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Tree Talk - Wayne

Bureau / Program: Maine Forest Service 

Date: June 13, 2024 

Time: 4:00 PM 

Location:Gott Pasture Preserve, Wayne 

Event Type: Workshop/Training, Nature Exploration 

Join Maine Tree Farm, Maine Forest Service, & Partners for: Tree Talks. 

This is part of a series pairing tree identification with local history, and community projects. 

History of the Gott Pasture Preserve with Kennebec Land Trust Executive Director Theresa Kerchner & tree id with Maine Forest Service District Forester Julie Davenport. 

For more information, please contact Allyssa Gregory at [email protected]

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Tree Talk - Camden

Bureau / Program: Maine Forest Service 

Date: June 21, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM 

Location:Merryspring Nature Center, Camden 

Event Type: Workshop/Training, Nature Exploration 

Join Maine Tree Farm, Maine Forest Service, & Partners for: Tree Talks. 

This is part of a series pairing tree identification with local history, and community projects. 

Merryspring Nature Center Program director, John Fromer, will provide a history of Merryspring and an overview of current projects. Maine Forest Service District Forester Allyssa Gregory will host tree id. 

For more information, please contact Allyssa Gregory at [email protected]

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Tree Talk - Winterport

Bureau / Program: Maine Forest Service 

Date: June 28, 2024 

Time: 5:00 PM 

Location: Oak Hill Cemetery, Winterport 

Event Type: Workshop/Training, Nature Exploration 

Join Maine Tree Farm, Maine Forest Service, & Partners for: Tree Talks. 

This is part of a series pairing tree identification with local history, and community projects. 

Maine Forest Service District Forester Allyssa Gregory will provide information on headstone symbology and tree id. Town of Winterport will share current planting and maintenance projects. 

For more information, please contact Allyssa Gregory at [email protected]

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Tree Talk - Thorndike

Bureau / Program: Maine Forest Service 

Date: July 5, 2024 

Time: 4:00 PM 

Location: Thorndike Mill & Meeting Place, Thorndike 

Event Type: Workshop/Training, Nature Exploration 

Join Maine Tree Farm, Maine Forest Service, & Partners for: Tree Talks. 

This is part of a series pairing tree identification with local history, and community projects. 

The Farwell Project Executive Director Diana Prizio will share Farwell history and current projects. Maine Forest Service District Forester Allyssa Gregory will lead tree id. 

For more information, please contact Allyssa Gregory at [email protected]

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Women Owning Woodlands Virtual Conference for Landowners

Date: Thursday, June 13 to Saturday, June 15 

Time: June 13-14 7PM to 8:30PM, June 15 12PM to 2PM 

Host: Women Owning Woodlands Network 

Cost: Free 

Join the Women Owning Woodlands Network to learn about stewarding your forestland! Three sessions will be held across three dates to provide information from resource professionals and fellow women landowners about important topics such as managing woods for wildlife, climate resilient forestry, fire and forest stewardship, and more. 

Registration is mandatory, but free. For more information, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

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2024 Spring Series of Master Logger® Best Practices

Date: Thursday, May 23 

Time: 8AM to 3PM  

Location: Passadumkeag 

Host: Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands/Master Logger  

Cost: Free  

The 2024 Spring series of Master Logger® Best Practices workshop is for logging operators and foremen, foresters, and others who implement aspects of harvest planning and implementation. The workshops are interactive and include a host of great presenters. Topics include:  

  • BMPs and Defining Streams   
  • Harvest Planning for Efficiency   
  •  Avenza Mapping for Loggers   
  • Climate-Smart Logging   

As the workshops are interactive, hard hats are required and work boots and hi-vis vests are highly recommended. Lunch is provided.   

Registration is required, as space is limited. Please register by using the registration link below or by emailing [email protected]or calling 503.564.9500 

Credits: SAF (pending), MLC (6 hours)

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