The new 700-acre East Windham Conservation Area connects to a 1,300-acre protected area in Falmouth.
Presumpscot River
Posted inLocal & State, News
Advocates cheer new protection for once-filthy Presumpscot River
Gov. Janet Mills signed the law banning waste discharge licenses for the Lower Presumpscot, granting researchers and activists 4 years to form a long-term plan to preserve the river’s health.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Trail challenge sends residents into nearby ‘mini wilderness’
Presumpscot River Land Trust’s summer-long challenge invites everyone to visit six nature preserves in Westbrook, Gorham, Windham and Standish.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Doing our part to keep the alewife alive
A sixth-grader learns how the population is protected by the structures that the fish use to travel up Maine’s rivers each year to spawn in freshwater.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Nature Restored: Paddling the Presumpscot to Westbrook
The city of Westbrook recently bought several acres along the river to expand public access and help further restore the heart of the community.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Deering student who died in Presumpscot River came from Angola, helped others adjust
Authorities began looking for Pedro Matala, 18, on Sunday afternoon after friends told them he went under while swimming but did not resurface. They found his body Sunday night.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
For these magnet fishers, the payoff is greater than the hunt for treasure
As they pull thousands of pounds of metal out of the water, they are also cleaning up the Presumpscot River.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Fish ladder traffic study underway in Westbrook
Scientists are using fish tracking devices to study the efficiency of the new fish ladder at Saccarappa Falls in Westbrook, one of the final steps toward the project’s official completion. The Maine Department of Marine Resources is catching fish at the Cumberland Mills ladder, inserting radio transmitters into their esophagi and releasing them back into […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Magnet fishers, Portland kayaker honored for Presumpscot River cleanup efforts
The Chief Polin Award recipients are recognized as important stewards of an important river.
