Category: Out in the Woods

Out in the Woods – A Greenhouse Goes Up

L to R in photo: Mason Lane, an intern from Sanford Regional Technical Center, Harold Porter, Bert Van Leeuwen, David Yuill, and Kevin McKeon. By: Kevin McKeon, Mousam Way Land Trust director People who grow flowers and veggies at Sanford Community Garden will soon have a sheltered space to start seeds. Members of Mousam Way Land Trust are erecting a greenhouse next to Sanford Community Garden, thanks to donations from Mike Terro and Kelly Tarbox, former owners of Springvale Nurseries…

Out In The Woods

Indians Last Leap Geologic Rumblings Created Indian’s Last Leap By Kevin McKeon, Director of the Mousam Way Land Trust Arguably Sanford’s most beautiful footpath along its extensive trail system, Mousam Way North offers parking at the Stanley Road trailhead, from which a 900-foot, well-marked trail leads to Indian’s Last Leap. We’ve heard many variations of the legend, but this is the geologic origin story. About 395 million years ago, a huge ocean covered the land, from which a clay-rich sediment…

Out in the Woods With… The Incredible Beaver

November “Beaver” Moon… peak beaver activity time Picture Credit: NASA, GETTY By Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist Within the Hall Environmental Reserve in Springvale sits Deering Pond. Its waters and beaver dams create a vibrant wetland habitat. During a recent beaver survey with a game warden, this writer was told that molesting an active beaver dam or lodge should not be done for various reasons. Only a trained professional can assess both the volume of dam-impounded water and the potential…