18:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that visitors to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in 2024 spent $2.7 million in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3.4 million. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/2025-09-29-tourism-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/2024-03-04-ira-2024.htm Mon, 04 Mar 2024 08:53:00 EST Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument will receive $140,000 in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to continue restoration work to improve aquatic passages (culverts and bridges) to benefit endangered Atlantic salmon. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/2024-03-04-ira-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/2024-02-20-programmatic-agreement.htm Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:16:00 EST Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is proposing a programmatic agreement with the Maine State Historic Preservation Office and four Native American Tribes to disclose regular maintenance activities and their environmental impacts. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/2024-02-20-programmatic-agreement.htm https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/2023-08-08-inflation-reduction-act-to-invest-in-katahdin-woods-and-waters-national-monument.htm Tue, 08 Aug 2023 05:35:00 EST Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument will continue efforts to restore and improve habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon with $138,461 in funds received from the Inflation Reduction Act. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/2023-08-08-inflation-reduction-act-to-invest-in-katahdin-woods-and-waters-national-monument.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/nps-director-visits-acadia-national-park-katahdin-woods-and-waters-national-monument.htm Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:45:00 EST National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams visited Acadia National Park last week to meet with park staff and partners about shared priorities, including shared Tribal co-management, and see infrastructure improvements that are part of a concerted effort by the Biden-Harris Administration to address deferred maintenance and repair needs in national parks. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/nps-director-visits-acadia-national-park-katahdin-woods-and-waters-national-monument.htm https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/national-park-tourism-in-maine-creates-770-million-in-economic-output.htm Fri, 24 Jun 2022 03:54:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that visitors to national parks in Maine spent $490 million in 2021. The total of 4.1 million visits supported 7,070 jobs and had a cumulative economic output of $770 million. https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/national-park-tourism-in-maine-creates-770-million-in-economic-output.htm https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/wimmer-super.htm Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:01:00 EST National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Gay Vietzke has named Sheldon “Mark” Wimmer as the new superintendent of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. He begins his new assignment on January 2. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/wimmer-super.htm https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/kaww-res.htm Mon, 14 Jun 2021 03:59:00 EST Due to increased visitation, the National Park Service (NPS) proposes that facilities at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW) be added to the NPS reservation system at www.recreation.gov beginning in August 2021. This change would improve visitor trip planning and enjoyment by reserving a campsite or lean-to in advance. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/kaww-res.htm https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/tourism-2020.htm Thu, 10 Jun 2021 05:53:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that approximately 41,000 visitors to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in 2020 spent $2.7 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 38 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3.3 million. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/tourism-2020.htm https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/katahdin-woods-and-waters-national-monument-designated-as-international-dark-sky-sanctuary.htm Fri, 08 May 2020 04:33:00 EST Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) are excited to announce the designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/katahdin-woods-and-waters-national-monument-designated-as-international-dark-sky-sanctuary.htm https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/signs.htm Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:20:00 EST Highway signs with information for visiting Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument will be installed along the Interstate 95 and Route 11 corridors between Medway and Island Falls, Maine beginning the week of October 21. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/signs.htm https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/tim-hudson-to-lead-efforts-at-kaww.htm Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:16:00 EST Long time National Park Service (NPS) Facilities and Parks Manager Tim Hudson will spearhead efforts at the newly established Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, in Penobscot County, Maine. https://www.nps.gov/kaww/learn/news/tim-hudson-to-lead-efforts-at-kaww.htm