SaveDawsonWoods.org

Coyote Allert A coyote was seen close to Broadway! South Portland Police offer no help. Be careful when walking your dogs or if you have cats that run free. A coyote was seen close to Broadway next to the Dawson street fence in the cemetery. This was reported to South Portland Police and their response is they can not do nothing about it as this is a wild animal in it’s natural habitat. They say the only way they can do something is if it is rabid or attacks someone. It may be too late if someone has to be attacked to have action taken. It might be wise to carry mace or some other deterrent if walking small animals in the area. As many of you know they have lost the woods and many of the animals they hunted and are now looking for replacement food.

Save Dawson Woods

Neighborhood kids always referred to these woods on Dawson Street in S. Portland Maine as "Dawson Woods" so it seems fitting to call this effort SaveDawsonWoods. Most kids that grew up playing among these trees will recognize the name, so I think it's fitting.

Solar’s dirty secrets: How solar power hurts people and the planet

Solar panels are manufactured using minerals, toxic chemicals, and fossil fuels. In fact, solar panels require 10 times the minerals to deliver the same quantity of energy as a natural gas plant. Quartz, copper, silver, zinc, aluminium, and other rare earth minerals are mined with heavy diesel-powered machinery. In fact, 38% of the world’s industrial energy and 11% of total energy currently go into mining operations.

The Calvary Cemetery project, for instance, was proposed for a site in South Portland near Dawson Street and Broadway. It was slated to cover 10-acres with hundreds solar panels. It will involved bulldozing plants and wildlife habitat on a massive scale to replace them with concrete and steel. Local community groups opposed the project because it threatened views of the landscape and animals like over 135 different birds species, many squirrels, groundhogs, foxes, deer yes deer have been spotted in these woods, turtles and other wildlife, and hope proposed project will eventually be withdrawn as the rapid removal of these woods will not allow these animals to migrate from the area safely.

Community Concerns Rise Amid Tree Clearing

The tree-clearing efforts initiated by Portland International Jetport have left residents like Cassie Moon feeling anxious and neglected. Many Dawson Street residents were unaware that a 10-acre solar farm proposal was in play until they witnessed extensive tree removals. The sudden loss of trees has raised alarms about future developments on land owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.