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  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
April 18, 2023 at 3:22 PM

Forestry for Maine Birds: Zoom Training & Field Workshop

Forestry for Maine Birds: Zoom Training & Field Workshop View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service Forestry for Maine Birds: Zoom Training & Field Workshop The?WoodWise East Program?is hosting a special training for foresters working in the DownEast ar…
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April 18, 2023 at 2:19 PM

Dairy Grants/Contracts Available Through Partnership

Dairy Grants/Contracts Available Through Partnership View as a webpage  /  Share The following news item is being sent to DACF subscribers as a courtesy. Dairy Grants/Contracts Available Through Partnership The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center, hosted by t…
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April 17, 2023 at 3:37 PM

UPDATE: Wildfire Awareness Press Conference, Tue, Apr 18, 10 a.m.

UPDATE: Wildfire Awareness Press Conference, Tue, Apr 18, 10 a.m. View as a webpage? /? Share *Smokey Bear images are included below the release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2023 Contact: Jim Britt and Kent Nelson ***Media Advisory*** ?Wildfire Awareness Week?A Ca…
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April 16, 2023 at 3:51 PM

Maine Forest Service Provides Status Update on Train Derailment

Maine Forest Service Provides Status Update on Train Derailment View as a webpage? /? Share For Immediate?ReleaseApril 16, 2023 Maine Forest Service Provides Status Update on Train Derailment Augusta, MAINE ? Following yesterday?s derailment of a Canadian Pacific …
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April 15, 2023 at 9:47 PM

Maine Forest Service Responds to Freight Train Derailment Near Rockwood, Maine

Maine Forest Service Responds to Freight Train Derailment Near Rockwood, Maine View as a webpage? /? Share For Imediate ReleaseApril 15, 2023 Maine Forest Service Responds to Freight Train Derailment Near Rockwood, Maine Augusta, Maine ? At approximately 8:30 a.m.…
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April 13, 2023 at 9:02 AM

WoodsWise East Program- Accepting Applications

WoodsWise East Program- Accepting Applications View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service WoodsWise East Program- Accepting Applications AUGUSTA ? Woodland owners in much of eastern Maine can now take advantage of new opportunities for technical and financial …
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
April 12, 2023 at 11:27 AM

Forests of Maine Teachers' Tours - Apply by 4/14/23 to secure your spot!

Forests of Maine Teachers' Tours - Apply by 4/14/23 to secure your spot! View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service Forests of Maine Teachers' Tours - Apply by 4/14/23 to secure your spot! The following item is being sent to subscribers as a courtesy One of the…
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April 11, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Woods Wise Wire - April 11, 2023

Woods Wise Wire - April 11, 2023 View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service A chance to tell us your thoughts on emerald ash borer rules! How does emerald ash borer impact you? Do you have an opinion on the quarantine rules or emergency orders? Does your busine…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
April 11, 2023 at 3:29 PM

Fire Safety Tips for Spring Fire Season

Fire Safety Tips for Spring Fire Season View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service For Immediate ReleaseApril 11, 2023 Media Contacts: Kent Nelson?(207) 287-4989, Jim Britt?(207) 480-0558 FIRE SAFETY TIPS FOR SPRING FIRE SEASON Old Town:?The Department of Agric…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
April 10, 2023 at 3:47 PM

A chance to tell us your thoughts on emerald ash borer rules!

A chance to tell us your thoughts on emerald ash borer rules! View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service How does emerald ash borer impact you? Do you have an opinion on the quarantine rules or emergency orders? Does your business move ash wood or firewood? We …
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
April 4, 2023 at 6:03 PM

Emerald Ash Borer Listening Sessions

Emerald Ash Borer Listening Sessions View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service Emerald Ash Borer Listening Sessions The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is holding three listening sessions in April to gather input on emerald ash borer regul…
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April 4, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Woods Wise Wire - April 4, 2023

Woods Wise Wire - April 4, 2023 View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service In this issue: Forestry Rules of Maine: What you need to know FRA Forestry Forum Meeting Announcement - April 6, 2023 Emerald Ash Borer Listening Sessions Save the Dates: Forestry for M…
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April 3, 2023 at 3:32 PM

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands April 2023 Newsletter

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands April 2023 Newsletter View as a webpage? /? Share Bureau of Parks and Lands April 2023 In this Issue: Director's Note: Farewells to Staff Who've Made Lasting Impacts East Grand Lake Conservation Achievement - Ten+ Years in the Making …
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April 2, 2023 at 3:48 PM

Reminder: The Cultural Importance of Brown Ash - April 3 at 1 pm - Online Presentation

Reminder: The Cultural Importance of Brown Ash - April 3 at 1 pm - Online Presentation View as a webpage? /? Share Nature Note The Cultural Importance of Brown Ash - April 3 Webinar The Cultural Importance of Brown AshApril 3, 1-2:30 pm - online - Register for this …
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March 31, 2023 at 5:34 PM

New Emergency Order Area Announced as Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Continues Spread into Central Maine (Map and Photos)

New Emergency Order Area Announced as Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Continues Spread into Central Maine (Map and Photos) View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service For Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2023 Media Contact: Jim Britt New Emergency Order Area Announced as I…
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March 31, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Announces Inaugural Agritourism Coaching Program

Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Announces Inaugural Agritourism Coaching Program View as a webpage? /? Share Agricultural Resource Development For Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2023 Media contact: Jim Britt Department of Agriculture, Conservation an…
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March 31, 2023 at 12:42 PM

WoodsWise East Program- Accepting Applications

WoodsWise East Program- Accepting Applications View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service WoodsWise East Program- Accepting Applications AUGUSTA ? Woodland owners in much of eastern Maine can now take advantage of new opportunities for technical and financial …
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
March 28, 2023 at 5:09 PM

DACF to Increase and Improve Access to Maine-Grown Foods for Older Adults Using New Federal Grant

DACF to Increase and Improve Access to Maine-Grown Foods for Older Adults?Using New Federal Grant View as a webpage? /? Share Agricultural Resource Development For Immediate ReleaseMarch 28, 2023 Media contact: Jim Britt DACF to Increase and Improve Access to Maine-G…
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March 28, 2023 at 2:26 PM

Woods Wise Wire - March 28, 2023

Woods Wise Wire - March 28, 2023 View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service In this issue: Forestry Rules of Maine: What you need to know A Forest Carbon and Climate Adaptation Webinar Specifically for Forest Landowners Forestry Rules of Maine: What you nee…
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March 21, 2023 at 4:03 PM

2023 Farm Labor Survey : UMaine Extension opens farm labor and compensation practices survey

2023 Farm Labor Survey : UMaine Extension opens farm labor and compensation practices survey View as a webpage? /? Share The following news item is being sent to DACF subscribers as a courtesy. UMaine Extension Opens Farm Labor and Compensation Practices Survey A te…
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March 21, 2023 at 3:29 PM

Woods Wise Wire - March 21, 2023

Woods Wise Wire - March 21, 2023 View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service In this issue: Forestry Rules of Maine: What you need to know The Cultural Importance of Brown Ash Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) Forest Health Webina…
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March 21, 2023 at 12:28 PM

Three Great Ways to Learn about Spruce Budworm in Maine

Three Great Ways to Learn about Spruce Budworm in Maine View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service Three Great Ways to Learn about Spruce Budworm in Maine Review our annual report. Each year, the Maine Forest Service and its cooperator network perform extensi…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
March 20, 2023 at 8:11 PM

FY2023 Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Notice

FY2023 Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Notice View as a webpage  /  Share The following news item is being sent to DACF subscribers as a courtesy. FY2023 Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Notice Good Afternoon, The Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Notice of Fundi…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
March 16, 2023 at 8:07 PM

Dairy Grant Deadline Extension and Dairy Financials Workshops From NEDBIC

Dairy Grant Deadline Extension and Dairy Financials Workshops From NEDBIC View as a webpage  /  Share The following news item is being sent to DACF subscribers as a courtesy. Dairy Grant Deadline Extension and Dairy Financials Workshops From NEDBIC Due to the region…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
March 14, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Maine Invasive Plant Control Grant Program Applications Now Open

Maine Invasive Plant Control Grant Program Applications Now Open View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service Maine Invasive Plant Control Grant Program Applications Now Open AUGUSTA ? The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Maine …
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
March 11, 2023 at 11:27 AM

Love informational stickers? So do we!

Love informational stickers? So do we! We made some browntail moth stickers, tell us what you think. View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service Love informational stickers? So do we! Developing outreach materials that people of all ages will enjoy and l…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
March 8, 2023 at 3:26 PM

Winter Tree Identification Walk on Sunday March 12 - LOCATION CHANGE!

Winter Tree Identification Walk on Sunday March 12 - LOCATION CHANGE! View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service Winter Tree Identification Walk - Norway (Location changed from Otisfield) DATE:  Sunday, March 12, 2023 TIME:  10:00 AM - 12:00 PM LOCATION (CHA…
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March 7, 2023 at 5:53 PM

Woods Wise Wire - March 7, 2023

Woods Wise Wire - March 7, 2023 View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service Winter Tree Identification Walk - Otisfield DATE:? Sunday, March 12, 2023 TIME:? 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM LOCATION:? Twin Bridges Preserve, Route 117 Otisfield, Maine? Join Maine Forest Se…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
March 2, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Browntail Awareness Month - Thanks for participating!

Browntail Awareness Month - Thanks for participating! It's not too late to remove browntail winter webs. View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service Browntail Awareness Month - A Success!     Thank you for joining us this month to raise awareness and ta…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
March 1, 2023 at 5:32 PM

2023 Virtual Agricultural Seminar (March 7th, 900am - 4:30pm CT) - USDOL/Wage and Hour Division Hosted Event

2023 Virtual Agricultural Seminar (March 7th, 900am - 4:30pm CT) - USDOL/Wage and Hour Division Hosted Event View as a webpage? /? Share The following news item is being sent to DACF subscribers as a courtesy. 2023 Virtual Agricultural Seminar (March 7, 900am - 4:30…
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February 28, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands March 2023 Newsletter

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands March 2023 Newsletter View as a webpage? /? Share Bureau of Parks and Lands March 2023 In this Issue: Director's Note: Forest Carbon in Context Outstanding Employees Welcome Nick McDougal Attention Campers - Two Night Camping Reservat…
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February 28, 2023 at 11:23 AM

Woods Wise Wire - February 28, 2023

Woods Wise Wire - February 28, 2023 View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service In this issue: Maine Forest Service Skidder Bridge Loan Program Survey ? Last Call Forest Resources Association (FRA) - Forestry Forum Meeting Announcement: March 2, 2023 - Brewer W…
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February 26, 2023 at 12:01 PM

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Tapped out?

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Tapped out? View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests Are you tapped out on National Invasive Species Awareness Week? Find a sweet spot! Maine Maple Sunday is com…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 25, 2023 at 12:01 PM

NISAW: Visit Some Beeches

NISAW: Visit Some Beeches View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service Visit Some Beeches DuringNational Invasive Species Awareness Week American beech (Fagus grandifolia) illustrates the potential impacts of invasive species. Impacts from invasive species threat…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 6:22 PM

Governor Mills Proclaims Invasive Species Awareness Week

Governor Mills Proclaims Invasive Species Awareness Week View as a webpage? /? Share Governor Mills Proclaims Invasive Species Awareness Week AUGUSTA (February 24, 2023) ? Governor Janet Mills has issued a?proclamation?supporting Maine Invasive Species Awareness Week…
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February 24, 2023 at 4:53 PM

NISAW: Learn How To Spot a Sucker

NISAW: Learn How To Spot a Sucker View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests Location, Location, Location, and the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Hemlock woolly adelgid, a piercing-sucking insect native to Asia and…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 22, 2023 at 7:23 PM

Hemp Program Applications Open to Growers

Hemp Program Applications Open to Growers View as a webpage  /  Share Hemp Program Hemp Program Applications Open to Growers February 22, 2023 AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Division of Animal and Plant Health announced tod…
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February 22, 2023 at 6:45 PM

NISAW: Woodpecker Assist

NISAW: Woodpecker Assist View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests Looking for Emerald Ash Borer? Watch for woodpecker activity. Bright specks on stems of ash provide a tip that woodpeckers have been searc…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 22, 2023 at 3:10 PM

Forest Products Webinar: Lignin Production & Application - Expanding Transnational Collaboration

Forest Products Webinar: Lignin Production & Application - Expanding Transnational Collaboration View as a webpage  /  Share The following news item is being sent to DACF subscribers as a courtesy. Lignin Production & ApplicationExpanding Transnational Collab…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 22, 2023 at 2:36 PM

Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center announces two new dairy processing grants

Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center announces two new dairy processing grants View as a webpage  /  Share The following news item is being sent to DACF subscribers as a courtesy. $13 Million In Dairy Processing Grants Available The Northeast Dairy Business In…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 21, 2023 at 9:55 PM

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Save Your Skin, Follow the 4 Rs to Knock Out Browntail Moth

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Save Your Skin, Follow the 4 Rs to Knock Out Browntail Moth View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests KNOCK OUT BROWNTAIL with the Four Rs Recognize webs during …
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 21, 2023 at 1:09 PM

Woods Wise Wire - February 21, 2023

Woods Wise Wire - February 21, 2023 View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service National Timber Tax Website ? Resources for Woodland Owners Spring is just around the corner, and it is once again time to start thinking about your taxes. If you own woodlands, it m…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 17, 2023 at 7:11 PM

Applications are now being accepted for Maine's Dairy Improvement Fund

Applications are now being accepted for Maine's Dairy Improvement Fund View as a webpage? /? Share Agricultural Resource Development Applications are now being accepted for Maine's Dairy Improvement Fund The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry …
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 17, 2023 at 5:23 PM

Courtesy News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Nationwide

Courtesy News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Nationwide View as a webpage? /? Share The following news item is being sent to DACF subscribers as a courtesy. Biden-Harris Adm…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 15, 2023 at 12:12 PM

Sign up for the Ash Protection Training Series

Sign up for the Ash Protection Training Series View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service Sign up for the Ash Protection Training Series The following item is being sent to subscribers as a courtesy Ash trees throughout the region are under severe threat due to…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 15, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Woods Wise Wire - February 15, 2023

Woods Wise Wire - February 15, 2023 View as a webpage? /? Share Maine Forest Service In this issue: Lunch With a Forester: Tree Growth Property Tax Law Webinar Maine Forest Service Skidder Bridge Loan Program Survey Sign up for the Ash Protection Training Series …
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February 13, 2023 at 8:05 PM

Maine Specialty Crop Grant Program Applications Now Open

Maine Specialty Crop Grant Program Applications Now Open View as a webpage? /? Share Agricultural Resource Development Maine Specialty Crop Grant ProgramApplications?Now Open? Augusta, ME ??The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Burea…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 13, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Growing Justice Providing Grants

Growing Justice Providing Grants Organization Offers Support to BIPOC-Led and BIPOC-Allied Organizations View as a webpage  /  Share The following news item is being sent to DACF subscribers as a courtesy. Growing Justice Providing Grants Grants rang…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 10, 2023 at 3:33 PM

Browntail Moth Mitigation Fund Proposed Rule Public Comment Period

Browntail Moth Mitigation Fund Proposed Rule Public Comment Period View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service Browntail Moth Mitigation Fund Proposed Rule Public Comment Period The Maine Forest Service is again accepting comments on the proposed rule to establi…
  Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · [email protected]
February 9, 2023 at 2:31 PM

** Prevent contact with wild birds ** Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Update

** Prevent contact with wild birds ** Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Update View as a webpage  /  Share Animal Health Program HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA SITUATIONAL REPORT ** Prevent contact with wild birds ** AUGUSTA (FEB 9, 2023) - The risk for highly pat…