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Date & Time:
Saturday, June 16th from 8:30am - 4pm
Location:
Maine Forest and Logging Museum, 686 Government Rd, Bradley
Did your Dad work in the woods? Grandfather?
Bring them out to the Maine Forest and Logging Museum Father’s Day weekend,
Saturday, June 16th, to reminisce, see some axes swinging and have some
bean hole beans! “On the Run” has lots of moving parts for the day.
The day starts at 8:30 with the 3rd Annual
Blackman Stream Alewife Cross Country Run. Head into the Penobscot
Experimental Forest as fast as you can! Pre-register on our website or sign up
the morning of the race. Free shirts for the first 50 registered.
The rest of the event gets in full swing at
10:00. The Axe Women Loggers of Maine will show their stuff–just how fast
can they swing an axe? The all-female timber sports athletes are
world champion choppers, sawyers and axe throwers. They will be demonstrating
throughout the day.
It takes about 4 hours to get up steam in the
original version of Lombard’s loghauler, but the gas-powered one just has a key
to turn. A great opportunity to see two of the machines that
revolutionized logging in the Maine woods restored to working order and being
driven once again.
Sawmills and more..lots to see in operation and a
great place to have a dish of bean hole beans with a biscuit.
Head out to the Maine Forest and Logging Museum, aka Leonard’s
Mills, 1 ¼ miles down the Government Rd. off Rte. 178 in Bradley.
Saturday, June 16th, Race 8:30, event 10-4:00. Call Sherry Davis
974-6278 or email Sherry@maineforestandloggingmuseum.org. Race forms are on the website www.maineforestandloggingmuseum.org.
Cost:
$10/adults, $5 kids 2+
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 Date & Time:
Thursday, June 21st from 3 - 5pm
Location:
Hidden Valley Nature Center,
131 Egypt Rd, Jefferson
Join Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water
Conservation District (KLSWCD) and the Maine Forest Service for the sixth
monthly Small-Scale Woodland Stewardship Tour on Thursday, June 21 from 3-5pm
at Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) at 131 Egypt Rd in Jefferson. The free
field tours, led by MFS District Forester Morten Moesswilde, are designed to
highlight woodland stewardship and conservation practices of private landowners
and are open to landowners, loggers, foresters and others interested in the
stewardship of small woodlands. Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, which
comprises more than 1000 acres, practices sustainable forestry and has
developed an interpreted Sustainable Forestry Demo Area comparing three
harvesting methods: horse logging, cut to length, and mid-scale equipment harvesting.
The tour will focus on sustainable management techniques that enhance wildlife
habitat and access, as well as stand improvement practices, including pruning
and thinning.
The
tour will begin at the HVNC parking lot and entrance gate at 3pm. Tours take
place rain or shine (barring lightning and blizzards), so please dress for
weather, field and bug conditions. For more info about the series and to
register for this free tour, contact Knox-Lincoln SWCD at 596-2040, hildy@knox-lincoln.org or www.knox-lincoln.org/woodland-stewardship-tours.
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Date & Time:
Thursday, June 28th from 9am - 3:30pm
Location:
Law Farm, Lee Cemetery Rd, Dover-Foxcroft
It
is not uncommon for landowners in Piscataquis County to own several acres of
woodland. There are a variety of options for these residents to manage their
woodlots and over the years, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation
District (PCSWCD) has worked to provide educational programming on techniques
and practices that can be used to better and profit from their woodlots. The
District is offering its Low Impact Forestry Workshop at the Law Farm public
land to help landowners better manage their woodlots.
The
Low Impact Forestry workshop will be held on Thursday, June 28th and run from
9AM-3:30PM.
This workshop will instruct attendees how to assess their forest, understand
impacts from past activities and use that information to develop a basic
management plan. There will be a morning session covering a variety of topics,
including the importance of understanding the relationship between soils found
in a woodlot and tree species that grow or are best adapted for the site.
Additionally, presenters will discuss tree species, silviculture, and
sustainable forest management. During the afternoon session, presenters will
walk the property with participants and discuss specific examples of management
happening on the property. Much of this program will take place in the woods,
gaining first-hand perspectives on topics discussed.
The
Low Impact Forestry workshop will be taught by a dynamic team of foresters,
landowners, loggers and natural resource experts including David Rocque, Maine
State Soil Scientist, Andrew Shultz, Maine Forest Service, Adam Cates, Maine
Forest Service and Gordon Moore, forester. Participants will come away from
this course with information on how to sustainably manage their woodlots. This
workshop is a great option for small farmers, homesteaders and landowners
looking to better utilize their woodlots. Whether you have an acre or 100
acres, there is something to be learned at this workshop.
Pre-registration
is required to attend. To register or for more information, contact the
Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District at (207) 564-2321
extension 3, info@piscataquisswcd.org,
www.piscataquisswcd.org.
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