PARIS — Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District will hold a workshop on “Non-Timber Forest Products and Your Maine Woods: Possibilities and Challenges” from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, March 9, at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Office, Olson Road.
The program will be led by David Fuller, agriculture and nontimber forest products professional with the University of Maine.
Fuller works with farmers and other woodlot owners to realize income from nontimber forest products. These items range from fiber, foods, herbs and medicinals to Maine woods icons such as walking sticks, along with ornamentals, resins and seeds. Participants will learn what they can make or use from NTFP such as fiddleheads, spruce gum, birch bark, maple sap and balsam fir.
The $10 a family fee covers demonstration, snacks and written materials. For more information or to register, call 207-744-3119 or email oxfordcountyswcd@gmail.com.
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