Some interest groups who represent farmers and conservationists want to break up the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, but Gov. Janet Mills has reservations.
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Forest products group calls for new investment
Maine’s forest products industry needs to react quicker to changing markets and find investments for new products, a group studying the sector said in a report released Tuesday. FOR/Maine, a group with representatives from industry, communities, government and others, said that the forest products industry could maintain a leading role in the state’s economy if […]
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Black named one of nation's top tree farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Russell Black of Wilton has been named one of the nation’s Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year by the American Tree Farm System. He was chosen from among 73,000 tree farmers. The American Tree Farm System is an internationally known recognition and certification program designed specifically for small family and private forest […]
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Taylor Pond residents to assess fire danger
Forest Ranger Kent Nelson, Auburn Fire Chief Robert Chase, Auburn Fire Prevention Officer David O’Connell and Director of EMS Brad Chicoine led demonstrations June 2 for Taylor Pond residents to assess fire danger around their homes. The effort was supported by a $500 grant from State Farm Insurance. A Chipping Day to remove brush was held June […]
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Students demonstrate tree-felling skills
FARMINGTON — Felling a tree can look pretty straightforward, but forestry students proved Friday that’s it’s anything but. Closely supervised by instructors and judges, about 70 students competed on the second day of the 42nd Annual Loggers Meet at the training area next to Mt. Blue High School on Seamon Road. Students came from the […]
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Fire vs. forest in Mexico
Students in the fire science program at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico engage in a game of tug of war with Region 9 forestry students, who are practicing for Woodman’s Day at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington on Thursday and Friday. (Jon Longley photo)
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Forestry Day at Smithfield Plantation in Litchfield
Litchfield logger Richard Taylor talks with fourth-graders from Carrie Ricker Elementary School during a timber harvest field trip at Smithfield Plantation in Litchfield on Nov. 9. Six classes of fourth-graders got to see firsthand how a working forest is managed by two district foresters, Taylor and a sawmill operator. The field trip was part of […]
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Forestry workshop scheduled for May 9
BATH — Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a hands-on, interactive forestry workshop on May 9. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Middle Hoerth Winter Gardens, 108 Varney Mill Road in Bath. Co-sponsored by Time and Tide RC&D Council, this workshop will cover topics including tree […]
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King: Tech schools ‘make all the difference’
Region 9 School of Applied Technology forestry student Robert McPherson watches as students cut 8- by 8-foot cants on the school’s new band sawmill in Mexico on Monday. MEXICO — High school forestry students from around the state gathered at Region 9 School of Applied Technology along with a crowd of paper and logging industry […]
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Legislative panel rejects LePage Department of Conservation overhaul
AUGUSTA — A key legislative committee has rejected a proposal by the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage that sought to dissolve the state’s Bureau of Public Lands and fold its functions into two other agencies within the state’s Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. As part of his two-year, $6.57 billion state budget proposal, […]