Save the Date: Forestry Field Day
Maine Tree Farm and Maine Woodlands Owners will celebrate the 2024 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year, Larry and Barbara Beauregard, at the Annual Forestry Field Day on September 7, 2024, in Old Town, Maine.
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The Importance of Maine’s Family Forest Owners
Forestry 101 participants at Blue Hill Mountain. Written by Gavi Mallory Family-owned woodlots comprise over 30% of Maine’s forest, more than a quarter of the state’s total area. As climate change, a growing population, and a shifting forest economy feed conversations about the future of the Maine woods, family forests are a significant piece of…
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2023 Forestry Field Day Honors Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust
From left: Landon Fake, Roger Greene, and Carl Derian accept the Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year award for Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust, presented by Maine Tree Farm Board President, Jesse Duplin. Written by: Gavi Mallory The 2023 Forestry Field Day was held at Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust in Orland on Sunday, September 10. Forecasted…
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Woodland Owner Appreciation Day in the Sebago Region
Maine Tree Farm Program Board Chair, Jesse Duplin, talks to Woodland Owner Appreciation Day attendees Maine Tree Farm Program Stewardship Hubs foster networks of support for Maine’s small woodland owners through building relationships, distributing resources, and hosting community events. In this vein, the Sebago Stewardship Hub contributed to Lakes Environmental Association (LEA)’s Woodland Owner Appreciation…
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Managing Beech for Resiliency to Pests and Pathogens at the Wildlands
Trailhead at Great Pond Mountain Wildlands, Recipient of the 2023 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmer Award. Photo by Logan Johnson, Maine TREE Foundation. Written by Paulina Murray, Holt Research Forrest Fellow Third in the Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series, Maine’s Forest Climate Change Initiative (FCCI) hosted an interactive webinar and field tour…
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2024 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year Announced
Larry and Barbara Beauregard – 2024 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year Award Recipients Larry and Barbara Beauregard have been named the 2024 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year by the Maine Tree Farm Program. The couple has owned their 117-acre woodlot since 1981 and have been active Tree Farmers since 2005. Their goals…
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Research, Policy, and Management: A Visit to Bear Brook Watershed.
FCCI Winter Field Tour attendees gathered at Bear Brook Watershed. Photo by: Roger Merchant Written by: Gavriela Mallory Maine’s Forest Climate Change Initiative (FCCI) hosted a discussion of long-term research, hydrology, soil chemistry, and conservation at its winter field tour in early December. Exhales created small clouds of fog as participants circled up for introductions. The…
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