Maine has many natural resources it is known for. Trees are probably the most important natural resources in Maine. Seventeen million acres of land in Maine is trees. Companies utilize trees for paper and lumber. The most common trees are Spruce, Balsam Fir, and White Pine. Maine has about 5,000 rivers and streams. There are four major rivers in Maine, the Kennebec, Penobscot, Androscoggin, and Saco. All of the rivers have hydroelectric dams. Hydroelectric dams are generators that convert water to electricity. The rivers produce 50% of Maine’s electricity. Maine’s lakes and ponds provide a large variety of marine life and fish, the most famous is lobsters. With an average of producing 16,160 cwt of potatoes a year, Maine is ninth place for
