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BACKGROUND Maine TREE was founded in 1989 by dedicated timberland owners, forest product producers, tree farmers, and others interested in Maine's forest. We provide Maine people with accurate information about the state’s forest resources by delivering programs that increase the public’s awareness of Maine’s forests. Our mission is to educate and advocate for the sustainable use of the forest and the ecological, economic, and social health of Maine’s forest community. Maine TREE owns and...

The Maine TREE Foundation, in collaboration with the Maine Tree Farm Program, is seeking to contract with up to five (5) Licensed Foresters who are certified Tree Farm Inspectors. The primary objective is to address the backlog of approximately 899 Tree Farms in our database that have not undergone an inspection in five-plus years.

Maine TREE kicked off its summer field season at Holt Research Forest (HRF) this past Thursday with a welcome event for its largest cohort of summer interns, fellows, work study students, and research technicians to date. In addition to the general responsibilities of their positions, each will complete an independent project, ranging from multimedia content development to invasive plant management to fungal fruiting-body survey. These early-career professionals bring a diversity of...