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Maine Forest Service
In this issue:
* Forestry Friday: Invasive Jumping Worms in Maine [ #link_1 ]
* Emerald Ash Borer and Other Tree Health Concerns, Maine DACF Update for Cities and Towns [ #link_2 ]
* Logger Resolves Stream Crossing Violations with Maine Forest Service [ #link_3 ]
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Forestry Friday: Invasive Jumping Worms in Maine
*Date:*
Friday, August 18, 2023
*Time:*
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
*Location:*
Virtual
Join us for August's Forestry Friday webinar series! Brittany Schappach, a Maine Forest Service Entomologist, will present an educational webinar on the history, biology, forest impacts, and management of invasive jumping worms (Amynthas spp.) in Maine.
Learn more by joining us for this upcoming Forestry Friday webinar! Registration is not required.
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Meeting ID: 280 306 370 751
Passcode: Cm7XnG
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Emerald Ash Borer and Other Tree Health Concerns, Maine DACF Update for Cities and Towns
*Date:*
Monday, August 28, 2023
*Time:*
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
*Location:*
Virtual
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry update for city and town tree and forest managers and public works staff on the known status of emerald ash borer [ [link removed] ] in Maine, current state efforts, municipal opportunities, and updates on other insects or diseases affecting forests and trees.
August's update will focus on new developments in the state quarantine on emerald ash borer [ [link removed] ]; provide an update on the pest within Maine and also provide information on hemlock woolly adelgid [ [link removed] ] status in Maine and Asian longhorned beetle [ [link removed] ] in the United States and Canada.
*Credits:*
This update has been approved for 1 credit hour for licensed pesticide applicators. IMPORTANT: to be eligible for credits you must register [ [link removed] ], attend the live session, and pass a brief online quiz provided during the session.
Register for this event [ [link removed] ] *(required for those seeking credits)*
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Meeting ID: 283 124 469 924
Passcode: rEUVPd
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Logger Resolves Stream Crossing Violations with Maine Forest Service
Augusta, ME (July 6, 2023) - The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Maine Forest Service (MFS) has entered into an administrative settlement agreement with Mapleton-based logger Robert Gough. The settlement agreement resolves violations of Maine's Natural Resources Protection Act. Gough agreed to pay an $8,500 civil penalty and do full site remediation for the violations.
In violation of Maine's Natural Resources Protection Act, Gough crossed a stream and conducted road maintenance, in association with a timber harvest, that removed and displaced soil and vegetation in and adjacent to protected natural resources. Timber harvesting and related activities resulted in sediment delivery to the Aroostook River, which is identified in Maine statute as an outstanding river segment.
"Our goal is to improve the management of Maine's forests," said Patty Cormier, MFS Director. "We focus on educating and informing landowners to reduce the possibility of such violations. When violations do occur, however, we have a responsibility to uphold the law. We take this and our other responsibilities very seriously."
"Mr. Gough was very cooperative and took responsibility for the violations," commented Dan Jacobs, MFS Regional Enforcement Coordinator. "Had he planned appropriately and implemented the harvest to comply with the regulations, the issues could have easily been avoided."
Jacobs conducted the investigation and settlement negotiations with the assistance of MFS staff.
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