The Eastern U.S.: Just Gotta Be a Forest? http://forestsformainesfuture.squarespace.com/fresh-from-the-woods-journal/the-eastern-us-just-gotta-be-a-forest.html By JOE RANKIN, for Forests for Maine’s Future, March 23, 2017 Maine is the most forested state in the nation. About 90 percent. It wasn’t always that way, of course. European settlers in eastern North America initially confronted what they considered a fearful wilderness of trees. read more Forests for Maine’s Future: Maine Just Wants to Be A Forest