Each year, South Portland Land Trust hosts a citywide clean up on or around Earth Day.

This year, the Land Trust’s clean up is part of a larger program in celebration of Earth Day, the Earth Day Resource Fair.  This celebration was developed in partnership with the South Portland Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Department and Dirigo Science Connection and takes place in Mill Creek Park from 10am-2pm on Saturday, April 26th.

SPLT CITYWIDE CLEAN UP

Help pick up trash that collects in and around the City's green spaces, trails, beaches, etc.--wherever you think a cleanup is needed. (However, please stay away from streets with active traffic.) To start, come to Table #21 at the Earth Day Fair in Mill Creek Park. Our volunteers will provide bags and maps of where you can drop off the trash bags for City crews to pick up on the following Monday.
Registration is encouraged by clicking the button below.
Thank you for your efforts!

Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder is a former member of the SPLT Board of Directors and was the facilitator for SPLT's "All We Can Save" book discussion group. This event will be an opportunity to learn about Chelsea's new book, "Mother, Creature, Kin--What We Learn from Nature's Mothers in a Time of Unraveling.

Volunteers from Ahold Delhaize, the parent company of Hannaford and other food stores, will be doing cleanups, trimming, and other improvements to the South Branch and Clark's Pond Trails. The work at South Branch will be 9:00 - 11:00 AM and at Clark's Pond 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM. This event is intended primarily as an Ahold Delhaize Day of Service and is not being promoted as a public event. For more information, please contact Tex Haeuser, SPLT President, at tex@sopolandtrust.org.

Join Kelly Corbin, owner of Living Landscapes Maine, to learn the basics of transitioning to gardening practices that offer habitat value to birds and pollinators as well as joy to human stewards of those gardens. You’ll learn:

·       Why gardening for habitat matters to us and to wildlife.

·       How to assess your home landscape to better understand what to plant.

·       Ways to transition your existing lawn to habitat gardens.

·       How to choose the best native plants for your habitat goals.

·       Maintenance strategies to help our birds and pollinating insects survive and thrive!

This event is offered at no charge, but registration is required. Register through the link below.