OTISFIELD — The Western Foothills Land Trust recently purchased a 74-acre forested parcel on the Crooked River, with funding provided by conservation partners working to protect water quality in Sebago Lake. Sebago Lake is the drinking water reservoir for the Portland Water District, providing clean drinking water to 22 communities and over 200,000 Maine residents. […]
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Hodgkins named program coordinator
NORWAY — The Western Foothills Land Trust has been working for a decade on protecting forest and farmlands within the Crooked River Watershed. To support that work, the Trust has received funding for a part-time program coordinator to allow the Trust’s singular staff more time to focus on land protection in the watershed. Kelly Hodgkins […]
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Norway Winter Carnival set for weekend
NORWAY — Norway Brewing Co., Western Foothills Land Trust and the Green Machine Bike Shop are teaming up to sponsor the Norway Winter Carnival on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25 and 26. According to its Facebook page, the Norway Winter Carnival is a “a local celebration of snow, the outdoors, food, beer, and everything Maine winter.” […]
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Oxford Hills organizations to participate in Great Outdoor Maine Weekend Feb. 3-5
NORWAY — Several Oxford Hills businesses and organizations will participate in the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, Feb. 3 to 5. The Great Outdoor Maine Weekend consists of a series of events led by outdoor-oriented organizations and companies to help “connect our friends and neighbors with the natural world, to promote fun, physical activity, and good health,” according to […]
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Land trust closer to buying Greenwood mountain
NORWAY — A Greenwood mountain is slated to become protected land this fall after a local land trust said this week that they’re negotiating the terms of a loan. The Western Foothills Land Trust has revised its purchase-and-sale agreement with a landowner for Noyes Mountain, a 295-acre parcel in Greenwood overlooking Lake Pennesseewassee, also known as […]
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Star struck: Astronomy enthusiasts host observatories at Roberts Farm Preserve
NORWAY — The stars aligned for them 30 years ago and it could be said they are once again aligning. Norway residents Tom and Lynn Hoffelder met roughly three decades ago in the Florida Everglades when their respective astronomy clubs held a joint star party to look through telescopes into the heavens. “We met and we […]
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Land Trust: Augusta battle imperils Otisfield, Harrison projects
NORWAY — The directors of two local land trusts are joining the chorus of voices asking the governor to disburse voter-approved funds designated for conservation projects. Lee Dassler, executive director of Western Foothills Land Trust, said Wednesday afternoon that withholding the funding jeopardizes a project four years in the making. That project would protect nearly 800 acres within the Crooked River […]
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Times for Norway mountain bike biathlon changed
NORWAY — Lee Dassler of the Western Foothills Land Trust announced Thursday that the times for Sunday’s bike biathlon have changed for the mountain bike division. The inaugural Mountain Bike Biathlon is being held Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Roberts Farm Preserve at 64 Roberts Road in Norway. The new mass start time for the […]
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Norway Triathlon attracting athletes from 17 states
NORWAY — Athletes from across the country are gearing up for the seventh annual Norway Triathlon on July 12. The event, which was almost sold out as of Wednesday, has drawn registrants from 17 states, including Washington, D.C., and from Canada. “It’s shaping up to be another great Tri,” Lee Dassler of the Western Foothills […]