PORTLAND (WGME) -- Portland celebrated its newest park on Thursday…
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“After many years working in local nonprofit administration, in 2018 Nan Cumming, former executive director of Portland Trails and then director of institutional advancement at the Maine Historical Society, joined land advocate Lucas St. Clair and a board of trustees to found the Portland Parks Conservancy..”
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Danny Martignetti interviews Kate Shambaugh of Portland Parks Conservancy to discuss the organization and the events of Olmsted 200 Portland hosted by PPC and other local organizations to celebrate in Portland’s Parks.
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Nan Cumming, executive director of Portland Parks Conservancy, and Tom Farrell, director of parks and recreation for the Town of Brunswick, discuss what they are doing to bridge the nature gap and provide accessible green space for their communities.
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PORTLAND-- In many parks and wildlife areas across the state, environmental experts say a new invasive species is starting to take over.
"It's called swallowwort," volunteer coordinator for the Portland Parks Conservancy Kate Shambaugh said. "It has really shiny dark green leaves, twisting vines, and produces little pods that look like pea pods."
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Greendrinks returned July 13 with a gathering at Portland’s newest park, a newly landscaped piece of land on the waterfront between Ocean Gateway and Fore Points Marina, tentatively called Park on Amethyst.
More than 250 people preregistered via Eventbrite to benefit Portland Parks Conservancy. Drinks were courtesy of Banded Brewing, Nonesuch River Brewing, Orono Brewing, Sebago Brewing, Hardshore Distillery and Norumbega Cidery.
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The inaugural program, funded through private donations, will give 24 teenagers experience working outdoors in city parks, where they can learn about trees, plants, wildlife and more.
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Riverton Trolley Park was only open for about 40 years and is now getting overdue improvements
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The city of Portland, in coordination with a nonprofit, has started a nearly $500,000 project to rehabilitate the 19-acre park, which was once a premier destination in Maine.
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The city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Facilities and the Portland Parks Conservancy have officially launched Portland Youth Corps, a service and conservation program that will pay teens to work on city parks projects.
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Portland councilors accepted over $125,000 in private donations for parks projects, including $85,000 to expand a skateboard park in Libbytown, $20,000 to begin a summer youth service program and $20,000 to expand a small boat launch at East End Beach.
Although the skatepark project received the largest donation, city staff and councilors were most enthusiastic about the $20,000 donation from the Portland Parks Conservancy to begin a Youth Corps, which aims to provide training and service opportunities to underserved youth through a summer work program in the city’s parks and open spaces.
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The groups receiving grants include Portland Parks Conservancy, Somerset Woods Trustees and the group Hearty Roots.
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PORTLAND (WGME) – It’s no secret young people have been harshly impacted by the pandemic, so Portland Parks Conservancy thought it would be the perfect time to offer area teens the opportunity to get involved in their community, while also making money.
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Portland Youth Corps will allow teenagers to explore careers in conservation and environmental stewardship while working on city park projects and learning from pros.
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With the public voting heavily against using a Portland Harbor historic site for commercial purposes, the city is looking to see how else it can best to use the island.
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When Mike Dugay looks at Fort Gorges, he sees a historic landmark in desperate need of repair and a location perfect to make that happen… The location, Dugay says, could not be better for a restaurant and brewpub and, at some point in the future, a bed-and-breakfast in the historic officers’ quarters. The type of financial investment needed to make that happen would help stabilize the fort, improve public access and allow many more people to visit, he said.
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