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Tapping into Maples: Educational Sugarhouse and Sugarbush Tours at the MOFGA Fairgrounds.

Sponsored/hosted by: MOFGA    

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025  

Time: 12 PM to 3 PM  

Location: 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity, ME 04988  

Join us for a fun, educational afternoon celebrating the sweet Maine tradition of maple syrup production! Whether you’re an experienced sugarer or a maple novice, this event offers a unique opportunity to explore MOFGA’s beautiful sugarbush, watch the sugaring process, and learn winter tree identification, all while enjoying hot drinks and the warmth of a crackling outdoor fire. Pre-registration is required for all visitors, but free. In registration, please select all the tours you will be attending, reflecting the number of friends and family joining in! 

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Webinar – Preserving Ash for the Future

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025  

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 PM  

Location: Virtual Webinar  

Sponsored/Hosted by: Sponsored by the Vermont Land Trust  

It’s not too late to preserve ash!  

As the Emerald Ash Borer makes its way into our forests, we have an opportunity to mitigate the loss of ash trees and help preserve ash trees for the future.   

Join us to learn about strategies that landowners, foresters, conservation organizations, and community leaders can employ to promote well-adapted forests that include ash in the future. This event is perfect for landowners, foresters, and community forest managers.   

Presenters 

  • Dr. Tony D’Amato - Professor in Silviculture & Forest Ecology, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont    
  • Paul Catanzaro - Professor, State Extension Forester, University of Massachusetts    

For those interested, forester continuing education credits (1.0 CFE credit) will be available through theSociety of American Foresters.  

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Maine Maple Weekend!

Sponsored/Hosted by: Maine Tree 

Date: March 22 - 23 

Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 

Location: 81 Bowman Road, Cornville 

Want a sneak peek of Forestry Field Day?Join our Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year at Libby Maple & Tree Farm for their annual celebration of Spring and all things Maple. Tour the sugarhouse for the sweet smells of Maple. They’ll have plenty of Libby Maple Syrup as well as other Maple treats. Ice cream and syrup samples, as well as their famous Maple Nut Crunch, will be available. It’s the most fun you can have with your boots ON! 

Libby Maple


The 2025 Eastern Maine Regional Opportunities for Ocean, Timber and Soil (ROOTS) Conference

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The 2025 Eastern Maine Regional Opportunities for Ocean, Timber and Soil (ROOTS) Conference


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