By Pamela Shaw Last year was a mostly fallow year for Harbor View Park. We lost much of the peach crop to a fungus on the leaves. We kept work groups to a minimum, just to keep up with maint... Read more
By Pamela Shaw Though we humans may be struggling, spring is on the way in Maine. At Harbor View Park, the peach and cherry trees are budding, the pollinator garden is putting up leaves, and... Read more
By Pamela Shaw The morning after the Harbor View Park Spring Work Day this year, two mallard ducks turned up, checking out the watercourse just above the new orchard. We’re hoping the ducks,... Read more
By Pamela Shaw Some invasive species of plants in our area are old timers, familiar to many, such as Asiatic Bittersweet, Japanese Barberry, and Multiflora Rose. Others are newcomers, with... Read more
By Pamela Shaw On Sunday, April 29th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., volunteers will be back at work on the “Edible Hillside” at Harbor View Park for the first Planting Day of 2018, supported by th... Read more
AMERICAN CHESTNUT PLANTING AT HARBOR VIEW PARK by Pamela Shaw The American chestnut was once the most important forest tree in much of the Eastern US. The trees grew fast and tall and produc... Read more
Harbor View Park Edible Hillside Begins by Pamela Shaw The first planting day at Harbor View Park was successful, satisfying and fun, thanks to our nineteen volunteers, and perfect weat... Read more
What’s News at West End Parks by Pamela Shaw If you haven’t visited your West End parks in a while, this is a great time to walk around and see changes large and small that have happen... Read more
Results of the Aging in Place Survey reveals some of the needs of aging West End neighbors. by Pamela Shaw and Elaine Benedetti, WECAN-AIP Last fall the West End Community Action Network... Read more
Flowers in Snow: Portland Lessons in Resilience by Pamela Shaw A late April snowfall reminds me yet again not to take anything for granted in Portland. Life here is rich with contrast and su... Read more
