Woods Wise Wire
Year-Round Part-Time Position
The
qualified candidate must have excellent managerial, oral and written
communication skills, the ability to work well independently and to be a team
player. Must have broad knowledge and interest in natural resource conservation
and agriculture. The successful applicant will work closely with a volunteer
Board of Supervisors, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies
at the Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Service Center and will manage a staff of three
part-time workers. The preferred candidate will have grant writing and
fundraising experience and will be an effective public speaker. Must have
competency with internet functions, Microsoft Office Suite, and website
management. Hourly pay to be negotiated with successful applicant.
For
a detailed Job Description, visit www.piscataquisswcd.org.
To
apply, submit cover letter, resume, and letter of intention to: careers@piscataquisswcd.org.
No phone calls please.
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 Please join us for the first webinar in our new CFRU series, which will focus on spruce budworm monitoring and early intervention strategies. Following an update on spruce budworm conditions in Maine by Allison Kanoti, Rob Johns will speak to us about the New Brunswick's monitoring, early intervention, and communication strategies employed to combat spruce budworm in the province. There will be time for questions following their presentations.
This webinar will be held on February 14th, 2018 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST using Zoom web conferencing software.
Please click on this link to register for this webinar
(https://zoom.us/meeting/register/42adaedc1b9d0141cde7dc3c8da9331e)
Webinar Program
2:00 - Welcome (CFRU), then Spruce Budworm in Maine (Allison Kanoti)
2:10 - Spruce Budworm: Monitoring and Early Intervention in New Brunswick (Rob Johns)
2:50 - Q & A with Allison and Rob
About the Presenters
Allison Kanoti is an entomologist for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. She coordinates surveys and management for several insect pests in the state, including spruce budworm, and administers and helps implement state and federal quarantines.
Rob Johns is an entomologist for Natural Resource Canada's Atlantic Forestry Centre in Frederickton, New Brunswick. He studies the ways in which trees resist damage by herbivorous insects, as well as the ecological factors that influence the distribution of these insects and their predators through time and space
Using Zoom
Please register for this webinar ahead of time using the link provided above.
When joining the meeting, you will be prompted to download Zoom launcher. Please follow the instructions provided to enter the webinar.
For these webinar presentations, participants will be muted and video will be disabled.
Please feel free to type questions for the presenters in the chat box on the left-hand side of the screen - these questions will be read by the moderator at the end of the presentation. There may also be time for you to ask questions as well.
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 Join
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District for the second in a monthly
series of short field tours to highlight woodland stewardship and conservation
practices of private landowners in Knox and Lincoln counties. These free tours
are led by Maine Forest Service Midcoast District Forester Morten Moesswilde
and are open to landowners, loggers, foresters, and others interested in the
stewardship of small woodlands.
On Thursday, February 15
from 2-4pm, see the Results
of a Careful Timber Harvest
at Pemaquid Watershed Association Bearce-Allen Preserve in
Bristol. Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) holds 438 acres in conservation
easements and over 491 acres in actual preserves. The Bearce-Allen parcel has
been developed as both a preserve and demonstration forest with a 1.1-mile
Interpretive Trail that includes 21 stations highlighting forest succession,
tree identification, and how to look for signs of animals. PWA conducted a
small, careful timber harvest at the site in 2014-2015. Moesswilde will review
the harvesting process and results with the forester and logger, as well as
discuss how such a harvest fits within a conservation objective. Please dress for field conditions!
Additional
tours in the series are currently scheduled on Thursdays, March 15 and April 19
from 3-5pm. The March tour examines Tree Selection for the Future Forest
at the Koubek property in Bremen; April highlights an NRCS Wildlife Habitat
Improvement Project at Medomak Valley Land Trust Burkett Mill Preserve in
Waldoboro. Monthly tours will be added throughout the season.
For
more information about this and future tours, visit www.knox-lincoln.org/woodland-stewardship-tours,
contact the Conservation District at 596-2040 or info@knox-lincoln.org, or contact Morten Moesswilde at 441-2895. Although
tours will be held rain or shine, participants are asked to let the
Conservation District know of plans to attend in case of cancellation for
stormy weather.
Photo
credit: Hannah McGee
Photo
caption: Walking tour will highlights the conservation benefits of a recent
harvest at PWA’s Bearce-Allen Preserve
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Waldo County Soil and
Water Conservation District and Maine Forest Service are continuing a series of
short field tours to highlight forest stewardship and conservation in Waldo
County. These events are open to landowners, foresters, loggers, and others
interested in the stewardship of small woodlands, and offer a two-hour
opportunity for observation, questions, and discussion of different woodland
conditions and management activities.
Thursday, February 22,
2-4 p.m. – Maple Sugaring for the Small Woodlot Owner – Whether you want to tap
two trees, or twenty, this demonstration and tour will help get you started. University
of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Kathy Hopkins is the state expert on maple
syrup, and will give a hands-on presentation of the basics of identifying
trees, tapping trees and making syrup, what equipment you need. Kathy will have
equipment on display and we’ll have a look at the sugar house (pre-season, in
all likelihood). We’ll also take a short walk into the sugar bush to look at
both sugar and red maple (hint: you can tap both for maple syrup!). This
presentation is geared toward beginners in maple sugaring, especially woodland
owners, homeowners and other non-commercial producers, but everyone is welcome.
We are grateful to be able to hold this event at Simmons & Daughters Sugar
House in Morrill, which is located at 261
Weymouth Road. The sugar house & farm are approximately 2.0 miles west
of the center of Morrill village, on the north side of the Weymouth Road. http://www.simmonsanddaughterssugarhouse.com/
Our March event will be
a post-harvest review of a 2017 logging operation – what was the plan, how did
it work, what are the results. Planning is often critical to achieving the
goals you have for your woodland and for the harvest itself – here we’ll look
at things in retrospective. We hope to have both forester and landowner present
to provide context. SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, March 21th, 3-5 p.m.
(note time change). Location TBA.
These events are free and open to the public.
They will involve being outdoors/walking in the woods and will occur rain,
snow, or shine, so please dress for field conditions. If driving is hazardous,
please call to confirm. Parking is often limited so please consider carpooling
if you can. For more information contact Aleta McKeage, Technical Director of
Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District at 218-5311 or Morten Moesswilde, Midcoast District
Forester with the Maine Forest Service, at 207.441.2895.
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