Orono Bog Boardwalk receives $30,000 grant

The Orono Bog Boardwalk reconstruction campaign has received a $30,000 grant from the Maine Timberlands Charitable Trust established by the late Barbara Wheatland. This grant, the result of a competitive proposal, constitutes sponsorship of an interpretive station and five Boardwalk sections. It supports a major part of Phase 3A of the Boardwalk reconstruction, which will replace 48 deteriorating sections of the Boardwalk with composite sections, aluminum sidings, and stainless steel footings.  

“The support of the Maine Timberlands Charitable Trust is much appreciated and helps move us toward completion of the next phase of Boardwalk reconstruction,” said Jim Bird, director of the Orono Bog Boardwalk.

In 2014, the Maine Timberlands Charitable Trust also awarded the Boardwalk $20,000. In the past five years, Boardwalk volunteers have raised the necessary funds to replace the first 252 sections. Boardwalk reconstruction is now at the halfway point.

Boardwalk volunteers will continue to raise funds and do the work required to complete the reconstruction by the end of 2017.