Maine’s top forester to head national association at critical time

Maine State Forester Patty Cormier has been elected president of the National Association of State Foresters.

Pest predictor i-Tree will help identify harmful nonnative insects

With invader insect numbers rising in Maine, the tool can help protect the native trees.

Farmington approves tree ordinance to be considered at next town meeting

Voters will be asked to approve the ordinance when the next town meeting is held.

Farmington holds Arbor Day event Saturday at Walton’s Mill Park as part of Tree City USA certification

The event is part of being named as a Tree City USA.

Waterville to launch program to help maintain, replenish neighborhood street trees

A task force is expected to inventory existing trees on streets in city neighborhoods and work to maintain and replenish those that have been lost, including elm trees, which were ravaged in the 1950s and 1960s by Dutch elm disease.

Farmington tree ordinance discussed

A final draft is closer to being ready for voters to consider, perhaps at the March 25 annual town meeting.

B&M is leaving Portland, but its holiday light display is here to stay

Lights in the shape of a Christmas tree that have graced the baked beans factory for a generation will endure as it is redeveloped as a high-tech hub.

California wildfires this year torched thousands of giant sequoia trees

Intense fires that burned hot enough and high enough to kill so many giant sequoias – trees once considered nearly fire-proof – puts an exclamation point on the impact of climate change.

Bethel Sawmill

West Gardiner facility only one in Maine producing urban wood slabs

Niles Krech and Steve Pracher started the Maine Urban Timber Co. after realizing there was no other business in the state producing urban live slab lumber.