The commission held an open house to gather feedback from residents about improving and expanding the town’s open spaces like parks and trails, hoping to present its plan next year.
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90-year-old Maine conservationist honored for life’s work
Richard Anderson was awarded Scarborough Land Trust’s Conservationist of the Year.
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Penobscot Nation to reclaim 1,700 acres in rural Maine as tribe grows land holdings
The Appalachian Mountain Club is repatriating the parcel to its former Indigenous stewards as part of a larger acquisition finalized Tuesday.
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Maine companies partner to conserve 257 acres in Biddeford
The Maine Water Co. and Maine Coast Heritage Trust worked together to protect forestland, permanently preventing development.
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Artists use flags at South Portland’s Bug Light Park to promote conservation of public lands
Two dozen flags flew at Bug Light Park to raise awareness about threats to public lands.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Review
New book details how Maine’s North Woods was protected
Karin Tilberg’s ‘Loving the North Woods’ gives a detailed history of the region’s recent conservation, but misses a few key points.
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Portland Land Bank Commission backs bid for North Deering land once eyed for condos
The commission and the Trust for Public Land hope to preserve the 13.3-acre parcel off Hope Avenue, which went into foreclosure and goes up for auction Friday.
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Cape Elizabeth Land Trust celebrates 40 years of conservation
Founders and early leaders reminisce on the beginning and the growth of the trust.
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Scarborough Land Trust acquires 130 acres to expand conservation area
The 130-acre addition to Silver Brook Preserve expands contiguous conserved lands.
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Chebeague-Cumberland Land Trust acquires 77 wooded acres in Cumberland
The parcel, known as Watson Woods, is a mile from Cumberland’s downtown and adjacent to the Rines Forest and Read Family Farm and Woods.