MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • April 27, 2025
On Sunday morning through a gray drizzle, two dozen volunteers in bright raincoats scanned the slopes and paths of Portland’s Eastern Promenade. With trash pickers and garbage bags in hand, the group — half of whom were young children — picked up litter during an Earth Day cleanup. “We only get one planet, and I love it,” said Katherine McDowell, who attended the cleanup with her 2-year-old son, Rowan, who was bundled in a blue rain suit. “It’s little thing, teaching the kids that this is really an important, key part of being a good steward of the Earth.”