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Because it’s fun and good for you! Because youwill enjoy the challenge. Because you will feel goodwhen you join with others to build the outdoor energyof our community.
If you need more reasons to get out your bike andget your body ready to enjoy Pedaling the Penobscot,here are a few other things to think about: One ofBangor’s biggest attractions is our unique blend ofurban amenities and outdoor living. In just oneweekend – or even in one day – you can see moosetracks, gorgeous lady slippers, bobolinks, and maybeeven a bear, and later hear good live music and eatgreat food, all within Bangor City Limits. Having allthat in one place requires planning, support, andconcerted long-term action.
Pedal the Penobscot is a fundraiser – givingBangor Land Trust the financial backing to acquireland and manage it for everyone to enjoy – and astatement to our community about how much we valueopen space, trails, and a bicycle-friendly community.You may have noticed that bit by bit, more of Bangor’sstreets are getting bike lanes. That’s a result, in part, ofthe planning done by Bangor Land Trust and the Cityof Bangor. Construction design for a new bicycle andpedestrian trail – from Cascade Park to Essex Woods –is in the works. Bangor Land Trust is also workingwith Maine Trailfinder to publish trails in the wholeBangor region on the Maine Trailfinder website, toimprove access to outdoor opportunities. By
participating in Pedal the Penobscot you will make apublic statement about the importance of bicycle-friendly roads and trails and provide financial supportto help make it happen.
Moving the finish line to the Sea Dog last year gaveeveryone a place to hang out and cheer the returningriders. For a number of participants the ride was asignificant challenge and for some a personal best.Accomplishments like that make everyone feel good.
So keep riding for the love of places to ride and tosupport Bangor’s wild backyard.
SAVE THE DATE – SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
Why Pedal the Penobscot?
Learn! Explore! Take Action!This May marked the 21st anniversary of American Wetlands Month, a time when EPA and its partners in
federal, state, tribal, local, non-profit, and private sector organizations celebrated the vital importance ofwetlands to the Nation's ecological, economic, and social health. It was also a great opportunity to discover andteach others about the important role that wetlands play in our environment and the significant benefits theyprovide - improved water quality, increased water storage and supply, reduced flood and storm surge risk, andcritical habitat for plants, fish, and wildlife. EPA and Bangor Land Trust encourage all Americans to do threethings — learn about wetlands, explore a wetland near you, and take action to protect and restore wetlands.
American Wetlands Month!
Pedal the Penobscot at a glance:
Choose from 3 routes:*28-mile ride,*76-mile ride*100-mile Century ride — new this year!
All routes start at the Bangor waterfront and endat Sea Dog Brewery. Most of the ride is alongthe beautiful Penobscot river. There will beSAG wagons and rest stops with facilities andrefreshments.
Registration PRIOR to Sept.1 is $40 for indi-viduals, $20 for students and $35 per member forteams of 5 or more riders. (Prices go up after Sept. 1)
See our website for more info & to register!www.bangorlandtrust.org
Bangor Land Trust Newsletter, Spring 2011
Spring 2011 Newsletter
Celebrating our 10 th Anniversary
Bangor Land TrustBoard of Directors
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Changes at Walden-Parke Preserve
Lucy QuimbyPresident
William PhillipsVice President
James HindsTreasurer
Paul PasquineSecretary
Brian AhernKathy BillingsChris DaltonShirley EllisWilliam GlanzKarla GustafsonDave Thompson
“Bangor Land Trust understands the balance required to preserveecological values in the face of other human needs in an urban setting.The power line Bangor Hydro owns near the Penjajawoc Marsh is a perfectexample of how Bangor Land Trust demonstrates this understanding. Ratherthan focusing on the power line as an intrusion, Bangor Land Trust valuesthe important habitat provided by the line for the American Woodcock and theAmerican Kestrel. This reasoned approach is what enables Bangor Land Trustto be successful in its mission to conserve land in Bangor for the public benefit.”
Gerry ChassePresident and Chief Operating OfficerBangor Hydro Electric Company.
Walden-Parke Preserve is undergoing some changes. For the past 5 years,visitors have entered from the end of Tamarack Trail, walked 1/3 mile (1700 feet)along an old woods road that crossed the future lots of the Edgewood Subdivision,and then entered imperceptibly onto Walden-Parke Preserve. Bangor Land Trust’sland starts near where we installed the beaver deceiver. Fritz and Caroline Olden-burg and Dennis and Jane Shubert (who are both Walden-Parke Preserve’s donorsand Edgewood Subdivision’s developers) are now moving into Phase II of Edge-wood Subdivision. Tamarack Trail is being extended to its originally intended fulllength and will end in a circular cul-de-sac. Bangor Land Trust’s trail head andkiosk will move to asmall parking areaoff the cul-de-sac.
Bangor LandTrust is also plan-ning improvementsto the Blue Trail onWalden-Parke Pre-serve. We’ll takeadvantage of theTamarack Trail ex-tension to bring insmall rocks to pro-vide dry passageacross some of thewet areas. Andwe’ll be relocatingthe Blue Trail in twoareas where itcrosses EdgewoodSubdivision lots.We are planningcarefully to keep disturbance to a minimum and we look forward to trails with lessmud.
We’ll need many hands on deck for this one. Please call or e-mail the office tovolunteer, and watch the website for our schedule. It’s a great chance to enjoyoutdoor exercise with like-minded people.
Current kiosk
Kiosk
Future kiosk
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A big thank you to our 2010 members!
ConservatorsBangor Hydro/EmeraJim & Pat HindsAnonymous
ProtectorsState of Maine
Land StewardsKathy BillingsJane & Frank BraggChris DorionCaroline & Fritz OldenburgPeople’s United BankGwethalyn & William Phillips
GuardiansBangor Daily NewsBeal CollegeCasco Bay EnergyDan & Dina CassidyDarling’s Honda NissanFurbush-Roberts Printing CoGross, Minsky & MogulHusson UniversityOld Town CanoeQuirk AutoSki Rack SportsSnowman Printing & Presort
Express
KeepersBangor Federal Credit UnionDavid & Susan CarlisleJames ElmoreLaurel & Jesse GrosjeanSteven KeletiBruce & Terry MalmerNorman MinskyRenee & Leonard MinskyNickerson & O’DayNortheast CardiologySusan & Paul O’BrienPaul & Karyn PasquineDavid Sewall & Inese FosterAlice & Bradford WellmanWoodard & Curran
SupportersAdvertising Specialists of
MaineJoan & Dick AndrenAndrew AverillMargaret M. BaillieJoe & Beth BaldacciBangor Nature ClubMarc Berlin & Edith RichardsonDavid BillingsWilma & Merrill BradfordHope BrogunierDorothy CroallJeanine CrockettChris DaltonBenjamin & Jennifer DrouinTom & Beth DrummondG. Clifton & Catherine EamesNancy FishwickRay FortRob, Cindy & Aaron GibbsEdward GrewDana & Linda HunterPhilip & Mary HunterMaurice Kelleher & M.L. McEwen
Margaret Kravchuk & HaroldHamilton
Cynthia & Bernard KubetzMarc LeclairMaine DistributorsLee Martin & Dawn PelletierYuriy MedvidSteven MilburnPeter Millard & Emily WessonJames NicholsMartin & Lesa O’ConnellHenrietta PoonsGlen Porter & Jean DeighanJim & Barbara RingLynda & John RohmanKen SchmidtAnn SchonbergerAlan & Ben ShultzScott & Kristi SolmanIngrid SolomonJon & Barbara StewartRichard & Sue StoneBill & Jacquelene SullivanDave & Pat ThompsonWendy WarrenMary & Jonathan WoodBen & Sharon Zolper
Individual/FamiliesSusan AbleJames & Ann AchesonAria AmirbahmanEisso AtzemaBill & Tina BakerPeter & Deborah BaldacciDavid, Lisa & Mark BarnettEd Barrett & Nancy OrrEmily & Albert BeanEllen BeekmanCarolyn & Roger BennattiJeff BennettMichele BenoitWendy BerubeMitch BoehRay & Lynn BolducGerald & Jacinthe BourgoinSue Bradford & Scott RuffnerAaron Brasslett & Robin ClukeyDenise & Robert BrookingsJudy Burk & Ken BelandSandra Butler & Susan BuzzellHugh CaggianoJen CalderRebecca CampbellGary CapehartSusan CapehartDevon & Gail CarterJohn CassidyPaul ChaikenDavid Clement & ElizabethWeissCarol CliftClimo ElectricDavid CoddingtonSarah Conner-SelfStephanie CoteStephen CrandallTom CronkiteCarol & Kevin CuddyHenry Cunningham & Mary
Elizabeth CuddyLinda & Allan CurrieCameron Currin
Roland & Kimberly CyrBeverly & Stephen DanielsRonald & Shirley DavisJames DeabayShawn DennisChristina DieboldWayne & Lory DubeBob & Sandi DuchesneMarie DunstanDynegyCarolyn & George EatonGregory EdwardsGeorge Elliott & Gail DownsGerald & Ronnie EllisShirley EllisStephanie ErbLucie EstabrookDavid & Julia FarrarDare & Frank FarringtonCarol & Bill FarthingCarrie FontaineRae Fournier-Wren & Jeff WrenKatherine FraserAbe FurthKirsten GagnonJames GeretyLori GettlerTimothy GodaireAdam A. GoodeJohn & Carol GregoryJonathan GriffithsIrwin Gross & Martita FoglerJoe & Jean GrzybowskiStewart GuayMelanie & Paul HalvachsCaleb Halvorson-FriedTrish HansenAlyssa HansonMatthew HarrisMary Dysart HarttAnnette Hatch-Clein & Lee CleinRita HaunertClayton HawkesMark HaywardSue HealyJantha Henry & Randy AllenKatie HerbineKurt HettermannMartin HikelGail & Marty HipskyKristen HoffmannSharon HolwayJason HowellJennifer HubbardDavid HughesJeff HughesGary HuntStan HutchensGinger HwalekJames & Corleen IannazziD. Cap IntroneBrian JacobsSally JacobsSuellen JagelsMichael JeffreyJay JohnsonSandy JohnsonScott KahkonenGeraldine Kearns-MakhloufRenee KellySuzanne & Robert KellyAli & Shirin KhavariJamshid Khavari
Roger King & Laurie HicksTracy Lynn KingAmy Knisley & Edward BowserKathleen KotasAnita &Tom KurthBob & Louise LagasseyStephanie S. LeonardMary & Robert LingleyDenise & Don LittlefieldDan LivingstoneRobert Lopez-AnidoLaura & Mel MacKayMolly MacLeanAbby MadieraPage MadieraLoriann & Dale MahanCathy MaherJohn MahoneyDennis MarbleJudy MarkowskyPeggy & Paul MarksonFred MarshallGeorge & Janet MasnykLorrie MattorDan McAllisterLeigh & John McCarthyJulie McCluskeyPeggy McKeePreston & Beverly McLeanSpencer & Joanna MeyerRobert MilardoMiller DrugBernard & Gloria MillerPaula MillerKristie Miner & Aaron HoshideLaura & Don MitchellEmmy & Bernard MonahanDarren MorinMarc MossGabrielle & Paul MoultonRoxanne & Eivin MunksgaardVirginia Nees-HatlenNeils NeilsonPaul NicholsDavid NicklasPaul NicklasJune NielsonMike & Caroline NobletLibby NortonF. Parke & Andrea OldenburgMichael OpitzElizabeth OrrJohn OsborneBucky & Sue OwenLea PaddockGeorge & Ann ParkeValerie & Richard PatchElizabeth PayneSteven & Deborah PellegrinoAndrea PelletierMary PinetteLinda & John PoirierTom PoirierEdward PomeroySusan PopeJeremy PorterPatricia & Arthur PotterDerek PriceUrsula & Megan PrithamAaron PyleBecky QuirkDustin RamsayFlint Reid
Joan ReifSteven RibbleSteve Ropiak & Francie ButlerHannah RubinEd RudnickiGordon Russell & Jane RosinskiKerry SackGeorge & Joyce SchellingHeather SeaveyJames SeymourWarren ShawCharles ShepleyJordan ShubertJanet SilburyEvelyn & Warren SilverJohn & Betsy SimpsonMarek SkacelDavid SlaggerDeborah & Thomas SmileyChuck SomersAdele St. PierreBrad StaierLovern StockwellJen StoryBarbara SturgeonRichard SturgeonLarry SumnerTim SurretteElizabeth SutherlandLes SwartzPamela TaylorPrudence TaylorTed & Lisa TaylorSharon & Miles TheemanGary TheriaultMitchell ThomashowKevin ThompsonSharon TisherDan TrembleyKatherine & Thomas TurloRic TylerCherie Vachon-HarrisAmy VankirkJohn & Leah VetelinoAnne Marie Vickers QuinTom VioletteJeff & Lisa WahlstromMichelle & Wayne WalkerWilliam WalkupPascha WarrenSonya WedgeGail & Jim WerrbachCary WestonJames & Anne WhollyFrancine WickesMike WilcoxDale WilkesMark WilliamsBruce WilliamsJohn WilsonDouglass WinslowJames WohlgemuthMary YurlinaEric & Abby ZelzJim & Kathy ZemanGregory ZielinskiCarolyn Ziffer
Matching GiftsBoeing Co.GE Foundation
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Consider natural habitats.Small natural areas (< 10 acres)surrounded by developmentsupport only the very limitednumber of species that can copewith the surrounding man-madeenvironment. Development oftenbrings light, noise, wind, erosion,water pollution, and air pollution,among other harmful effects.
Small natural areas provideimportant respites for humanactivity but most wild organismsevolved under very differentconditions. Research has shownthat larger blocks of naturalhabitats are more suitable for amuch wider variety of organisms.More species diversity creates moreecological feedback loops thatstrengthen and stabilize theecosystem.
Bangor has a natural jewel inthe Penjajawoc Marsh, a >300-acrewetland that has existed in variousforms for thousands of years.Beavers (nature’s hydraulicengineers) currently play a role inits current state as a freshwatermarsh. Maine wildlife expertsrecognize Penjajawoc Marsh as oneof the most important wetlands in
the state. Many ofthe animals usingthe Marsh also needits uplands. Waterquality benefitsfrom theconservation ofuplands as waterdrains into themarsh cleansed byits slow seepagethrough uplandsoils.
Bangor LandTrust is working to protect thiswetland and the crucially importantupland that surrounds it. Duringthe past 9 years the Land Trust hasbeen purchasing or acceptingdonations of land in this area toenlarge this important protectedhabitat. Each parcel that is addedmeans that more species of plants,animals, fungi, lichens andmicroorganisms will thrive here.Yes, each smaller parcel isimportant in and of itself but whenadded to adjacent open space theimportance is multiplied.
But there is more! PenjajawocMarsh is the southern end of theCaribou Bog-Penjajawoc Lands.
Bangor and Orono Land Trustsworking with a number of partnershave conserved 7,508 acres in a22,000 acre focus area that extendseast and north of Pushaw Lake.Walden-Parke Preserve and theBangor City Forest are importantlinks between Penjajawoc Marshand Caribou Bog. This focus areacontains large unbroken habitatblocks that connect Bangor’s wildbackyard to Maine’s North Woods,and provide the habitat connectivitythat will be increasingly importantas plants and animals respond toglobal climate change.
Indeed the whole is greater thanthe sum of the parts.
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When is the whole worth more than the sum of its parts?Nature Notes by Dick Andren
Thanks to support from theLand for Maine’s Future Fund, theNorth American Wetlands Conser-vation Act, and the Norcross Wild-life Foundation, we have added44.5 acres to our Central Penjaja-woc Preserve. It now contains 87.5acres. At least half of our new landconsists of wetlands that drain intoPenjajawoc Marsh and form part ofthe marsh’s core habitat area. Pro-tecting these wetlands helps protect
Bangor’s water quality as well asenlarging the contiguous habitatarea around the marsh, essential tothe health of all the animals thatmake the marsh their home, includ-ing several rare and endangeredwading bird and waterfowl species.
The former owner, Woodsof Maine, Inc., subdivided its landand sold Bangor Land Trust theback portion. They are also sellingtwo lots with new houses along Es-
sex St. Statistics on land valueselsewhere in Maine show that beingnext to a nature preserve enhancesthe value of developable land. Amix of conservation and develop-ment has wide-reaching benefits.
After completing our NaturalResources Inventory on both par-cels, we’ll be creating trails and aparking area. Please watch ourwebsite for opportunities to volun-teer to work on trail development.
Addition to Central Penjajawoc Preserve
Photo by Ryan R. Robbins
Bangor Land Trust is always looking for volunteers interested inhelping us out both with outdoor projects and office projects. Ifyou would like to get more involved please give Deb a call at942-1010! Remember, our future is your future!
Conservation is about more than wildlife habitat – it’s also about a healthy human economy and healthy humanhabitat. I recently attended a continuing education workshop on the frontal lobes of the human brain. Theinstructor spoke at length and with great concern about America’s epidemic of childhood obesity and thegrowing incidence of Type II diabetes, which damages the brain as well as other bodily organs. He alsodescribed risk factors for cognitive dysfunction related to ageing. His conclusions were no surprise – they’vebeen reported with increasing frequency in professional journals. Exercise is one of the best things you can dofor your whole body, including your brain. Bangor Land Trust preserves invite you to come outdoors for somehealthy exercise.
Here is what exercise can do for you: Improve your mood, helps manage stress and prevent depression Help you feel more energetic Strengthen your heart Help keep your blood vessels healthy and your arteries flexible by boosting HDL (“good cholesterol”)
and decreasing LDL (“bad cholesterol”) and triglycerides, Lower blood pressure. Reduce risk of stroke Help prevent osteoporosis by making your bones bear weight Help with weight control by burning calories and increasing your metabolism Preserve muscle mass (muscle uses more calories than fat does) Help prevent type 2 diabetes Reduce risk of breast and colon cancer Promote sleep; expose you to sunlight to regulate sleep cycles and protect against seasonal affective
disorder Relieve back pain by increasing muscle strength and endurance and improving flexibility and posture Delay the onset of knee osteoarthritis Stimulate the formation of new brain cells Help you live longer
Conserved lands promote human health in other ways too: Our trees help reduce air pollution, and take carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas that promotes climate
change) out of the air. Our wetlands and natural areas help protect water quality, recharge the groundwater tables and protect
the health of our streams. Our community education programs challenge you to learn new things – (how many ferns and birds can
you recognize?) – and that helps keep your brain healthy
A healthy population means lower health care costs Lower health care costs are good for family budgets Lower health care costs are business-friendly.
Saving nature is not just about protecting plants and non-human animals. Living in a healthy naturalenvironment benefits humans as well.
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Calendar of Events
Porcupine WalkComing in July! Watch for date --led by Ryan RobbinsWalden-Parke Preserve
Wilderness Scavenger Hunt!Saturday, August 6, 10:00amled by Karla Gustafson
Looking for a “stay-cation” idea tooccupy the family? Come out forour Wilderness Scavenger Hunt!Pack a lunch and the kids and comeout for some fun! This event isgeared for families with young kids- tweens and under. It’s free, it’slocal, it’ll get you up, out, and mov-ing - not a lot of hiking but lots ofexploring and discovering. Justwhat is in our backyard wilder-ness?
5th Annual Pedal the PenobscotSunday, Sept. 11
Begins at the Bangor Waterfrontand ends at Sea Dog Brewery.
3 routes to choose from: 28-mile,76-mile and 100-mile Centuryroute.
Registration:$40/individual ($45 after Sept.1)$20/student ($25 after Sept.1)$35/rider (teams of 5 or more,$45 after Sept.1)
Check our website for moredetails & the most up-to-to-date
information!
“Nature is not a place tovisit, it is home.”
Gary Snyder,The Practice of the Wild
Photo by Ron Logan
