Fore River Sanctuary

{{Short description|Protected area in Portland, Maine, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} The '''Fore River Sanctuary''' is an {{convert|85|acre|adj=on}} protected area in Portland, Maine. Located in the Stroudwater neighborhood, the sanctuary is home of Jewell Falls, Portland's only natural waterfall and the former home of the Cumberland and Oxford Canal. It also includes a salt water marsh which attracts a number of different species of birds and small mammals.<ref>{{cite web | title=Fore River Sanctuary | website=Portland Trails | date=2016-02-22 | url=http://trails.org/our-trails/fore-river-sanctuary/ | access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref> It is named after the nearby Fore River and was protected by the National Audubon Society prior to being given to Portland Trails. The land was donated to Portland Trails by Tom Jewell, one of the founders of Portland Trails, a non-profit urban land trust preserving lands throughout Greater Portland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Christie |first1=Josh |title=Worth the Trip: Jewell Falls a gem of a find in Fore River Sanctuary |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2012/09/16/jewell-falls-a-gem-of-a-find-in-fore-river-sanctuary_2012-09-16/ |access-date=11 September 2019 |work=Press Herald |date=16 September 2012}}</ref>

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== External links == * {{cite web|url=http://www.wgme.com/newsroom/features/dougs_discovery/videos/vid_40.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705053616/http://www.wgme.com/newsroom/features/dougs_discovery/videos/vid_40.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 5, 2009 |title=Jewell Falls – Portland Trails|website= WGME.com|date= June 22, 2009}}

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Category:Protected areas of Portland, Maine Category:Nature reserves in Maine