LISBON FALLS – Conservation easements, green certification, cost share program, pruning for value and managing for wildlife will be among the topics of the Woman and the Woods Program’s next three “kitchen table” meetings.

Jan Wirth of Tenants Harbor will host a woods walk on conservation easement and green certification on Thursday, Aug. 10.

Adele Suga of Vassalboro will host a woods walk on cost share programs for woodland owners on Thursday, Aug. 17. Pruning trees to increase their value will be demonstrated with hands-on practice for participants.

Debbie Doyon of Unity will host a woods walk on managing for wildlife in the woodlot on Thursday, Sept. 7. Patty Cormier and Peter Lammert, district foresters with the Maine Forest Service, and a wildlife specialist will provide the training. They will also answer questions on working with forestry professionals and working a woodlot.

Each event will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. The workshops are sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Women’s Agricultural Network and the Maine Forest Service.

The Women and the Woods Program is designed to teach women woodland owners about options in caring for their woodland. The program provides opportunities for discussion and networking with other women woodland owners and offers participatory, hands-on and/or outdoor learning activities. Women and the Woods was created in direct response to requests from women landowners for a forestry program for women.

Everyone is welcome; participants should be prepared to walk in the woods and bring a picnic supper. For more information, directions and to preregister, call 800-287-1458 or 353-5550.

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