Mousam Way Land Trust
"Preserving special places for plants wildlife and the enjoyment of present and future generations"
Category: Recent Activities
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Boardwalk & Viewing Platform for an Atlantic White Cedar Swamp
Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust (MWLT) owns property known as Great Works 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
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Browning Family Reserve Dedication
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
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Lowd Environmental Reserve dedication
On a recent warm August morning, a dedication ceremony for The Lowd Environmental Reserve was hosted by directors of Mousam Way Land Trust. Rebecca Legro and husband Donald unveiled the road side sign as she and her family were honored for the donation of 14 acres of land on Oak Street in Springvale, just ½
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Walmart cybergrant awarded to trust
Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust July 9, 2021 Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust is happy to announce that it has been awarded a Walmart Community Grant Program Cybergrant from its Sanford’s store. This grant will help to install a watering system for the Sanford Community Garden extension project, a project effectively doubling the number of
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Garden to Forest Tour with Three Rivers Land Trust
A public event to highlight the Sanford Community Forest Project and the future of collaborations between neighbors! Three Rivers Land Trust and Mousam Way Land Trust invite friends and neighbors to a walk through the McKeon Reserve and to the proposed Sanford Community Forest on Sunday, July 11 at 10 AM. We will meet at
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Kennebunk Savings Bank Volunteers Help Build Safe Trails at Lowd Reserve
On an unusually warm May morning, thoughtful folks from Kennebunk Savings Bank volunteered alongside Sanford Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust directors to complete the installations of two footbridges and a boardwalk at the Trust’s latest acquisition—a 16 acre reserve donated by Mrs. Rebecca Legro. Located just a half mile up Oak Street from Springvale square,
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Assisted Migration Project
Continued climate warming will disrupt our forests and their ability to lessen the impact of high CO2 levels. We will lose our cool adapted evergreens and hardwoods which ,in turn, will change the nature of the forest and everything in and around it. The Mousam Way Land Trust is initiating a project to plant warm
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Kennebunk Savings supports community garden expansion
Community News Kennebunk Savings recently provided a donation of over $3,000 to the Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust in support of its new and already-expanding community garden. The bank has been a partner on this project from the beginning, with donations totaling over $18,000 since the initial purchase of the land. “Land is a precious
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City Committee and Trust Complete Major Improvement
A trails connection between Blanchard Road in Springvale and Sanford City’s Rail Trail was recently competed. This long-awaited, joint effort between Sanford Trails Committee and Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust connects non-motorized trail users to the 2 ½ miles of trails on the McKeon Reserve from the 5 ½ mile Rail Trail. This project also
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Beaver Deceivers to Protect Deering Pond
By Kevin McKeon On a recent warm November day, as part of its directives of preserving special places and maintaining critical habitats, Mousam Way Land Trust worked with the Sanford Trails Committee and a generous donor to complete a project along Sanford’s Rail Trail. Spring time typically brings snow melt and spring rains, causing water runoff; with that, beaver
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