07/29/2011
Excavation begins at Fort Williams Park Arboretum Cliffside Site
Members of the steering committee for the Arboretum at Fort Williams Park held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 26, 2011, to mark the beginning of excavation for the next phase of the Arboretum's Cliffside Site.
Steering Committee members, from left, Nate Greene, Caron Zand, Matt Phillips John Mitchell, Kathryn Bacastow, Lynn Shaffer, Sarah Boudreau and Sandi Dunham mark the beginning of excavating the Arboretum and Fort Williams Park Cliffside Site.
During the next few weeks, L.P. Murray & Sons of Cape Elizabeth will continue clearing the land and removing many invasive plant roots, which will minimize future problems with invasive plants. Once excavation is complete, grass will be planted to prepare the site for landscape design implementation in the spring.
“We are very excited to see tangible progress toward our goal of planting the Cliffside Site in 2012," said Sarah Boudreau, steering committee vice chair. "Terrence J. DeWan & Associates with Bruce John Riddell have created a wonderful design for Cliffside that is not only beautiful, but sensitive to the needs of the town,” she said.
The Arboretum at Fort Williams Park is a project of the Fort Williams Charitable Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit.
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