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Eighty-Two racers participated in the Longest Day 5K at Libby Hill on Sunday. This year’s race was the first held in the morning. James LePage of South Portland place first in the men’s division and Siana Emery of Brunswick took first in the women’s division. Thanks to all who particpated in our annual race! Full […]
Brown tail moths are present at Libby Hill and have been for several years. We have not seen heavy deforestation like Yarmouth or other coastal areas, but the caterpillars are present. They have been observed primarily on the Holmquist Hollow and the section of Moose Odyssey next to that trail. These trails have heavy groves […]
A rare Eurasian Wigeon duck has been found among the many mallard ducks at the Pond off Turkey Trot at Libby Hill Trails. It was first found in late October and continues to get logged on the Libby Hill Forest Hot Spot on eBird. It is the 149th species of bird found at our pond […]
A new bench has been placed at the bird blind lookout to the marsh on the Outback trail. Geoff King built the bench, and Derek Shirley lugged all the pieces single handedly 1.25 miles to the marsh. A second bench is also available on the new Far Side trail at the old mill site on […]
Thayer Brook Preserve has made some changes to their trail system this week. The changes are designed to improve trail damage on the Mill trail and route around areas that are beyond repair. The Mill Trail (yellow blaze) has been terminated at the old Mill site which has been cleared to include a bench and […]
Thanks to all and especially to John Keller for his efforts putting on another great race! It was a lovely evening and there were a lot of smiles, but of course some suffering on display right at the finish. We ended up with 140 registrations and 114 actual runners. The people registering included 31 different […]