Connecting Community to Town Forests

Our Connecting Community to Town Forests initiative is the result of a longstanding working relationship between Georges River Land Trust and the Thomaston Conservation Commission. A collaborative effort to engage local youth in healthy outdoor experiences through the construction of a professional single-track multi-use path through the town-owned forest. Georges River Land Trust, the Midcoast Chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association, Trail Runners of Midcoast Maine, Sidecountry Sports, Stonescape Masonry, and Oceanside Middle School all collaborated on the project. These trails are open to the public and support a new physical education program at Oceanside Middle School.

Oceanside Middle School was the recipient of the Riding for Focus grant from the Specialized Foundation. The school was awarded 27 mountain bikes through the grant for physical education and after school programs to use cycling as a tool for students to achieve academic, health and social success. The Riding for Focus program will provide a combination of cycling, fitness and academic performance, all while instilling a lifelong passion for the outdoors in students who participate in the program.

Georges River Land Trust thanks Sidecountry Sports for their ongoing generous contributions to the Connecting Community to Town Forests Initiative.
The project needs your support, too, through contributions and volunteering to maintain and improve the trail. Businesses like Sidecountry Sports and Stonescape Masonry are examples of local leaders making their communities better. If you would also like to contribute – donations, supplies or volunteer – please email John Anders, our Trails Manager, or call (207) 594-5166. Thank you!

Click here for more information on the Thomaston Town Forest.