Six years ago, the Penobscot Nation posted its land in Carrabassett Valley.
The tribe owns 24,000 acres there and the decision barred the public from much of the outlying woodlands that bikers, hikers, ATVers and snowmobilers had come to rely on.
At the time, the tribal council had received numerous complaints from its members that outside users were not respecting the land. It was littered in trash, and gates were commonly left open or locked behind tribal citizens.
