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LD 1902: A Resolve To Establish a Pilot Program To Encourage Climate Education in Maine Public Schoo
Since 2020, the Nature Based Education Consortium’s (NBEC) Climate Education (Advocacy Working Group has been committed to expanding the...
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May 25, 20222 min read
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Maine Tree Farm Peer Network
By Larry Beauregard Okay, I admit it, I love the woods. From my youngest age, most of my best times were spent roaming in the woods...
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May 20, 20223 min read
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Holt Research Forest Welcomes Summer Research Technicians
Maine TREE is thrilled to introduce Marin Harnett and Jack McCann – our new seasonal research technicians who will be working at Holt...
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May 20, 20222 min read
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Ken Laustsen Receives 2021 Austin Wilkins Award
Maine TREE Foundation and the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry selected Kenneth Laustsen for the...
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May 20, 20221 min read
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Logan Johnson Hired as Maine TREE Foundation’s Next Executive Director
The Maine TREE Foundation (Maine TREE) is pleased to announce that Logan Johnson has been hired to join the staff as the new Executive...
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May 16, 20222 min read
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2021 CLP Loggers of the Year
Kirby McCarthy – 2021 CLP Conventional Logger of the Year Recognition in this business doesn’t just fall from the trees. You must earn...
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Mar 13, 20222 min read
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Maine Tree Farm Photo Contest, March 2022 – Kraske Family Tree Farm
March’s featured photos for our Maine Tree Farm 70th Anniversary photo contest were submitted by the Kraskes, highlighting the Kraske...
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Mar 12, 20222 min read
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Edna Drinkwater School Students Research Climate Change Effects on Local Tree Species
This winter, a 6th-grade science class at Edna Drinkwater School (EDS) in Northport, ME, is diligently investigating the impacts of...
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Mar 12, 20223 min read
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We’re Hiring: Executive Director
AUGUSTA, Maine, February 2022 – Maine TREE Foundation, an Augusta-based non-profit focused on environmental education, announces the...
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Feb 18, 20222 min read
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Maine TREE welcomes Lena Ives as Director of Education
Maine TREE is excited to welcome Lena Ives as its new director of education. This position is responsible for sustaining and expanding...
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Feb 13, 20222 min read
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Maine Tree Farm Photo Contest – Dodd Family Woodlot
Photo Courtesy of Thomas Dodd The first month of our Maine Tree Farm photo contest has arrived! January’s winning photo was submitted by...
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Feb 13, 20222 min read
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Mike Thurlow’s Team – Do Their Job!
(Left to Right) Jan Santerre, Mike Thurlow, Teri Coolong, & Andy Wood It was a sunny, breezy, and cold day with wind chill in single...
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Feb 12, 20222 min read
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Logger Profile: Walter “Buzz” Qualey Jr.
Buzz Qualey on KFM logging site near Millinocket Certified Logging Professional conventional logger since 1994, Walter “Buzz” Qualey Jr....
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Feb 12, 20222 min read
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Appalachian Mountain Club Brings Green Jobs to Piscataquis County Classroom
After completing a climate change unit, middle school students from Sedomocha and Piscataquis Secondary School were excited to see what...
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Feb 12, 20222 min read
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2022 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year: Vince & Kathi Seiwert of Bombadil Tree Farm
Each year, the Maine Tree Farm Program recognizes the superior stewardship of its members through the annual Outstanding Tree Farmer of...
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Dec 28, 20212 min read
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Maine Tree Farm Photo Contest
The Maine Tree Farm Program will be celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2022! The Maine Tree Farm Committee is greatly looking forward to...
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Dec 28, 20211 min read
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Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust awarded 2022 Hancock County Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Ye
Aerial photo of woodcock habitat cuts at Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust. Photo courtesy of Landon Fake, Executive Director of...
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Dec 28, 20212 min read
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FCCI Webinar and Tour Session at Holt Research Forest
One of the numerous benefits of owning Holt Research Forest (HRF) is the abundance of outreach and educational opportunities Maine TREE...
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Dec 28, 20213 min read
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Tree Farm Peer Network Update
Maine Tree Farm has new developments with the exciting new Tree Farm Peer Network! This month, the Maine Tree Farm Coordinator Kelly...
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Nov 21, 20211 min read
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Andy Shultz presented the American Tree Farm System Leadership Recognition Award
Andy Shultz (right) is presented with an American Tree Farm System Leadership Recognition Award by former Maine Tree Farm Coordinator,...
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Oct 21, 20211 min read
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