WHEN:
Thursday, March 3, 2022
WHERE:
Jeff’s Catering -15 Littlefield Way, Brewer, Maine
TIME:
5:30 - 6:15 PM - Social “Hour”
6:15 - 7:00 PM - Buffet Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 PM – Forum Speaker and Discussion
COST:
$25 for Members and $35 for Non-Members - Payable at the door.
Payment via cash, check, or credit card.
Maine Forest Service’s New Chief Ranger – Robby Gross
Join us for a discussion with Robby Gross, the new Chief Ranger for the Maine Forest Service. As the leader of the largest component of the Maine Forest Service, he’ll discuss how his team can work with Maine landowners, loggers, and foresters. This is your opportunity to come with questions about Maine’s forest protection efforts, and how the private and public sectors can work together to support a robust forest sector.
Pre-registration is requested to assure an accurate head count for meals!
Please e-mail the names of attendee(s) by Tuesday, March 1, 2022 to Eric Kingsley,ekingsley@forestresources.org
February 28 to March 4 is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Maine Forest Service and the Horticulture Program have worked together to provide some tips on identifying and reporting invasive species in the forest in two recent bulletins:
Also in time for National Invasive Species Awareness Week the USDA Forest Service announced availability of a Story Map titled “Oak Wilt in the Northeastern and Midwestern States,” by Linda Haugen (Plant Pathologist, USFS St. Paul Field Office), Jennifer Juzwik (Research Pathologist, USFS Northern Research Station), Quinn Chavez (GIS Specialist, USFS St. Paul Field Office), and Susan Crocker (Research Forester, USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis). If you manage oak in the region, be sure to check out this guide. Visit the Detection and Surveillance tab for tips on what to look for this summer.
Oak wilt has not been detected in Maine, but we are on the lookout for it. This vascular disease kills hundreds of thousands of oaks in the U.S. each year. The new resource is geared towards natural resource managers in the Northeast and Midwest United States. It is organized in tabs including: Background and Biology, Distribution and Severity, Factors Affecting Disease Severity, Management Approaches and Tools and Scenarios.
Help us look for these and other threats to our forest and limit their damage to Maine’s trees, forests and environment.
Do you want the latest in everything from the science of forest carbon to climate-friendly management to forest carbon markets? Then sign up for one or more of the upcoming series of forest carbon training webinars coming up in May. Designed for professional foresters, these webinars will also be useful for any forest landowner interested in the topic. Please pass this along to anyone you think might be interested. The webinars are free. Registration is required.
The first three webinars will be led by Dr. Alexandra Kosiba, Climate Forester from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation. The fourth will be presentations from forest carbon project developers. Charles Levesque, executive director of the North East State Foresters Association and Coordinator of the Securing Northeast Forest Carbon Program effort, will moderate the webinars.
The Science of Forest Carbon
When: May 4, 2022 09:00 – 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8FWajnkkRJKhg61pElXj3g
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
The Science of Forest Carbon Management
When: May 11, 2022 09:00 – 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B7vDGFHlRKy5Avu-r_NgHg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Forest Carbon Markets Overview and NRCS Forest Carbon Opportunities
When: May 18, 2022 09:00 – 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fgsA3CGzRICQcUTnh29L_Q
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Forest Carbon Project Developers
When: May 25, 2022 09:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Eastern Time (US and Canada)
This webinar will include representatives from 5 different forest carbon project developers discussing their programs.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ye7O_eZpQ4SDkO5jiePsUA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
For more information - contact Charles Levesque at 603-588-3272 or levesque@inrsllc.com
AUGUSTA – The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Maine Forest Service (MFS) has entered into a stipulated judgment agreement with forester Charles N. Love and Southern Maine Forestry Services (SMFS), based in Windham. The agreement resolves violations of Maine’s rules governing timber harvesting activities in shoreland areas. Love and SMFS agreed to pay a $2,000 civil penalty for the violation. In addition, they are required to prepare a revegetation plan and revegetate the shoreland area where the violations occurred.
During a 2018 timber harvest on land in Bowdoinham, logging activities under Love’s supervision created a cleared opening too close to a freshwater wetland and removed too many trees, both in violation of state shoreland regulations.
“Our goal is to improve the management of Maine’s forests,” said Maine Forest Service Director Patty Cormier. “We focus on educating and informing landowners to reduce the possibility of such violations. However, when violations do occur, we have a responsibility to uphold the law. We take this and our other responsibilities very seriously.”
“In this instance, had forester Love appropriately planned, supervised, and implemented the harvest to comply with the regulations, the violations could easily have been avoided,” added Maine Forest Service Regional Enforcement Coordinator Adam Cates.
Cates conducted the investigation and settlement negotiations with the assistance of MFS staff.
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