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Forestry for the birds
By JOE RANKIN, Forests for Maine’s Future Writer In 1962 Rachel Carson’s classic enviro-expose Silent Spring was published, laying out...
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Mar 27, 20158 min read
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The white pine, enduring symbol of the Maine woods
By JOE RANKIN Forests for Maine’s Future Writer What’s not to like about the eastern white pine? A majestic tree. Long-lived. Producer of...
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Dec 22, 20147 min read
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Maine is a leader in conservation easements
By JOE RANKIN Forests for Maine’s Future Writer On the west side of the island of Vinalhaven is a tidal inlet of great beauty, called,...
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Jul 28, 20148 min read
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Aliens in the Maine woods
Terrestrial invasive plants can wreak havoc with forests By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future writer Licensed forester Jeff Williams...
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Jun 18, 20147 min read
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Helping map the future of Maine
By JOE RANKIN Forests for Maine’s Future Writer At one time or another we’ve all wished we could see into the future, to get just a...
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May 23, 20148 min read
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The Long View: Three studies of the Maine forest
By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future writer In a spruce-fir forest north of Bangor tall towers rise above the treetops, studded with...
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Apr 26, 20148 min read
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University Forests: Research, education and income
By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future writer With not quite 14,000 acres, the University Forests aren’t in the big leagues of Maine...
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Mar 20, 20147 min read
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Educating educators about the Maine woods
Teachers’ Tours provide a close up view of the forest and the forest economy By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future writer Wayne...
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Feb 24, 20147 min read
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Maine’s Forest Economy: a new report
By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future writer Stand on almost any hill in Maine, any mountaintop, and you’ll see forest, a blanket of...
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Oct 26, 20136 min read
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The Maine Forest Products Council
Educating lawmakers and public about one of Maine’s biggest industries When the Maine Legislature is in session Patrick J. Strauch spends...
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Aug 21, 20137 min read
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Maine Land Trust Network: It’s all about connection
By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future Writer A few years ago the Greater Lovell Land Trust in the Kezar Lakes region of western Maine...
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May 23, 20137 min read
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The Forest Society of Maine
Protecting Maine’s forest landscape through conservation easements By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future Writer Next year the Forest...
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Mar 25, 201310 min read
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The Future of Forest Products in Maine Tour
New composites, nanocellulose coatings, liquid fuels are on the horizon By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future Writer Dwane Hutto is...
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Nov 28, 20128 min read
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Maine’s forests: past, present and future . . .
A talk with the author of “The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods” Andrew Barton grew up Asheville, in the mountains of North Carolina,...
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Oct 24, 20129 min read
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The Woodland Steward Program
A new online course can help you enjoy and manage your woodland By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future writer Picture this: Three...
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Sep 19, 20125 min read
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The Maine Woods (plural)
There are many forest types in the Pine Tree State By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future writer The Maine Woods. Writers use the...
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Aug 27, 20127 min read
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There’s an app for that: can technology reconnect us to nature?
By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future Writer In the video the young woman stops her car at a nature center, rummages around in the...
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Jun 27, 20127 min read
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Sappi Westbrook: Papermaking on the fashion frontier
A venerable paper mill is the world leader in release papers By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future writer The names paper...
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May 24, 20128 min read
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Learning about the woods: places to go, things to see . . .
By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future Writer Cathy Goslin vividly remembers a first grader visiting the re-created lumbering...
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Mar 27, 20127 min read
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Land conservation: still going strong
Despite the down economy, landowners and the public are still eager to ensure the future of Maine’s forest By Joe Rankin Forests for...
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Jan 25, 20126 min read
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