Announcement
Executive Director of Portland Trails Announces Departure Kara Wooldrik to Step Down at the End of 2022 After a Decade of Leadership Portland Trails, a non-profit urban land…
A Vision for Portland’s Future
For a moment, imagine what Portland might be like in 30 years. The year will be 2051, and, although The Jetsons was set in 2062, it doesn’t look like we’ll…
Team Bonding and Bridge-Building
The Portland Trails team on their brand new bridge in the Presumpscot River Preserve! Standing, left to right: Bailey, Jaime, and Alison. Sitting or crouched, left to right: Daniel, Kara,…
Looking Back on 30 Years
Portland Trails celebrated its 30th anniversary this year! That’s three decades of transforming Greater Portland through trails, people-powered transportation, conservation, and placemaking. We’ve loved taking the time to reflect on…
From the Archives: Winter 1999
Connections! by Rob Rosenthal It doesn’t look like much now, but the long-awaited connector under Tukey’s Bridge between the back Cove Trail and the Eastern Prom Trail will most likely…
From the Archives: Winter 2015
People Power Keeps Bayside and East Bayside Abuilding by Rucha Modak Volunteers from East Bayside businesses help build a trail connection on Anderson Street this November. As the year…
From the Archives: Fall 2013
Forging into Westbrook! by Aurelia C. Scott Follow the thwack of hammers and good-natured shouts that rise from a thicket of hemlock and pine off Route 22 and you’ll find…
From the Archives: Fall 2004
The Presumpscot Preserve: Bigger and Better than Ever Maine Conservation Corps crew hard at work. A summer of hard work by a six-person Maine Conservation Corps team, PT Trails Construction…
From the Archives: Spring 1995
Fore River Bridge Photos by Jefferey Stevensen Project manager extraordinaire George Potter reports that on December 1, 1994, with the help of Reed and Reed Contractors, Portland Trails’ 90-foot pedestrian…
A Walk in the Park
About this time last year, a routine walk along the Eastern Prom changed Mary and Chris Copeland’s lives forever. But that’s not the beginning of the story. The story starts on a…