East Windham Conservation Area

Windham, 700 acres

The East Windham Conservation Area was conserved in September 2023. The Town of Windham owns the land and the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust holds a conservation easement on the 700 acres of land, which is the size of Bradbury State Park. This area is now part of a 2,000-acre conservation corridor – larger than any state park in Southern Maine.

This project is the largest wildlife habitat, clean water, and recreational trail corridor in Greater Portland. The Trail access corridor provides a 30-mile trail network connecting Lowell Preserve, North Falmouth Community Forest, and Blackstrap Hill Preserve.

Thank you so much to the over 400 supporters who generously donated to the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust in order to forever conserve this land with a conservation easement.

This conservation land is in the homeland of the Wabanaki People. We respectfully acknowledge these People of the Dawn–past, present and future–and their connection to these lands and waters.

TRAIL FACTS

Activities hiking, running, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, mountain biking
This land is forever conserved for wildlife and low-impact recreation.
Please leave no trace and only take with you what you brought in.
This land is open from sunrise to sunset.
Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
Link to trailhead parking for East Windham Conservation Area Trailhead here.

Map

East Windham Conservation Area Trails

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THANK YOU

A huge thank you to the nearly 400 families and individuals who have donated to this conservation and trail project. Project Sponsors, foundations, businesses, and organizations are recognized below.

Special thanks to GORHAM SAVINGS BANK, who provided a $50,000 matching challenge gift, which was met because hundreds of families and individuals gave to meet the challenge and support this regionally significant project.

PROJECT SPONSORS

Abbi Devins-Suresh - Rollinsford NH
Alan Sparks - South Portland
Allen and Dawn Sample - Windham
Amanda Lessard - Westbrook
Anna Marie and John Thron - Portland
Bill and Jane Diamond - Windham
Dale and Betty Rines - Gorham
Dan Willett - Gorham
Dave Cole - Gorham
David Von Seggern - Portland
Don and Diane Wescott - Gorham
Don and Jan Rich - Windham
Doug Smith and Sheila Reid - Windham
George and Phyllis Hall - Windham
Sarah and John Halpin - Windham
Ginger Lawson and Larry Ely - Falmouth
Greg and Jane Marone - Cumberland
Ken Faulstich - Standish
Joe and Nancy McNeill - Portland
Leslie and Doug Couper - Falmouth
Marc Cole - Westbrook
Matt Streeter - Portland
Jim and Kim McBride - Windham
Jim and Cecily Whiting - Falmouth
John Tewhey - Saco
Martha Fisher - Harpswell
Merrill Family - Falmouth
Michael Vance - Falmouth
Mike and Carolyn Parker - Windham
Nancy Grant and Mike Boyson - Portland
Nate Dyer - Westbrook
Pat Profeta and Rob Aranow - Gray
Phyllis Jalbert - Freeport
Priscilla Payne - Windham
Rachelle Curran Apse - Portland
Richard and Judy Curtis - Gorham
Roger Berle - Falmouth
Russ Wiggin - Standish
Sarah Bronson - Windham
Sarah and Rob Martin - Westbrook
Steve Rines - Gorham
Ted Wallace - Westbrook
Valerie and Matthew Todd - Portland
Whitney Plasket - Gray
Will Plumley and Rebecca Reinhart - Windham
William Spitzinger - Gray
Anonymous (6)
*Project Sponsors are individuals or families who make a leadership-level gift to this project - providing a gift of $1,000 or more.

PROJECT SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS

Anonymous Foundation
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
Casco Bay Wealth Advisors
Davis Conservation Foundation
Evergreen Credit Union
Fields Pond Foundation
Greater Portland chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA)
Gorham Savings Bank
Land for Maine’s Future
Land and Water Conservation Fund
L.L.Bean
Maine Community Foundation - Maine Mountain Bike Trail Fund
Maine Community Foundation - Ram Island Conservation Fund
Onion Foundation
Town of Windham

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