City of Auburn

Auburn will host a community forestry workshop targeting the general public who want more information about understanding and improving their backyard habitats. The Twin Cities of Lewiston and Auburn held a similar workshop in 2004 and will use Project Canopy funding to enhance the program, diversify speakers, and improve outreach.

City of Augusta

By planting 25 trees along New England Road, Augusta will enhance the aesthetics and environmental quality of a neighborhood that currently lacks adequate tree cover.

Coastal Maine Botanical Garden

Project Canopy funds will be used to plant trees along Bartens Island Road in Boothbay. This project will add a native tree component to the botanical garden’s plant offerings, and afford visitors an opportunity to learn about the value of trees and witness them growing in a landscaped environment.

Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District

The Bicentennial Park Outdoor Classroom Project will improve the health and sustainability of a 4-acre park as an urban forest, establish an outdoor classroom for Westbrook schools, educate the community on healthy forestry, and encourage use of public green spaces.

City of Ellsworth

Ellsworth will convert the former commercial property on High Street into a city park. Project Canopy assistance will provide an important landscape component to the overall park project. High Street is a highly urbanized part of Ellsworth in desperate need of trees and green space.

Town of Fairfield

In an effort to develop long-term strategies for managing Fairfield’s green spaces, the town will work with a consultant to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the town’s green spaces.

Gray Community Endowment

The Gray Community Endowment (GCE) will hire a professional forester to develop a community forestry management plan for the recently acquired 70 acre forest parcel adjacent to the town-owned Libby Hill Forest.

City of Hallowell

Project Canopy grant funds will be used to help the Hallowell tree board transplant trees from the city nursery to several vacant planting locations throughout the city.

Town of Holden

To improve the safety of the Holden Community Learning Nature Trails, the town will hire a contractor to identify and remove hazard trees along the nature trails.

Town of Livermore

The Livermore Cemetery Committee will use Project Canopy grant funds to plant trees on public properties as part of the town’s efforts to improve the health and quality of its community forest.

Town of Lyman

Lyman will work with a consultant to develop community forestry management plans on three municipal forest parcels totaling approximately 200 acres. This project will help Lyman maximize value of existing and future timber, increase recreational use and public education, and establish a program to help Lyman an elementary school students learn about forest management.

Town of Machiasport

Machiasport will develop a community forest management plan on 250 acres of town-owned forest land. This project will help Machiasport increase public awareness of the community forest, and establish pong-term forest management goals for the property.

McLaughlin Foundation

The McLaughlin Foundation will plant trees in the public right of way along Route 26 in S. Paris. This project will add needed green space to the route 26 Corridor and help McLaughlin Gardens in their efforts to educate the public about horticulture and community forestry.

Town of North Yarmouth

North Yarmouth will plant a riparian buffer along Chandler Brook on the town-owned Hawke’s property. This property currently lacks adequate vegetation for the riparian zone and will be significantly improved by the addition of native plant species.

Town of Old Orchard Beach

The Town of Old Orchard Beach will plant12 trees as part of the Veteran’s Memorial Park revitalization effort. This project is a first step in the town’s efforts to develop a long-term community forestry program.

Town of Pittsfield

Pittsfield intends to create a street tree inventory, develop an urban forestry management plan for the town’s street trees, and present findings to school science classes. Addition public education efforts will include urban forestry walking tours and a tree-care public forum.

Poland Regional High School

Poland Regional High School will create a vegetative buffer along the boundaries of the school property. This project is partnership between students at the high school, town officials, Shaker Hill Nursery, and the Androscoggin Soil and Water Conservation District.

Town of Readfield

The Readfield Conservation Commission will broaden public awareness and use of town woodlands by printing and distributing color maps of outdoor recreation and conservation areas in town.

Town of Skowhegan

Skowhegan will develop a comprehensive forestry management plan for the town’s urban areas. The project will help Skowhegan move toward its goal of sustainable urban forest management.

University of Maine at Farmington

The early Childhood Community Forestry Project is a collaborative, multi generational project aimed at improving the University of Maine at Farmington’s arboretum, and educating the public about the benefits of trees and forests.

Rockland

Project Canopy funding will help Rockland purchase trees for Chapman Park in Downtown Rockland. This project supports Rockland’s community forestry improvement efforts and Rockland’s business enhancement project.