As the new year approaches, we’re looking back with gratitude on all that we accomplished together in 2025. It was a year full of growth and big projects!
For an in-depth look at the facts and figures for 2025, you can check out our full Impact Report, but here are some of our favorite highlights:
2025 BY THE NUMBERS
400 families are now PRLT members
175 volunteers donated 5,500+ hours of service
759 community members participated in our programs
25+ foundations and organizations provided financial or partnership support
16,000 feet of boardwalk was constructed
16,000+ alewives were estimated to have made the migration up the Presumpscot River
100,000+ visits to PRLT properties
50,500 visits to Frazier Preserve in Gorham
43,000 visits to Mill Brook Preserve in Westbrook
15,100 visits to Gambo Preserve in Gorham
18,000 visits to Black Brook Preserve in Windham
Our total land conserved is now 3,257 acres, with 30 miles of trails across 20 preserves!
2025 MILESTONES
We opened Rivermeadow Nature Preserve! We preserved some of the only remaining wetlands near downtown Westbrook while putting trails and river access within a mile of 40% of Westbrook residents. The trails are flat, wide, and more accessible for strollers, wheelchairs, and bikes, and we’ve installed a multilingual story walk to entertain our youngest explorers.
We conserved the Gorham Community Forest! This could not have been possible without three key land donors—the heirs of Frederick Robie, Jock and Susan Robie, and KV Enterprise—and financial commitments from Maine Community Bank and the Maine Trails Program.
We wrote a new Strategic Plan! This sets our course through 2030 and updates our mission and vision statements to reflect targeted organizational priorities.
We expanded our partnerships! Royal River Conservation Trust, Wild Seed Project, and Ash Protection Collaboration Across Waponahkik helped shape and support our ash collection; Gulf of Maine Research Institute helped with alewife monitoring and outreach; and our towns, Portland Water District, and REI helped bring the Summer Trail Challenge to life.
We grew our team! This fall, we hired two new staff people and brought on two new board members (while saying heartfelt goodbyes and thank yous to Gretchen Anderson and Mikki vanSummern as they finished their terms on the board of directors).
As 2025 comes to a close, we are feeling grateful to each and every one of our members, volunteers, donors, and partners. Our work would not be possible without your commitment to conserving and caring for our shared lands and waters. Thank you for helping us foster healthy connections between people and the natural world.