Friends of Mayor Baxter Woods

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Friends of Mayor Baxter Woods The Friends of Mayor Baxter Woods organization exists to protect the health and natural beauty of Ba

Changes from 9/30 through 10/12/2026…
10/13/2026

Changes from 9/30 through 10/12/2026…

9/30/2026
09/30/2026

9/30/2026

If this is the real Chicken of the Woods mushroom,seems like we found a good specimen in Baxter Woods this morning - gr...
09/06/2026

If this is the real Chicken of the Woods mushroom,seems like we found a good specimen in Baxter Woods this morning - growing at the base of two oak trees.

04/21/2026

WMTW Channel 8 news reporting on the 4/18 event! Kyle Mercier does a great job covering us!

Heading now for 90 years and then a Century of Mayor Baxter Woods! Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s 80th a...
04/19/2026

Heading now for 90 years and then a Century of Mayor Baxter Woods! Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s 80th anniversary celebration. Special shout-outs to Sean (+Bettina, Hannah, Antonio and Val…) and the Honorable Herb Adams! Our enter/info-tainers for the event regaled us with song and story and a reminder to remember the ones we have lost and those people, ideas, spirit and creatures we hold dear forever!

Incredibly I think the warmth of our being together did something to help dry-up the morning drizzle in the region, and unexpectedly we had an amazing sunny, Maine Spring day!

It sure was a bustling event with all the song, dance and shared remembrance of the past 80 years in these Woods. The celebration was made even more special with our beloved animal family members milling about. My Marco dog was sure pining for a morsel of a Tony’s donut the entire time. He got only one from me! 🥴

Thanks and gratitude to the clean-up crew for hauling out at least one full bag of garbage! It may not be devoid of trash, but the consensus is for the most part Mayor Baxter Woods is pretty and pretty-clean! Let’s keep trying to maintain these beautiful Woods as Gov. Baxter wanted it - a wild and natural place! It is my firm belief that Gov. Baxter would be delighted to see how Mayor Baxter Woods has evolved since 1946! But I also believe he would wonder about a few things, such as the oppressive leash law enforcement, and why the Woods are so empty most of the time. These may be the challenges MBW faces as we move forward into the next decade. Be well!!

Mark your calendars for the Mayor Baxter Woods 80th Anniversary celebration on Saturday April 18th - program begins at 1...
04/04/2026

Mark your calendars for the Mayor Baxter Woods 80th Anniversary celebration on Saturday April 18th - program begins at 10:30am!!

Music by Sean Mencher to start and Herb Adams will present on the historic legacy of Gov. Baxter’s and the Baxter family’s gifts to the people of Portland and the State of Maine. We’ll end the event with a volunteer Park clean-up activity!

Hope you can make it!

Address

Stevens Avenue , Hartley St. , Forest Ave
Portland, ME
04103

Opening Hours

Monday 5am - 10pm
Tuesday 5am - 10pm
Wednesday 5am - 10pm
Thursday 5am - 10pm
Friday 5am - 10pm
Saturday 5am - 10pm
Sunday 5am - 10pm

Telephone

+12073294953

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