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Forest products: it’s not all about logs
By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future Writer As a young boy in the 1940s Richard Nadeau frequently spent time in the remote lumber...
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Nov 23, 20118 min read
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Aging forest owners: What will become of their woods?
By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future Writer Jim walked slowly up the path, as he had done ten thousand times before. Almost every day...
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Sep 27, 201110 min read
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Bernd Heinrich: Writer, academic, Maine forestland owner
Fresh from the Woods Bernd Heinrich: Writer, academic, Maine forestland owner May 2011 It’s easy to see what makes Bernd Heinrich one of...
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May 31, 201112 min read
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The Forest Bookshelf
The Forest Bookshelf March 2011 By Joe Rankin Today Henry David Thoreau is best remembered for Walden, the account of the time he lived...
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Mar 31, 20118 min read
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Sweet time for Maine’s syrup producers
February 2011 By Joe Rankin Mention maple syrup season and the image that leaps to mind for most people is straight out of a Norman...
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Feb 11, 20117 min read
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Community Forests: an old idea that’s new again
Forest scene on Branch Lake land in Ellsworth. Photo courtesy of Jerry and Marcy Monkman, Ecophotography.org Fresh from the Woods January...
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Jan 31, 20117 min read
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Trails from the 21st Century
Fresh from the Woods December 2010 By JOE RANKIN It’s a beautiful day. Leaves are turning. The air smells of the dying days of summer. A...
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Dec 31, 201011 min read
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Seeing the People Behind the Trees
Fresh from the Woods Seeing the people behind the trees By JOE RANKIN A few years ago Wendy Farrand, a rep for Maine Custom Woodlands,...
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Oct 24, 20105 min read
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Prentiss & Carlisle: a proud history of forest stewardship
Fresh from the Woods Prentiss & Carlisle president Donald White, left, Gov. John Baldacci, and P&C Chairman David Carlisle show off the...
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Oct 22, 20105 min read
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Maine Seeks $25 million for Conservation
Fresh from the Woods Maine seeks $25 million for conservation By Joe Rankin Maine’s north woods covers some 12 million acres, a near ...
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Oct 20, 20108 min read
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Keeping Maine’s Forests II
Fresh from the Woods Keeping Maine’s Forests Part II: Exploring Options for the Maine Woods By Andrew Kekacs Editor’s note: This is the...
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Oct 19, 20104 min read
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Keeping Maine’s Forests I
Fresh from the Woods Keeping Maine’s Forests: Part I By Andrew Kekacs After more than two decades of often-rancorous debate about forest ...
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Oct 17, 20106 min read
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The Forested Landscape
Fresh from the Woods Tom Wessels reads complex stories written into the forested landscape By Andrew Kekacs The highlight of the day...
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Oct 15, 20104 min read
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North Maine Woods
Fresh from the Woods A group of hikers nears the summit of White Cap Mountain in the KI Jo-Mary region. (Photo courtesy of North Maine...
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Oct 13, 20105 min read
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Jobs in the Woods
Fresh from the Woods Maine loggers: There are good jobs in the woods By Andrew Kekacs Editor’s note: Economic turmoil, global warming...
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Oct 10, 20104 min read
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A Snapshot of the Forest
Fresh from the Forest Latest inventory suggests Maine forests healthy, growing By Andrew Kekacs Editor’s note: Economic turmoil, global...
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Oct 9, 20104 min read
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