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The Story of Cinder, the Recovered Opossum

by Lauren Masellas, Animal Control Officer Thanks to some observant citizens, an opossum was spotted running from a recent house fire on Kirk St. in Springvale. I quickly secured the severely burned animal and transported her to the Center for Wildlife. There it was discovered that she was a recent mom! Although her injuries were dire and the prognosis grim, the amazing staff at the Center for Wildlife would not give up on her or her babies…and neither would she!…
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Rabies: Facts vs. Fear

by Lauren E. Masellas, Sanford Animal Control Officer This seems to be the time of year when the phone starts ringing off the hook for “possible rabid animal” calls. The warmer weather has critters on the move. They are often lethargic and confused after a long winter nap. To help assuage concerns over just how prevalent rabies is in our area, and what animals seem to be most likely to pose a problem, it’s important to separate fact from fear.…
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Get Ready for WinterFest 2022!

Kids, get out your snow tubes and ice fishing gear – WinterFest is coming! Sanford’s annual celebration of all things cold and wintery kicks off on Saturday, February 19 with the Youth Ice Fishing Derby at Number One Pond, brought to you by Sanford Parks & Rec and the Carl J. Lamb School PTA. The Derby is free and open to kids age 15 and under. Bait and traps will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. You can register…
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Sanford Community Garden Now Accepting Applications

Press Release Seed catalogues are coming in, and it's time to think about our gardens, and renew not only our scents of the spring gardening soil but also our 2022 Sanford Community Gardening applications. The Garden is part of the David and Linda Pence Community Ecology Center at the McKeon Environmental Reserve in Springvale. Mousam Way Land Trust, the Garden’s sponsor, has noticed increasing demand for these raised beds, so an expansion project has doubled the original size to 52, 4’x12’ beds. Also, gardeners…
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There’s a New Boardwalk in Town!

Press Release by Kevin McKeon Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust (MWLT) owns property known as GreatWorks Environmental Reserve, adjacent to both Sand Pond and the North Berwick border in South Sanford.  It is open from dawn to dusk for people to visit.  From the sign and trailhead at the end of Great Works Drive, park your car and walk an easy 2/3 mile long foot path winding through a short section of a young spruce-pine forest, thence through a rare…
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