Fitzpatrick awarded

    AUGUSTA – Francis Fitzpatrick of Houlton was among six individuals receiving recognition at the annual Landowner Relations Awards Banquet on October 21 in Augusta, which was sponsored by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife  and hosted by Maine Snowmobile Association.
    Honored were private, municipal and corporate landowners who generously open their land to outdoor enthusiasts.
    Fitzpatrick was nominated by the Aroostook Riders ATV Club.
    The IF&W Landowner Relations Program seeks to maintain and build on Maine’s unique heritage of public access to private land for recreation and sport use, and works to ensure that the relationship between private landowners and the public is one of respect and good judgment.         More than 500 nomination forms were distributed to various user groups, such as ATV, snowmobile, and fish and game clubs, and the nominations were reviewed by an awards committee that included representatives from the Maine Warden Service, the Maine Snowmobile Association, Maine ATV, and the state’s Landowner Relations Director.