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Maine Forest Service
In this issue...
* BMP + Rules & Regulations Workshop - Thorndike [ #link_1 ]
* Upcoming Session on Spruce Budworm [ #link_2 ]
* FRA Forestry Forum Meeting [ #link_3 ]
* First Annual Mid-Coast Agroforestry Conference [ #link_4 ]
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BMP + Rules & Regulations Workshop - Thorndike
*Bureau / Program:* Maine Forest Service
*Date*: April 3, 2025
*Time*: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
*Location*: Thorndike Town Office, 125 Mt View Rd, Thorndike, ME 04986
*Event Type:* Workshop/Training
Save the Date! Join Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation District and the Maine Forest Service for a FREE Best Management Practices and Rules & Regulations workshop. Participants will have the option to attend the morning BMP session and/or the afternoon Rules & Regulations training. Everyone who attends will receive a copy of Best Management Practices for Forestry: Protecting Maine's Water Quality and The Forestry Rules of Maine 2017: A Practical Guide for Foresters, Loggers and Woodlot Owners.
For more information, please contact Maine Forest Service District Forester Allyssa Gregory
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*Contact Name:* Maine Forest Service District Forester Allyssa Gregory
*Contact Email:*
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Upcoming Session on Spruce Budworm
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In collaboration with the Maine Forest Service, Cooperative Forestry Research Unit, and the Spruce Budworm Task Force, Keeping Maine's Forests is hosting a free hybrid informational session with presentations about Maine's building spruce budworm populations and the early intervention strategies being used to prevent an outbreak.
*When*: Thursday, May 1, 2025 1-4PM
* 1-3PM: Spruce Budworm Informational Session
* 3-4PM: Location-dependent activities may include a tour of the University of Maine Spruce Budworm Lab (Orono), viewing local defoliation (Fort Kent), tree ID (Orono & Fort Kent), and examining spruce budworm larvae under a microscope - more information to follow.
*Where*: 2 locations and online via Zoom
* Wells Conference Center, University of Maine Orono (131 Munson Rd, Orono), AND
* Nadeau Hall, University of Maine Fort Kent (23 University Drive, Fort Kent), AND
* Online via Zoom
There will be opportunities to ask questions directly with the experts. Maine’s forestry community is diverse and interconnected – whether you are an interested member of the public who lives, works, or recreates in the Maine woods, this event may be for you. All are welcome. Registration is required.
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FRA Forestry Forum Meeting
*Date*: Thursday, April 3
*Time*: 5:30 PM to 8 PM
*Location*: Jeff’s Catering -15 Littlefield Way, Brewer, Maine
*Tribal Forest Management*
Maine’s Indian Tribes are significant landowners in Maine, and full participants in the state’s forest industry. Hear from tribal land managers about their management, how their historic relationship with Maine forests impacts their landowner objectives, and ways that forest industries can better understand tribal landowners. This evening will be a conversation with forest managers and an opportunity to learn about how Maine Tribes view their land stewardship obligation.
Pre-registration is requested for an accurate headcount. It is $30 for members and $40 for non-members. Registration is payable at the door via cash, credit or check.
Please contact
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First Annual Mid-Coast Agroforestry Conference
*Date*: Saturday, April 5, 2025
*Time*: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
*Location*: Lincolnville Central School, 523 Hope Road, Lincolnville, Maine 04849
*Host/Bureau:* UMaine Coop Extention
Join the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for the 1st Annual Mid Coast Agroforestry Conference at the 30th Annual Rural Living Day.
Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to create environmental, economic, and social benefits. It has been practiced in the United States and around the world for centuries. In Maine, the most forested state in the country, we rank second nationally in utilization of agroforestry practices on commercial farms with Waldo County leading the state at 12.6 % of farms already utilizing agroforestry practices. Come join the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and practitioners of agroforestry to learn about the benefits of integrating agroforestry practices into your farm or homestead operations or identify new agroforestry based enterprises that just might be suitable for your land or business.
During the 1st Annual Mid Coast Agroforestry Conference topics covered will include: silvopasture, balsam tipping and commercial wreath production, and much more.
Registration for the conference also includes attending our co-sponsored event, Rural Living Day, where you can attend workshops on vegetable, seed saving, culinary, and other kitchen garden topics.
Light breakfast, refreshments, and lunch will be provided.
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