Woods Wise Wire
The SWOAM St. Croix chapter will be hosting a
field tour on Friday, October 7th beginning
at 9:30AM. Approximate end time for the event is 1
pm.
Meeting
Place: Tabernacle Parking lot at Big Lake Campground. Follow West Street from
Route 1 in Princeton and after 4 miles, turn right and follow signs. We will
car pool to three nearby wood lots and return for lunch at Big Lake.
The tour will feature a 35 year old Red Oak plantation, firewood harvesting,
two axle ATV trailer demonstration, deer habitat management, results from a
biomass and white pine shelter wood harvest, and more.
Host Ernest Carle, currently working as a Timber Sale Forester for the
Passamaquoddy Tribe, has managed his own small wood lots for many years.
A visit to Mike Marshall's adjoining woodlot will be included.
For
more information, contact Kyle Burdick at kyleleroyburdick@gmail.com.
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If timber harvesting is part of the long-range
plan, how do you go about actually putting together a timber harvest? This
session will talk about the steps landowners can take to prepare for a harvest
and to make sure they get the results they want. We will discuss tree
selection, types of harvests, access trails, equipment options, wood products,
and communicating with foresters and loggers.
WHEN:
Tuesday, 10/18, 6:00 – 8:00 PM for 1 night
only
WHERE:
Medomak Valley High School, Waldoboro
COST:
Course Fee: $14
The presenter is Morten Moesswilde, Midcoast District Forester for
Maine Forest Service.
REGISTER:
Go to the Lincoln County Adult Education website where you can
register and pay for classes using a debit card or credit card at: msad40.maineadulted.org OR clc.maineadulted.org
For more information call
Morten Moesswilde at 441-2895 or email at morten.moesswilde@maine.gov
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WHEN:
October 20, 2016, 8:00am - 4:00pm
WHERE:
Starting Location: Health Access Network, Conference Room, 175 West Broadway, Lincoln, ME 04457
A one-day workshop co-sponsored by Master Logger Certification and The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, with support from EJ Prescott, Gardiner, ME. Hosted by Treeline Inc., Lincoln, ME. This workshop is for loggers, foresters, and landowners.
The workshop combines indoor and outdoor discussion, presentation, materials, and technical assistance. The indoor morning session will focus on Maine BMP’s and regulations, pending legislation, and other topics that relate to logging, road building, and water quality. In the afternoon program you will learn what Team E.J. Prescott can contribute to your business needs with innovations in erosion prevention, roadway stabilization, drainage systems,4 and soil reinforcement.
Morning sessions (at Health Access Networks)
8:00 am:
Terri Coolong, District Forester, Maine Forest Service
Pete Hanrahan, E.J. Prescott
Dirigo Culverts
11:00 a.m.:
Lunch (included in cost of registration)
Afternoon Sessions - Six Field Stations:
1. Vegetating Slopes & Channels (Joe Koziell, North American Green)
2. Keeping Sediment Under Control (Jack Eaton; Certified Erosion Control)
3. Stream Crossings; Load Support (Mike Everhart, E. J. Prescott, Inc.)
4. Haul Road Building & Maintenance (Bill Maier, Tensar Corporation)
5. Culvert Rehabilitation (Don LeBlanc, Snap-Tite)
6. Culvert Installation Basics (Blaine Miller, Dirigo Culvert)
CREDITS:
Continuing Forestry Education Credits (SAF): Cat: 1- 7.0 hours
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ted Wright, 207-688-8195 opt. 2
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A Talk with Ecologist Rob Johns and Entomologist Allison Kanoti
WHEN:
October 20, 2016, 9-11 am
WHERE:
MFS Southern Region Headquarters, Bolton Hill Facility, 2870 North Belfast Ave., Augusta
Sponsored by the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests
Rob Johns of Natural Resources Canada will lead a discussion on the background, biology, and economic impact of the eastern spruce budworm, highlight the mass migration event that occurred in New Brunswick in July, and discuss the application and safety of pesticide mechanisms for budworm control. He will also cover the early intervention strategy being implemented in New Brunswick. Allison Kanoti of the Maine Forest Service will provide an update on conditions in Maine and the most current results from citizen science efforts around the state. There will be a Q&A session following the presentations.
REGISTRATION:
All are welcome but due to space constraints pre-registration is required (http://sprucebudwormmaine.eventbrite.com).
Dr. Rob Johns is a forest insect ecologist for Natural Resources Canada and adjunct professor in biology at the University of New Brunswick. Allison Kanoti is a forest entomologist with the Maine Forest Service Insect and Disease Lab.
For more information please contact Meg Fergusson at the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, 5755 Nutting Hall Room 263, Orono; crsf@maine.edu; (207) 581-3794.
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