Kenduskeag Stream Trail

Starting this Saturday, April 18th, we’ll be holding our monthly Trail Days on the Kenduskeag Stream! Join us in keeping the Kenduskeag beautiful.
Meet at 262 Harlow St. in Bangor from 8-9:30am every 3rd Saturday of the month through November.

This past year, we made a big push to control invasive species on the Kenduskeag Stream Trail.

We completed an Invasive Plant Control Practice Plan which documented the type, density, and location of invasive species along the trail, hired a licensed professional to begin treatment, and planted nearly 200 native trees and shrubs to restore native habitat in treated areas.

You can learn more about the project here:
https://www.bangorbeautiful.org/projects/kenduskeaginvasives

There's a statewide campaign underway recognizing this week as Invasive Species Awareness Week. Invasive species threaten human health, native plants, fish, wildlife and agricultural systems because there are no checks and balances on their growth.

The City of Bangor and the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry encourage people to take practical steps to reduce the risk of spreading an invasive species, such as by not transporting firewood into or around .

More details on invasive threats to Maine's forests and trees can be found here: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/forest_health/invasive_threats/index.htm

And there's information at bangormaine.gov on the latest invasive concern for Bangor and Penobscot County: https://www.bangormaine.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/335

We’re writing a plan to care for and manage Bangor’s public trees, and your voice matters. Help shape the future of our urban forest by taking a few minutes to complete the community survey.

👉 Share your thoughts by going to this link to take the City of Bangor Urban Forest Community Survey: https://bit.ly/4ao9i1U

While you’re at it, check out the Urban Forest Management Plan project webpage. It includes project details, background information, and great tree related resources.

🌐 Learn more: https://www.bangormaine.gov/826/Urban-Forestry-Management-Plan

Your input helps keep Bangor’s urban forest healthy and thriving — thank you for being part of the process! 🌲💚

Last day of volunteering for the year! Thank you all for your time and efforts!

FOLKS finish 10th season cleaning Bangor's Kenduskeag Trail Volunteers from FOLKS gathered for their final cleanup, ensuring Kenduskeag Stream Trail remains pristine.

Hey all, due to scheduling conflicts for our coordinators we will be canceling tomorrow's volunteer day. Third Saturday of November will be the next volunteering day. Thank you all very much!

This morning, volunteers planted 25 Gray Dogwoods and 14 Ostrich Ferns along the Kenduskeag Stream Trail during our monthly trail day, as part of our Habitat Restoration Project.

Thanks to our project sponsors:

Testing the salinity of the Kenduskeag at low and high tide in case watering our plants with it is a bad idea. Good news, it’s fine!

It may have rained today, but just .2 inches, so volunteers were out watering our drought stressed native edible food forest we planted this spring.

Swipe to bushwhack.