Friends of Fort Williams Park

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Friends of Fort Williams Park is a nonprofit committed to the ecological integrity and community benefit of Fort Williams Park.

Join us as we enhance the natural landscape, support wildlife and habitats, and create inviting spaces for all to enjoy.

11/04/2026

We want to hear from you, Friends. 💚

As we gear up for 2027 and plan some exciting new projects in the park, we’re asking ourselves what you would love to see from us.

🌿 The Garden Tour took a pause this year. Did you miss it? Would you come back for another?

🎁 A Silent Auction is an idea we’re exploring: a celebration of all things local, with handmade goods from Maine artisans, getaways at nearby cottages and Airbnbs, local products, and experiences you can’t find anywhere else.

Tell us in the comments:
1️⃣ Yes to the Garden Tour!
2️⃣ Yes to a Silent Auction!
3️⃣ Both, please!
4️⃣ I have another idea… (we’re listening)

Your voice helps shape what comes next. Be a Friend. Make a difference.

10/23/2026

🗳️ Quick favor, Friends: 8 days left to vote!

Friends of Fort Williams Park is one of 20 nonprofits in Town & Country FCU’s Better Neighbor Fund, and the top eight vote-getters share $33,000. Your vote helps us keep caring for the park areas we steward and the community programs you love.

It takes seconds — no account, no sign-up:
👉 voting link is in our bio

Voting closes October 31. If you’ve already voted, thank you! 🧡 Sharing this post with a friend or two is the next best thing. ✨

Be a Friend. Make a difference.

10/21/2026

🌿 Is This Plant Good or Bad? Asking Better Questions with Deborah Perkins
📅 Saturday, Oct 24 · 10–11:30 am
📍 Fort Williams Park (near the Goddard Mansion)

Ever stood in your garden wondering whether that enthusiastic vine is a friend or a problem? This workshop is for you. 🍃

Deborah Perkins of First Light Wildlife Habitats is a local ecologist with a passion for co-creating thriving wildlife habitats. In this thought-provoking and practical session, we’ll explore ecologically “out-of-place” plants—and what to plant instead to build a better food web for the birds, pollinators, and wildlife that share our spaces.

Presented with our friends at Wild Seed Project.

Register via the LinkTree in our Bio.

10/16/2026

🧡 Looking for a gift that carries a little bit of Fort Williams Park with it?

Our online shop has shirts, mugs, and more—each one featuring our logo, Portland Head Light, or our Garden Tour design in a vintage-poster style that looks just as good on a coffee mug in Cape Elizabeth as it does on a tee a thousand miles away. Perfect for family and friends near or far who hold this place in their hearts.

Every purchase supports the work Friends does in the park areas we steward: native plantings, habitat restoration, and the trails and gardens you love.

🛍️ Shop here: FortWilliams.org > Select SHOP from the top menu.

Don’t see something you’d like? We’d love your ideas—email us at [email protected].

Be a Friend. Make a difference.

10/15/2026

Feel Good Thursday, courtesy of IDEXX. 💚

On September 11, a team from IDEXX gave 12 volunteer hours to the project areas we steward at Fort Williams Park — planting natives, spreading mulch, and helping these new spaces take root. (Swipe to see the fresh plantings and the new bench near the children’s play area.)

This is just one team among many. IDEXX leaders and employees have contributed a tremendous number of community impact volunteer hours to our work here, and we are grateful for every one of them.

Huge shout-out to this crew and to all the volunteers who help us care for this beloved place. Please join us in sharing appreciation by liking and sharing this post. 🌿

The native tree plantings near the new children’s play area are part of a matching campaign — and we’re still seeking matching dollars. Want to help this work grow? Visit FortWilliams.org.

10/12/2026

Fall afternoons at Fort Williams are hard to beat. 🍂 One quick favor before you head out: cast today’s vote for Friends in Town & Country FCU’s Better Neighbor Fund. Once a day, every day through October 31! 🙌 https://www.tcfcu.com/better-neighbor-fund-voting/

📸 James McCain 👏

10/01/2026

🎉 Big news, Friends! Friends of Fort Williams Park is one of 20 Maine nonprofits selected for Town & Country Federal Credit Union's 2026 Better Neighbor Fund—and now we need you.

The eight organizations with the most public votes will share $33,000 in grants. Grant funding would support the park areas we steward and the community programs you love.

Here's the important part: you can vote once a day, every day, through October 31. It takes about ten seconds.

🗳️ Vote daily: https://www.tcfcu.com/better-neighbor-fund-voting/
💚 Then share this with a friend who loves the park too.

Thank you, Town & Country Federal Credit Union Maine, for championing Maine's community organizations!

09/28/2026

Join us for birding at the park this Wednesday, Sept. 30th. (Meet in front of the lighthouse at 7:00AM.) Once the sky clears, we could have an influx of sparrows-- they'll pause migration to feed and rest along the coast. We'll also check out the native plants. Wow, the asters, beach plum, and northern bayberry are stellar right now! Whether you're new to birding (and botanizing) or a pro, all are welcome. We're nice people and the park is lovely. Hope to see you soon!

Email Andrea for birding updates: [email protected]. (All birding programs are weather dependent.)

Photos: song sparrow: Walter Brooks; aster: FFWP staff. Thank you!

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09/25/2026

🌳 Feel Good Friday: roots are going in!

Things are growing beside the new children's play area at Fort Williams Park. Our crew unloaded a truckload of native trees and shrubs and got them into the ground, digging, hauling, watering, and caring for these new natives.

We chose every plant on purpose. These native species will feed pollinators and birds, give shade, and help make a place where kids can play, explore, and connect with nature for generations.

A huge shout-out to Andrea Southworth, our Ecology Project Manager, whose vision, plant knowledge, and steady leadership keep this work moving (and growing!). 🙌 Thank you also to the interns, volunteers, and partners who showed up with gloves on and shovels ready.

Helping shape projects like this, then watching them come to life as something visitors will enjoy for years to come, is incredibly satisfying. It's just one of the reasons we love what we do so much. 💚

This planting is part of Project Canopy, made possible by a matching grant from the Maine Forest Service and USDA. Want to help it grow? Your gift helps us meet our match. Link in bio or visit FortWilliams.org.

Be a Friend. Make a difference.

09/24/2026

🌳 The work has begun.

Beside the Children's Play Area, beautiful native trees, shrubs, and plants are going into the ground. Right now most of them are small—slender trunks, pots still lined up in the dirt, a lot of hose-dragging in the September sun.

These plants were chosen to grow into something: shade over a summer afternoon, cover and food for birds, color in October, and the kind of wonder that happens when a child looks up and finds a canopy of green overhead backed by the sky.

We're thrilled that our part in this projhect is underway and supporting what grows around the play area—plantings designed for the park, for the people who love it, and especially for the littlest visitors, who will grow up under these branches.

Did you know that gifts to this project are matched through a Project Canopy Assistance Grant from the Maine Forest Service and USDA—right now, every dollar plants twice as much.
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Link in bio. Be a Friend. Make a difference. 🌱

Huge appreciation to the entire team and volunteers for all your hard work bringing this to life! 🌳

Address

299 Ocean House Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME
04107

Telephone

+12077673707

Website

https://linktr.ee/FriendsofFortWilliamsPark

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