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Maine Forest Service

In this issue:

* Forestry Rules of Maine: What you need to know [ #link_5 ]
* FRA Forestry Forum Meeting Announcement - April 6, 2023 [ #link_1 ]
* Emerald Ash Borer Listening Sessions [ #link_2 ]
* Save the Dates: Forestry for Maine Birds training [ #link_3 ]
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Forestry Rules of Maine: What you need to know

Maine Forest Service ? Forest Policy & Management Division

*Date & Location:*

*Tuesday 04/11/2023* Maine Lakes Science Center (51 Willet Road, Bridgton)

This workshop is intended for loggers and foresters and will provide a basic understanding of Maine?s timber harvesting rules. The emphasis is on rules concerning water quality, clearcutting, liquidation harvesting, and forest operations notifications. The workshop will not cover laws/rules enforced by the Forest Protection Division/Forest Rangers. Participants will receive a copy of the MFS publication, ?The Forestry Rules of Maine.?

The workshop will begin with sign-in and refreshments at 8:30 AM. Presentations begin half an hour later. Attendance is limited and pre-registration is required.

The workshop begins at 8:30. ??Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please register so we have an accurate count for lunch.

*Continuing Education Credits:*

* QLP ? 4 credits
* CLP ? 1/2 day
* SAF/LF - 3.5 hrs. (Category 1)
* Master Logger ? 5 credits

*Register:*

Use the link below to register for this workshop?*by this Friday*:


* Bridgton/Portland (register by Friday, April 7) [ [link removed] ]

*Presenters for this workshop include Maine Forest Service District Foresters and Regional Enforcement Coordinators.*

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FRA Forestry Forum Meeting Announcement - April 6, 2023

*WHEN*:???????????

Thursday, April 6, 2023?

*WHERE*:????????

Jeff?s Catering -15 Littlefield Way, Brewer, Maine

*TIME*:????????????

5:30 - 6:15 PM - Social ?Hour?
6:15 ? 7:00 PM ? Buffet Dinner
7:00 ? 8:00 PM ? Forum Speaker and Discussion *COST:* ??????????

*$25 for Members and $35 for Non-Members - Payable at the door.*?
Payment via cash, check or credit card.

*REGISTER:*

"To register, please simply send the names of attendee(s) to"* Eric Kingsley, *[email protected] *_by Tuesday, April 4, 2023_*

*TOPIC:*

*Emerging Markets for Forest Products - What's Next?? *

Join the Forest Resources Association for a discussion of some of the emerging products being made from wood.? Eric Kingsley will review what?s happening commercially ? what?s under construction, what?s being funded, and is on the horizon.? In the coming months and years that includes insulation, biochar, biofuels and more.? ? Then we?ll be joined by Jake Snow of the University of Maine?s Advanced Structures and Composite Center, who will share some of the cutting edge research (including some show-and-tell) with some of the products under development at the lab, and some of the products moving toward commercialization.

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Emerald Ash Borer Listening Sessions

The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is holding three listening sessions in April to gather input on emerald ash borer [ [link removed] ] regulations in Maine. The sessions will be hybrid, allowing for in-person and online participation. Meetings will be held in Augusta on April 12, Houlton on April 13, and Old Town on April 20. Interested parties should subscribe to receive EAB-related news [ [link removed] ].


* Wednesday, April 12 6-7 PM, Augusta, ME [ [link removed] ]
* Thursday, April 13 6 PM to 7 PM, Houlton, ME [ [link removed] ]
* Thursday, April 20 6 PM to 7 PM, Old Town, ME [ [link removed] ]
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Save the Dates: Forestry for Maine Birds training

The WoodWise East Program [ [link removed] ] announces training for Bird Habitat Management for foresters and landowners. Join the Maine Audubon Society [ [link removed] ], Maine Tree Farm [ [link removed] ], Forest Stewards Guild [ [link removed] ], and the Maine Forest Service [ [link removed] ] for a two-part training in the Forestry for Maine Birds (FFMB) program [ [link removed] ].

Thursday May 17th 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm: FFMB introduction via Teams led by Sally Stockwell, Director of Conservation, Maine Audubon

Thursday May 25th 8:30 am to 3:30 pm: FFMB field meeting led by Sally Stockwell, Director of Conservation, Maine Audubon; Rob Bryan, forester and author of Focus Species Forestry; and Joe Roy, Private Lands Biologist, MDIFW. ?Lunch will be provided.

The Field meeting will have a short introductory indoor meeting at the Caribou Bog Outdoor Center, on Taylor Road in Orono followed by a field trip in the Newman Hill Property of the Orono Land Trust.

More information and registration details coming soon.




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