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Local Working Group
Wed, Feb 21, 2018 from 1 - 3 pm
Searsmont Town Office, 37 Main St South, Searsmont
On Wednesday, February 21 from 1:00 - 3:00pm, Knox-Lincoln and Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Belfast Field Office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will host a meeting of the Local Working Group for Knox and Waldo counties at the Searsmont Town Office, 37 Main St. South, Searsmont.
This group will make recommendations to NRCS on how to spend local USDA Farm Bill funds for conservation practices on private lands in FY 2019.
If you are an agricultural producer; forester, logger or private woodland owner; member of an environmental or watershed organization or land trust; knowledgeable in soil, water, plant, wetland or wildlife sciences; and/or are familiar with agricultural and natural resource concerns in Knox or Waldo counties, we invite you to attend this meeting to help 1) identify and prioritize conservation concerns in our district; and 2) recommend how local funds for USDA conservation programs will be distributed.
For more information or if you would like to attend, visit http://www.knox-lincoln.org/lwg or contact Hildy at 596-2040, hildy@knox-lincoln.org or Kym at 338-1964, kym.sanderson@me.nacdnet.net.
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 The Maple
Syrup Production for Beginners workshop is for those who would like to learn
what it takes to produce a little maple syrup for family use. This is the first
in a series of late winter/spring workshops sponsored by Oxford County Soil
& Water Conservation District. Whether you’d like to tap a couple of trees
or a dozen, this demonstration will help you get started. Jim Record of Jim
Record and Son Real Maine Maple Syrup will give a hands-on presentation of the
basics of identifying trees, tapping trees and making syrup, and what equipment
is needed. The workshop will be held at the Oxford County Extension Office from
9-11 am on February 24th with a follow-up invitation for a guided
tour of the Jim’s saphouse on March 25th during Maine Maple Sunday
or whenever the saphouse is in operation during the upcoming season. 10.00 per
family workshop fee covers demonstration, snacks and written materials. For
more information or to register please call 744-3119 or email oxfordcountyswcd@gmail.com .
Photo by Rob Federico
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This
training is geared for the part time chainsaw operator, to get more
confident on chainsaw service and maintenance. This evening clinic will
cover chainsaw operator maintenance, filing, and servicing to include; fuels,
lubricants, trouble shooting, tools, bar and chain maintenance, and filing.
Please bring your own saw and tools if you want to work on it, but not
required. Instructor Pete Tracy will also
furnish tools. This workshop will be held
at the Forestry/Wood Harvesting shop in the Foster Technology Center at the Mt.
Blue Campus, Farmington (second entrance to the High
School off the Seamon Road). Hosted by the Upper Kennebec
Valley Chapter of Maine Woodland Owners. Questions call Patty Cormier at 592-2238 or email: patty.cormier@maine.gov. This is
free and open to all!
Instructor:
Pete Tracy - Certified Logging Professional Trainer.
Dates:
March 22nd,
Thursday evening.
Time:
5:30-7:30
pm.
Site:
Forestry/Wood Harvesting shop at Mt. Blue Campus
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (Storm
date set for March 22nd.)
8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Farmington Municipal Building - 153
Farmington Falls Rd
If you are still in need of the
training to become certified or to get re-certification credits, the Maine
Department of Environmental Protection and the Franklin County Soil & Water
Conservation District urge you to attend our training session in Erosion &
Sediment Control Practices this.
By attending this session, you
qualify to become DEP certified in erosion and sediment control practices after
the completion of a site evaluation. You will also learn about new
state-of-the-art erosion control techniques and ways to save time and money on
your construction projects as well as become eligible for discounts, expedited DEP permitting
and other free educational resources. For more information about the benefits
of contractor certification, visit http://www.maine.gov/dep/training/index.html.
Questions: on registration call
Rosetta 778-4279 on the schedule call Bill at 215-9237
Three year extension of contractor
certification & 7 Shoreland Zoning credits for CEOs available.
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