Community news (July 24, 2009)
Community votes for Project G.R.A.C.E.
The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation launched the Community Matters More program of charitable giving statewide.
Much of the voting was done by email or by casting votes at a local branch office.
Bangor Savings Bank and the Community Matters More program announced the winners at the end of March giving a total of $100,000 to local non-profits that were chosen by the community-wide vote, with eight top vote-getters receiving $5,000 grants and 60 additional organizations receiving $1,000 grants.
Maine residents cast more than 86,000 votes for more than 2,900 different nonprofit organizations. On May 15 Project G.RA.C.E. received a check for $1,000.
Talk timber management
The Scarborough Land Conservation Trust (SLCT) will host a walk at its Fuller Farm property lead by Erik Grove, forester for Southern Maine Forestry, on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 5:30 p.m. The talk will focus on forest management practices and is titled, “Understanding Timber Management: Evaluating the Fuller Farm Harvest.”
SLCT worked with Southern Maine Forestry and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to create a forest management plan for the Fuller Farm property. SLCT contracted with Southern Maine Forestry to plan the harvesting of trees at Fuller Farm in 2006. Some visitors to the property at the time of the harvest expressed dismay that trees were cut down on a protected property. The reasons for harvesting trees on the Fuller Farm property will be discussed.
During the talk, the forester will answer the following questions: How much wood was taken out of the forest? Where did the trees go? How often should timber harvests occur? What are the benefits of harvesting trees? What is the difference between a well-managed harvest and a poorly-managed harvest? What would happen if the forest was not managed at all? What should we expect to see in ten years? What is the American Tree Farm System and what does forest certification mean? How does a timber harvest impact wildlife? Why would a land trust cut trees on a protected property?
This talk is free and open to the public. Reservations are encouraged. Contact Marla Zando at 885-9677 or mkzando@maine.rr.com to make a reservation. To get to Fuller Farm, from Route 1, take Broadturn Road for 4.0 miles to the Fuller Farm parking area and kiosk on the right. For more information about the Scarborough Land Conservation Trust, visit www.scarboroughmaine.com/slct.
Higgins Beach arts show
This year, the Higgins Beach two-day arts and craft show will be held Friday, Aug. 7 and Saturday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Higgins Beach Clubhouse located at Greenwood Avenue. Directions: Enter Higgins Beach from Route 77, take first right just past the Higgins Inn. There is ample free parking and no admission.
The show has grown during the past eight years to include many local vendors. The show originally started only as a showcase for Higgins Beach residents to display crafts and paintings, but participants now include local artisans.
This year’s vendors will sell wares including handmade baskets, photographs, watercolors and pastels, pottery, handcrafted and designed jewelry, candles, knitwear, scarves, shell and beach art, wreaths, mirrors, note cards and more.
Martin – Woodbury wed
Brooke Martin and Jeff Woodbury were married Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. Brooke is a graduate of Scarborough High School and James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va. Jeff is a graduate of St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers, Mass. and the University of Southern Maine. Brooke is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Martin of Scarborough and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gerity of South Portland. Jeff is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Woodbury of Beverly, Mass. and grandson of Mrs. Muriel Ellis of Hanover, Mass.
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