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Maine Forest Service

In this issue...

* Integrating Chemical and Biological Control for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid [ #link_1 ]
* Gravel Road Maintenance Workshop [ #link_2 ]
* Winter Tree Identification Workshop [ #link_3 ]

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Integrating Chemical and Biological Control for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

"What you need to know about using pesticides in the presence of predators?"

*Date:* Thursday, February 15?

*Time:* 3:00PM- 4:30PM?

*Location:* Virtual - Zoom?

*Presenter:* Maine Forest Service Forest Entomologist Colleen Teerling ?

*Host:* University of Maine?

More and more landowners and managers are purchasing biological control for hemlock woolly adelgid on their woodlands. However, because biological control is a long-term solution, many are turning to targeted pesticide application to save high-value trees and to maintain a hemlock forest on the landscape while predator numbers build up over the years, and they are looking for applicators who know how to preserve their very expensive predators. Chemical control can be compatible with biological control, but the correct pesticides and timing must be used. Learn the principles of integrating chemical and biological control to maintain the health of hemlocks. One pesticide applicator credit will be offered.?

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Gravel Road Maintenance Workshop

*Date: *Tuesday February 6, 2024

*Time: *6:30PM ? 7:30PM EST

*Location: *Virtual ? Zoom

*Host: *John Maclaine via Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. & Friends of Lake Winnecook

The Proper maintenance of gravel roads in Maine is important for providing residents safe access to their properties and minimizing costly capital repairs to these roads over time. It is also an important part of protecting natural resources from degradation. In this 1-hour online workshop, participants will learn how proper maintenance protects water quality, how to evaluate a gravel road for maintenance needs, how to implement best management practices, and about gravel road materials. More information is provided via the attached manual.

This workshop provides 1 CEU for individuals certified in Erosion Control Practices by Maine DEP. Each CEU affords certified individuals one year of recertification.

Gravel Road Maintenance Manual (PDF) [ [link removed] ]

Zoom Meeting Link [ [link removed] ]

*Meeting ID: *818 0597 4908

*Passcode: 417148*

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Winter Tree Identification Workshop

*Date: February 3, 2024*?

*Time: 1:00 PM EST*?

*Location: Hallowell Fire Station, Hallowell, ME*

*Host:* Eric Doucette via Kennebec Land Trust (KLT) & Hallowell Conservation Commission (HCC)

*Directions*: From 201 in Hallowell turn onto Winthrop Street. In about a half a mile turn right on to High Street/Coos Lane and the fire station will be on the left.

Join botanist Eric Doucette for a workshop on winter tree identification. Eric is an Associate Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and president of the Maine Josselyn Botanical Society. He will teach attendees how to identify trees using buds, twigs, bark, branching patterns and more. We?ll meet inside at the Hallowell Fire Station Meeting Room on Coos Lane to learn basic identification techniques and terms and then move outside to practice at the nearby Effie Berry and Howard Hill Conservation Areas.??

Please dress for the weather and bring water, snowshoes or traction devices depending on the conditions and a 10x hand lens if you have one. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Marie (KLT) at [email protected]?at 207-377-2848 or Rosemary (HCC) [email protected].?




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