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Work to Improve Goodall Brook Nears Completion

Press Release Work on the second phase of an EPA/DEP 319 water quality improvement grant to improve the conditions found in Goodall Brook running through Sanford is nearing completion. Over the summer, several key tasks have been completed including re-directing the brook’s flow back to its original stream-bed through Soldiers and Sailors Park, and introducing woody tree root structures farther downstream above Berwick Street to create flow diversity where channelization of the stream and sedimentation build-up over time has caused…
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Walking Sanford Trails During Hunting Season

by Lawrence Furbish, Sanford Trails Committee Some people have asked about the safety of walking on the Sanford Trails system during hunting season. Here are a few things to keep in mind: Sanford has a "No Firearm Discharge Zone" where discharging a firearm is prohibited. It runs from the intersection of Routes 4 and 109 in South Sanford to the intersection of 109 with Deering Neighborhood Road in Springvale, and it extends for 3/4 of a mile on either side…
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The Fiery Blonde Tresses of the Goldenrod Girl

by Kevin McKeon There are 19 species of goldenrod, Solidago, native to Maine. These perennial herbs are members of the aster family, blooming alongside them from August through fall. A legend has two girls, one fiery blonde and the other with starry-blue eyes, always wanting to be together and for others to always be happy, so they asked this of a witch. They were never seen again, but next to the blooming bright yellow hairs of the goldenrod can be found the…
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Former Lavalley Lumber Property is Now Sanford Community Forest

Press Release Three Rivers Land Trust is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of its latest preserve: the Sanford Community Forest. The public fundraising campaign was announced in early 2021, and through successful grants and extraordinary generosity from local donors, Three Rivers was able to purchase nearly 550 acres in late September. To celebrate this momentous win for the future of the community, Three Rivers will host a walk at the property on Sunday, October 24th, beginning at 1:30 PM. See details…
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Mousam Way Land Trust Acquisition

by Kevin McKeon Gail Browning was honored on a recent Saturday morning for her generous donation of over 26 acres of land along High Street in Sanford. Mousam Way Land Trust gratefully accepted this wonderful property, which abuts the Trust’s Fawcett-Goodwin Reserve. There’s now a tract of over 45 acres of forest and meadow, with walking trails being sited and blazed—all just a stone’s throw from Sanford’s urban area. The Browning Family Reserve sits atop the highest point of High…
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