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Forests along Presumpscot River focus of city analysis BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
Three years ago, the city used funds from a Maine Forest Service grant to study forest conditions in Pine Grove Park, in North Deering. Data from that exercise showed that old-growth pine trees were preventing sunlight from reaching the ground, preventing new growth, said city arborist Jeff Tarling. Eventually, that information was used to create a new forest management plan for the 6.5-acre park that includes removal of some older trees. “We looked at that (data) and Tarling said, ‘We need to do some thinning,’” Tarling recalled, or run the risk that many of the trees would fall over on their own. This week, the city received another sustainable forestry grant through the state’s Project Canopy program for $2,400 (with another in $2,400 local match). This time around, the city plans to survey about 200 acres of city-owned forest land along the Presumpscot River.
A groundhog wanders out of the weeds at Gilsland Farm, Maine Audubon’s sanctuary in Falmouth, Thursday afternoon. Also known as a marmot or woodchuck, the groundhog eats mainly wild grasses and other vegetation. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)
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City launches anti-graffiti website BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
The Portland Police Department launched a new website for residents to report graffiti. Portland's neighborhood prosecutor, Trish McAllister, says the website gives people an easy way to notify city officials of vandalism against public or private property. It's also a resource for ideas on how to prevent graffiti or remove a tag after the fact. "This has been part of the enormous anti-graffiti campaign," said McAllister, adding that the site went live Wednesday. "Reporting has been part of the problem," she
said. "Everybody sees the graffiti sprouting up but they don't know what to do about it." The site asks residents to identify the location of the graffiti and give a description of it. Personal information is optional. McAllister says officials will then be able to direct notices to the proper departments for cleanup, and police can keep a database on the see WEBSITE page 9 RIGHT: In this file photo, David Ginsberg with LearningWorks preps a wall on Park Street for graffiti removal with the help of Youth Building Alternative students Mike Kimball (left) and Josh Link. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)
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