Maine Loggers
Insects
and diseases affect our ability to grow healthy forests, but there are
management tools we can use to minimize the impacts. This webinar will acquaint
viewers with the Forest Service’s Forest Health Protection program and provide
an update on the status of several major forest pests in the East, including
Asian Longhorned Beetle, Emerald Ash Borer, Gypsy Moth, Oak Wilt,
Heterobasidion Root Disease, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, and Thousand Cankers
Disease. This update will include a brief overview of management considerations
for each pest, and where landowners can go for additional information.
When:
Jan
25, 2017 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Pre-registration not
required.
Presenter(s):
- Noel Schneeberger, Forest Health Program
Leader/Entomologist, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area, Newtown
Square, PA
- Linda
Haugen, Plant Pathologist, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection
Staff, St. Paul, MN
Credits:
- Conservation Planner - 1 hour
Conservation Planning Credit
- Georgia
Master Timber Harvester - 1 hour CLE - Environment Credit
- Society
of American Foresters - 1 hour Category 1 Credit
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NEXT WORKSHOP ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017, FROM 10-1
[Note: this is a NEW DATE for this event, rescheduled from January
29, 2017]
The Maine Forest Service and the Upper Kennebec Valley Chapter of
the Maine Woodland Owners Association (formerly the Small Woodland Owners
Association of Maine, aka SWOAM) are joining with the Somerset Soil and Water
Conservation District (SSWCD) and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension
to host a series of educational workshops this winter centered on timber
harvesting on the Yankee Woodlot in Skowhegan. This Yankee Woodlot is a 228
parcel of forest and fields, owned by the Bureau of Parks and Lands and leased
to the SSWCD. Two events late in 2016 covered a wide range of pre-harvest
topics, including planning trails for both recreation and wood removal, how to
select a logger, and matching the equipment with desired outcome.
The workshop series continues:
Harvesting
Timber--The Change Begins. February 18, 2017 from
10:00am to 1:00pm
[Note,
this is a New Date, rescheduled from January 29.]
Take a tour of the active timber
harvest operation, look at the equipment, and discuss the harvested wood products
on the landing relative to current markets. As always, emphasis will be placed
on the crucial aspect of communicating throughout the whole harvest
process.
After
the Harvest--date tbd, early May 2017
This will be a good time to walk the lot, after the winter’s work
has concluded, and discuss how things went, how things look and what will
happen in the next 1,5, 10, 15 years and beyond. Learn about what changes in
the forest makeup will mean for wildlife habitat, talk about record keeping for
the harvest, invasive plant control and post-harvest planning.
To access the lot and the recreational trails anytime, you can
park at the Somerset Extension office at 7 County Drive off the Back Road in
Skowhegan. The trailhead is right behind the office building. For
more information contact Maine Forest Service District Forester Patty Cormier
at 592-2238 or patty.cormier@maine.gov.
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February 27 -March 2, 2017 Hilton Garden Inn, Bangor Maine
North America’s top Forest Vegetation Management Experts
& Risk Management Strategists come together in Bangor, Maine to provide
your employees with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills that are needed in
today’s world.
Course
Objectives:
- Participants completing this course will understand:The
principles of forest vegetation management
- The role of herbicides in promoting successful forest
regeneration
- The effects of plant competition on the growth and
development of forest stands
- Types and formulations of herbicides available for
forest vegetation management
- How to select the most effective herbicide to meet a
specific silvicultural objective
- The latest research on environmental fate of herbicides
in the forest environment
- Principles of toxicology related to forest herbicides
- The most recent understanding on the effects of
herbicides on forest wildlife and wildlife habitat
- State-of-the-art techniques on how to most effectively
apply herbicides and protect the environment
- Principles of risk perception and how to engage in
successful risk communication with the public
- Advanced integrated forest vegetation management and
alternatives to herbicides
- How to develop a successful forest vegetation
management plan using herbicides and the alternatives
Certificate:
- Each course participant will receive a certificate that
showing they have obtained the most comprehensive training available and
demonstrated the skills necessary to practice forest vegetation management. Attendance
to all sessions is mandatory unless otherwise stated.
SAF Category 1
Continuing Forestry Education Credits: 24 Pesticide Licensing Credits: 25
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