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Forestry Immersion Program Makes Waves in the Woods
By Hope Light On July 17, several dozen community members gathered in Brownville, Maine, off of Iron Works Road, to learn about their...
Hope Light
Jul 31, 20244 min read
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Maine TREE Summer Reading List
It’s officially summer, and there’s no better time to start a good book. Our staff compiled a list of recommended books featuring...
Hope Light
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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Green Jobs Fair is Coming Back to Dover-Foxcroft!
Students gathered at the 2023 Green Jobs Fair in Dover-Foxcroft Piscataquis Environmental Education Collaborative (PEEC) and Maine TREE...
Hope Light
May 7, 20242 min read
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2024 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours
2023 Downeast region tour participants visit Baskahegan Company lands and visit a harvest conducted by A&A Brochu. Met with Enthusiasm...
Hope Light
Apr 23, 20242 min read
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The Maine Department of Agriculture Launches Adaptive Best Management Practices Cooperative (ABC)
Best Management Practices (BMPs) used to protect water quality during a timber harvest (diagram from page 12 of the Best Management...
Hope Light
Dec 11, 20232 min read
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Teachers Implement Teachers’ Tours Learning
First graders at Hilldale Elementary working on PLT’s The Closer You Look. Photo credit: Stephanie Baker By: Hope Light & Gavriela...
Hope Light
Nov 28, 20233 min read
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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...
Hope Light
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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University of Maine School of Forest Resources Receives Prestigious Austin Wilkins Forest Stewardshi
Front, left to right, University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, SFR Director William Livingston, Governor Janet Mills; Rear, left...
Hope Light
Nov 16, 20233 min read
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Immersive Education in the Maine Woods
Mark Savage (far left) with students in Brewer’s Forestry Immersion program A New Summer Program Supports Students and Maine’s Future...
Hope Light
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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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...
Hope Light
Sep 27, 20232 min read
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Maine TREE Foundation to Honor 2023 Forest Award Recipients
Maine Timber Research & Environmental Education Foundation (Maine TREE) is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Austin H. Wilkins...
Hope Light
Sep 18, 20233 min read
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Forest Awards Night
Join Maine TREE during Forest Products Week for our first 🌲 Forest Awards Night 🌲 October 19, 2023 5:00 – 9:00pm Morgan Hill Event...
Hope Light
Sep 6, 20231 min read
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2023 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours
The 2023 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours brought Maine educators to commercial timberlands, recreation areas, mills, conservation lands,...
Hope Light
Sep 6, 20231 min read
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Forest Ecology Research Network Workshop – Using Forests to Engage Students in Your Community
When: August 10, 2023; 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Where: Yankee Woodlot, Skowhegan Join us for an exciting workshop on using forests as a...
Hope Light
Jul 21, 20231 min read
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Empowering the Future of Maine’s Forests
Old Town Elementary third-graders at NELA Logging Expo in Bangor Written by: Gavriela Mallory Investment in green workforce development...
Hope Light
Jun 29, 20236 min read
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Telstar Middle School Students Collect Data for FERN
Maine Forest Service District Forester, Shane Duigan introduces students to the FERN Program By: Logan Johnson On a sunny day in May, 56...
Hope Light
May 18, 20232 min read
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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...
Hope Light
Apr 26, 20234 min read
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Remembering Steve Laweryson (1951-2023)
Steve Laweryson working with CLP professionals Steve Laweryson from Solon Maine, passed on March 11th, 2023, at Togus Veterans Hospital...
Hope Light
Mar 21, 20231 min read
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Collaborating Towards Brown Ash Resilience in Maine
Mike Parisio, Amanda Mahaffey, Tom Newell, and Tyler Everett discuss brown ash and identifying signs of emerald ash borer. Written by...
Hope Light
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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Edna Drinkwater School Climate Activity Follow Up
As highlighted in previous seedlings and OverSTORY articles, Maine TREE Programs and Outreach Coordinator Kelly French worked on a...
Hope Light
Jul 7, 20221 min read
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