Invasive Pest Outreach Information
Invasive Forest Pest Workshops are being offered by Maine Association of
Conservation Districts (MACD) through a grant from Maine Department of
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Workshops will be offered in spring and
summer 2016 in York, Cumberland, Oxford, Somerset, Franklin, Androscoggin-Sagadahoc,
Kennebec, Knox-Lincoln, Waldo and Hancock counties. Workshops will be posted on
the MACD website as they are scheduled: maineconservationdistricts.com/forest-pest-outreach.
These workshops will
help
landowners and users, landscape and forest professionals, and all residents of
the state to
- identify
current and potential invasive forest pests and their host species,
- to understand the threats
to our forests and woodlands posed by these pests, and
- learn how to report
suspected pest sightings or damage to trees that may be a result of pest
infestations.
All
participants will receive an information packet with fact sheets about the major pest species, a
list of host trees that the species may be found on, and other relevant
information. When possible, workshops will also include an optional outdoor
visit to a site where invasive pests or host trees may be found.
All
workshops are free
(except those that may be part of a larger event that has an admission fee):
-
March 4, 2016
(Fri) from 1:30-3:30pm at Ellsworth City Hall, 1 City Hall Plaza. Presenter:
Mary Thompson, Knox-Lincoln SWCD. FMI and to
register: Hancock SWCD, 667-8663 or
hancockswcd@live.com
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March 17, 2016
(Thu) at 7pm at Oxford Comprehensive School on Main St, South Paris. Presenter: Jean Federico, Oxford SWCD. FMI and to
register: Oxford SWCD, 743-5789 or oxfordcountyswcd@gmail.com
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March 23, 2016 (Wed) from 9-11am at Wilton Town Office, 158 Weld Rd. Presenter: Joe Dembeck, Somerset SWCD. FMI and to
register: 772-4279 or rosetta.thompson@franklinswcd.org
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April 2, 2016 (Sat) at Rural Living Day in Thorndike. Presenter: Mary Thompson, Knox-Lincoln SWCD. FMI and to
register: Waldo County Cooperative
Extension, 342-5971 or cewal@umext.maine.edu (please reference Forest Pest
program at Rural Living Day)
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April 6, 2016 (Wed) from 10am-noon at Midcoast Conservancy, 36 Water St,
Wiscasset. Optional site visit to Cushman Mountain from 12:30-1:30pm. Presenter: Mary Thompson, Knox-Lincoln SWCD. FMI
and to register:
Knox-Lincoln SWCD, 596-2040 or info@knox-lincoln.org.
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April 19, 2016 (Tue) from 9-11am at Searsmont Town Office, 37 Main St.
South. Presenter: Mary Thompson, Knox-Lincoln SWCD. FMI and to
register: Waldo SWCD, 338-1964 x4
or kym.sanderson@me.nacdnet.net.
Recertification credits
- Board of Pesticides
Control – approved for 2 Pesticide Applicator credits
Credits pending:
- Society of American Foresters
- State of Maine Board of Licensure of
Foresters
- Maine Certified Logging Professionals Program
- Northeast Master Logger Certification Program (Trust to
Conserve Northeast Forestlands)
This material is made possible
through a grant from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
Forestry (DACF) and is funded in part by a
Cooperative Agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service. The USDA, DACF and MACD are equal opportunity providers and employers.
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