Mount Redington and Owl's Head in New Hampshire are the only New England four-thousand footers without a maintained trail to the summit.
Wind farm proposal
In 2005, Maine Mountain Power filed an application with the Maine Land Use Regulation Committee (LURC) for a permit to develop a 30-turbinewind farm on Redington and neighboring Black Nubble.[3]
After years of contentious debate, the proposal was voted down by the LURC in 2007. The summit of Redington was seen as too ecologically sensitive — a sub-alpine fir habitat providing a home for two rare species, the bog lemming and Bicknell's thrush. Also, the development would have been visible for miles along the AT.[4][5]
A revised proposal, which would have developed wind power only on Black Nubble, was rejected by the LURC in 2008.[6]
As of early 2009, the wind farm project was being planned as the Sugarloaf Community Wind Farm.
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