Portland Trails Discovery Treks Series 2009

Portland Trails Discovery Treks are free to Portland Trails members, $5 suggested donation for non-members (your $5 can go toward your new or renewed membership!)

Please register for any Trek by emailing info@trails.org or calling 775-2411

If you are in doubt about a weather cancellation, please call 775-2411 after 1:00pm on that Friday or check our website, www.trails.org

POSTPONED--Please check back here soon for new date. Friday, June 26th at 5:30pm: “YardScaping at Back Cove” with Gary Fish, Manager of Pesticide Programs, Maine Board of Pesticides Control. Discover Maine's first public YardScape – a demonstration project at Back Cove, showcasing ecological landscaping with low-maintenance plants. Meet at the Preble Street Ext. parking lot, close to the I-295 end.

Friday, July 10th at 5:30pm: “The Remains of the Cumberland and Oxford Canal” with Bud Quinn, Portland Trails' Volunteer Trail Steward. Learn about the fascinating history of the C&O Canal while enjoying a magnificent trail. Meet at the entrance to the Fore River Trail at the end of Hobart Street , off of Congress Street .

Friday, July 24th at 5:30pm: “Walk the Portland Freedom Trail” with Wells Staley-Mays from Maine Freedom Trails. This trail marks significant sites connected to the Underground Railroad and anti-slavery movement with permanent granite pedestals throughout the Portland peninsula. Meet at the iron globe on the corner of Commercial Street and Franklin Arterial.

Friday, August 7th at 5:30pm: “First Friday Trail Walk on the East End.” Explore the new system of East End trails, neighborhood connections, parks, and galleries with Portland Trails Executive Director (and Munjoy Hill resident!) Nan Cumming. The tour takes place on Munjoy Hill, so be prepared to walk up hill in some sections. Meet at Fort Allen Park, on the Eastern Promenade.

Friday, August 14th at 5:30pm: “Explore the Riverton Rail Trail” with Portland Trails volunteer and Trails Committee member, Steve Aylward. Join Steve as you discover this new 1.5 mile trail along the rail bed in the Riverton neighborhood of Portland. Meet at the end of Wall Street, off of outer Forest Ave (past Morrills Corner).

Friday, September 11th at 5:30pm: “Casco Bay's Lobster Fishery” with Susan Olcott from Ocean Conservancy. Learn about the local lobster fishery, past and present, as you stroll along the waterfront on the Eastern Prom Trail.  Susan worked in the lobster fishery as a biologist and lived on Chebeague Island for a year. She will discuss how lobsters are fished in Casco Bay and the culture of the fishing communities on the nearby islands. Meet at the iron globe on the corner of Commercial Street and Franklin Arterial.

Friday, September 25th at 5:30pm: “Preview of the Bayside Trail” with Nan Cumming from Portland Trails and Jim Gooch from The Trust for Public Land. Wondering what all the Bayside buzz is about? Join Nan and Jim for a stroll along the future Bayside Corridor Trail. Meet at the Planet Dog Company Store parking lot, 211 Marginal Way.