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2010


Portland Daily Sun
Bowling for Bayside Trail Fundraiser Strikes Gold

August 2010, The Working Waterfront
Volunteers, students work to restore an island with a long history

August 3, 2010
K and K On the Trail

July 24 , 2010 Portland Press Herald
Hoping for cleaner Capisic

July 8, 2010, The Bollard
Welcome to Nowhere - Reconnecting an amputated neighborhood

July 5, 2010, Portland Press Herald
Westbrook gives Sebago to the Sea trail system a 4-mile leg up

June 24, 2010 The Portland phoenix
Racing spikes in Back Cove

June 6, 2010, Livestrong.com
Portland, Maine: Things to Do


June 3, 2010, Portland Press Herald
National Trails Day takes on Maine hue

May 15, 2010, Portland Daily Photo
Better Know a Trail: Capisic Pond Park

Maine Today.com
12 Things to Do This Summer

Portland Press Herald, April 30, 2010
Portland Trail supporters hike out for auction


April 20, 2010 Portland Press Herald
Bayside Trail emerging as an urban 'oasis'

Portland Press Herald, April 12, 2010
Path fixes could be route to safety in East Bayside

March 24, 2010 Portland Daily Sun
City to Target Obesity

March 22, 2010 Portland Press Herald
Lake-to-bay trail to see big advance

March 24, 2010 The Forecaster
Maine DOT adds trail link to Interstate 295 project in Portland

Portland Daily Sun
Council urges action on trail link

March 21, 2010 Portland Press Herald
Trail & Error: A new bird-watcher can wing it


2009

February 4, 2010, St. Joseph's College Website
Steve Aylward has won this year's top Portland Trails' volunteer service award

1/27, 2010, Portland Press Herald (from PT's Annual Meeting)
Survivor Champ Credits Skills He Learned in Maine

Portland Daily Sun
City groups trying to sway state on trail spur

Portland Daily Sun
Loring trail promises to link up Back Cove, Bayside

November 10th, 2009, Part Time Vagabond (travel blog)
Trip Report – Presumpscot River Sanctuary

Self Magazine
The Healthiest Places For Women- Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, ME Ranked 3 out of 100

9/30, 2009, WCSH 6
City Hopes New Trail Will Lead To Revitalized Neighborhood

9/24, 2009, Portland Press Herald
Residents want train tunnel to be part of West End trail

9/12, 2009, Portland Press Herald
Path Could Link Portland Trails to Mall Area ; Two Options Will Be Studied: a Sidewalk and a Path Behind Firms Along West Commercial Street.

9/3, 2009, Keepmecurrent.com
Group trying to complete trail from Sebago Lake to Casco Bay

9/1, 2009, Mainetoday.com
Our recent trek to Brickyard Point

8/27, 2009, The Portland Daily Sun
An innovative new playground at Deering Oaks

8/26, 2009, Portland Press Herald
Efforts to build a bicycle-pedestrian bridge over South Portland's Long Creek

8/25, 2009, The Portland Daily Sun
Portland Trails' schoolground greening project at East End School

6/15/09 Community Television's Community Update (19 minutes into broadcast)
http://ctn4maine.org/?q=node/17&ShowID=1462

6/5/2009, WCSH Channel 6
Portland Trails
By Helen Dailey, Producer

4/13/2009, The Portland Press Herald
Trail System Key to Portland's Sense of Place

2/13/2009, The Maine Switch
The Stroudwater Trail
By Andy Abrams, Portland Trails Trustee

1/22/2009, The Maine Switch
Presumpscot River Preserve is even Better in Winter
By Nan Cumming, Executive Director of Portland Trails

1/15/2009, Women's Health Online
Hiking for Health -- Be Well, Be Strong, Hit the Trail
 
by Dr. Christiane Northrup


2008

11/27/2008, The Maine Switch
Ocean Avenue Landfill is Trash Turned to Treasure
By Susan Doran, Portland Trails Trustee

11/21/2008, The New York Times
Winter Hikes, Skyline Views
By Dave Caldwell

11/19/2008, WGME
JEWELL FALLS
Doug Rafferty interviews Tom Jewell about Jewell Falls, Presumpcot Falls, and the present and future of Portland Trails.

10/30/2008, The Maine Switch
Find a Jewell by Exploring Fore River Sanctuary
By Pat Muzzy, Portland Trails Volunteer

9/18/2008, The Maine Switch
Help Clean up 6 Million Pounds of Trash
By Susan Little Olcott, Outreach Coordinator for Ocean Conservancy's New England Regional office

7/24/2008, The Maine Switch
Evergreen Cemetery – A gift for the ages
By Catherine Gentile, Portland Trails volunteer

7/1/2008, The Maine Switch
Observations along the Fore River Trail
By Aurelia C. Scott, Portland Trails Trustee

6/26/2008, The Maine Switch
Presumpscot River: Walk, Launch, Bike
By Todd Griset, Portland Trails Trustee

5/30/2008, The Maine Switch
Circumnambulating Munjoy Hill – and its views
by Charlie Baldwin

 

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