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Portland Trails: A Bird's Eye View

by Bailey O'Brien

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Martin’s Point Healthcare | Portland Trails

This fall, Martin's Point Health Care generously made a beautiful video about Portland Trails' mission, impact in the community, and significance to Greater Portland. It's just two minutes long but will leave you feeling inspired.

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A Nonprofit Urban Land Trust

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Portland, ME 04101
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Thank you to our longtime supporters and friends a

Thank you to our longtime supporters and friends at @allagashbrewing for everything they do for their local trails! They’re one of our Adopt-a-Trail sponsors, and last month their staff and families spent a day cleaning up and tending to their adopted trail, Riverton Trolley Park 🌳

A scene pretty enough to paint! 👨‍🎨🎨

A scene pretty enough to paint! 👨‍🎨🎨

The trails are beautiful in every season, but there’s something magical about that fresh green color returning to the landscape. May this inspire you to go explore a trail you love today!

Thank you to @clark.insurance.1931 for supporting

Thank you to @clark.insurance.1931 for supporting Portland Trails! Not only are they one of our Adopt-a-Trail partners, but their staff recently took the time to help us with some trail work 💪

"We support Portland Trails because we believe in extending our culture of teamwork beyond our walls and into our communities. We see the importance of connecting individuals and improving access to the outdoors, while promoting healthy, active lifestyles. Employees at our Portland headquarters particularly love accessing the trails during or after work, especially on beautiful Maine days.”

It’s Bike Month! Dust off your helmet, tune up y

It’s Bike Month! Dust off your helmet, tune up your bike, and hit the street - or the trails 🚲 This month, we’re challenging you to replace one (or more!) of your car trips with a bike trip. Tag us in your bike photos with #PortlandTrailsBikeMonth!

#bikemonth #biketowork #localtrails #portlandtrails #portlandme #portlandmaine

Every year, over 1,000 volunteers help us: maintai

Every year, over 1,000 volunteers help us: maintain the trail network, take care of natural spaces, improve access to biking and walking around Greater Portland, hold events, send mailings, and so much more. Volunteers are a vital part of the Portland Trails community, and we’re grateful for each person who has lent their time, talent, and sweat to the trails. Happy #NationalVolunteerMonth! 🔨

🌍 Happy Earth Day! 🌍Looking for ways to cont

🌍 Happy Earth Day! 🌍Looking for ways to contribute to healthier communities? Add native plants to your life. Run errands or commute by bicycle. Spend 30 minutes outdoors every day. Tell elected officials that you want action on climate change and support for people and ecosystems who are most affected by it. Link in bio!
After your hard work, join us at Apres to toast 30 years of Portland Trails for their Portland Trails Seltzer release day!

THIS FRIDAY! Celebrate Earth Day by giving back to

THIS FRIDAY! Celebrate Earth Day by giving back to the green spaces in your neighborhood, then stop by @apresdrinks for a celebratory drink! Our friends at Apres have conjured up hard seltzer evocative of a walk in the Maine woods. $1 of every pint sold will be donated to Portland Trails.
#earthday2022🌍🌱
#apresdrink #supportthetrails

Introducing the Portland Trails Seltzer from @apre

Introducing the Portland Trails Seltzer from @apresdrinks! 🍻 Last week, the Portland Trails team headed to Après for canning day! We learned all about how brewers make seltzer perfectly fizzy, helped package the cans, and even got to enjoy some samples. The seltzer will be released next Friday, Earth Day (4/22) 🌎 Stop by Après any time that day and toast with us to 30 years of Portland Trails!

A portion of all proceeds will be donated to Portland Trails.

Join the Portland Trails team! Our Seasonal Trail

Join the Portland Trails team! Our Seasonal Trail Crew position is open, and we’re looking for one or two people who are excited about taking care of the beautiful 70+ mile trail system. Learn more at the link in our bio!

Thank you to Developers Collaborative for adopting

Thank you to Developers Collaborative for adopting a section of the Evergreen Cemetery Trail! When asked why they support Portland Trails, Developers Collaborative said, “because trails and green space are a critical complement to the built environment and give Portland’s neighborhoods a true sense of place.” 🌳

Happy spring! 🌼🌱🌞 The trails are muddy, t

Happy spring! 🌼🌱🌞 The trails are muddy, the birds are chirping, and the falls are flowing...sounds like spring to us!

All this fresh snow is perfect for cross-country s

All this fresh snow is perfect for cross-country skiing! ⛷ When you see ski tracks on a trail, please be courteous and walk next to the tracks - not in the tracks - to keep them in tact for future skiers. This helps keep our multimodal trails fun and functional for all our trail users!

Have you spotted one of these on a trail lately? T

Have you spotted one of these on a trail lately? This little contraption is not a camera - it’s a trail counter! We are collecting data on trail usage throughout our network that will help us measure the effectiveness of trail projects as well as advocate for people-powered transportation infrastructure. We ask that you leave them be - they’re an important (and expensive!) tool that will help us for years to come!

Meet our 2022 Resilience Corps member Charlie Cobb

Meet our 2022 Resilience Corps member Charlie Cobb! Through a partnership with @greaterportlandcog, he’ll be working with us this year to help improve people-powered transportation on the trail network. He’s collecting and managing data on trail usage and is helping us improve our trail maps and on-trail signage so they’re easier for people to navigate.

If you see him while you’re out on the trails, say hi!

“Traditional cultures...recognize that human peo

“Traditional cultures...recognize that human people are only one manifestation of intelligence in the living world. Other beings, from Otters to Ash trees, are understood as persons, possessed of their own gifts, responsibilities, and intentions. This is not some kind of mistaken anthropomorphism. Trees are not misconstrued as leaf-wearing humans but respected as unique, sovereign beings equal to or exceeding the power of humans.”

-Robin Wall Kimmerer from her essay “Hearing the Language of Trees”

Welcome to the Adopt-A-Trail family, @tcfcu_maine!

Welcome to the Adopt-A-Trail family, @tcfcu_maine! Their adopted trail is the iconic and popular Presumpscot River Preserve at the Overset Rd trailhead. Along with @martinspointhealthcare and @southworthpodr, their support of this trail is essential to the maintenance and conservation work we do. Check out the trail this winter for one of the loveliest views around of the Presumpscot River! #portlandtrails #presumpscotriver #supportlocal

And that’s (almost) a wrap on 2021! 🎉 We did

And that’s (almost) a wrap on 2021! 🎉 We did some incredible things together this year, with plenty more to do in 2022. Here are nine awesome things that happened this year at Portland Trails.

1. We celebrated our 30th anniversary! 🥳 In this photo from 1993, volunteers are installing the bridge over Jewell Falls.
2. We received a grant from the Idexx Foundation to extend the Stroudwater Trail further into Westbrook.
3. We made system-wide trail upgrades, including this leg of the North Deering bicycle byway, that improve access to people-powered transportation.
4. Volunteers were back on the trails, in the office, and at events! How we missed them so in 2020.
5. Lindsay Conrad joined the Portland Trails team as our new development lead, and we’re just as excited as she is in this pic. 😃
6. East Bayside youth volunteers created trail connections in Kennedy Park this fall.
7. City at Your Feet had participants traveling around Portland by foot, bike, and bus for a two-day scavenger hunt.
8. We held Waypoints in September, a new event celebrating the Portland Trails community.
9. Runners and walkers once gain gathered for some festive fun at this year’s Holiday Dash 5K.

Thank you for making all of this possible. If you’d like to contribute to our 2021 Annual Fund, you can donate until midnight tomorrow! Link in bio.

Happy Winter Solstice! To celebrate the start of w

Happy Winter Solstice! To celebrate the start of winter, here’s a photo taken by Alison, our office administrator, who went kayaking on the Stroudwater River after Saturday’s snowstorm ❄️ Winter is a quiet, reflective time to visit the trails - they’re open all year long!

We couldn’t have asked for better weather, bette

We couldn’t have asked for better weather, better participants, or better costumes at this year’s Holiday Dash! Thank you so much to everyone who ran, walked, rolled, volunteered, and cheered during this wonderful community event. What a fun way to welcome winter!

Thanks to our Media Sponsor, @themainemag, for these gorgeous photos!

The Annual Holiday Dash 5K is only possible with t

The Annual Holiday Dash 5K is only possible with the support of our runners, participants, and our fantastic corporate sponsors. Thank you to Presenting Sponsor @martinspointhealthcare , Water Station Sponsor @fullscoperms , Snowman Sponsor @machiassavings , Jingle Bell Sponsors @floatharder , @cportcu , Spinnaker Trust, and @gohomelight , In-Kind Sponsors @athleticbrewing , and @naviscafe , and Media Sponsor @themainemag ! We couldn't do it without you! #holidaydash5K #portlandtrails #portlandme

A huge thank you to our Holiday Dash 5K Presenting

A huge thank you to our Holiday Dash 5K Presenting Sponsor, @martinspointhealthcare As longtime partners of Portland Trails, the MPHC team is committed to making Greater Portland a healthier place to live and work. Come out and cheer for the Martin's Point Health Care team at the race this Sunday! #holidaydash5K #portlandtrails #portlandme

The Holiday Dash 5K is 10 days away, and we have e

The Holiday Dash 5K is 10 days away, and we have exciting news to share. After you cross the finish line, you are invited to stop by our parklet to warm up with hot chocolate and coffee ☕️ or cheers a race well run with non-alcoholic beer 🍻! And, for the first time ever, runners and walkers of all ages are welcome to participate in this race. Sign up the whole family for some healthy, festive fun today at the link in our bio ❄️

Today is the day! On this #GivingTuesday, Portland

Today is the day! On this #GivingTuesday, Portland Trails representatives will be walking and biking the 10-mile Forest City Trail. Will you help us meet our $8,000 goal? You can donate through the link in our bio.

🌟 Bonus: when you give a new or increased gift, it will be matched dollar-for-dollar by an anonymous donor! Your donation could go twice as far.

30 years (and counting) of being grateful for you.

30 years (and counting) of being grateful for you. ❤️ However and whenever our paths crossed, we couldn’t do this work without you. Thank you for helping to create a healthier and better connected community for all.

We also acknowledge that this holiday is rooted in colonization and is a painful day for many of our Wabanaki and other Indigenous neighbors. We invite you to take a few moments to sit with these complicated emotions and read or listen to stories of grief, pain, and healing.

Our annual appeal has begun! 🎉 When you give a

Our annual appeal has begun! 🎉 When you give a new or increased gift to Portland Trails, Trustee Jenny Scheu will match it. That means that for the amount you give, the organization will receive double! Jenny is a local artist, longtime Portland Trails member, and urban trails enthusiast. She’s donating to create a more walkable, bikeable, and healthier future. Help us reach our match goal of $10,000!

Click the link in our bio to donate!

This is how excited we get when we remember that t

This is how excited we get when we remember that the Holiday Dash 5K is NEXT MONTH!!! ❄️ Join us for this fun and festive run/walk along the Eastern Prom Trail on Sunday, December 12th. Sign up today! Registration link in bio.

Thanks to our presenting sponsor, @martinspointhealthcare!

#holidaydash #runmaine #5krun #funrun #supportnonprofits #portlandmaine #portlandme #portlandtrails

It’s just about peak foliage in the Portland are

It’s just about peak foliage in the Portland area! Where are your favorite leaf-peeping spots on the trails? We’re partial to Evergreen Cemetery 🍂

This week, we replaced our staff meeting with some

This week, we replaced our staff meeting with some team bonding trail work in the Presumpscot River Preserve! 🛠 Jaime and Daniel taught Kara, Lindsay, Alison, & Bailey a thing or two (or a thousand), and we ended up with a beautiful new bridge near the falls. 💪 Swipe to see the process of tearing apart the old bridge and building a new one.

As a land-owning organization, we have the respons

As a land-owning organization, we have the responsibility to acknowledge the ways land injustice has harmed and continues to harm Indigenous people. We also have the responsibility to use our position of power to begin to heal this harm. Swipe to read our full statement. #IndigenousPeoplesDay

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