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Two new Information
Sheets on Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) are available on the Maine Forest Service
website. EAB has been recently discovered in Madawaska and is expected to
establish in other parts of Maine. With over 100 million native ash trees
located throughout Maine, EAB will have significant economic and ecological
impacts. The Information Sheets will help landowners and forest managers make
informed decisions about their ash trees and woods containing ash. The two
sheets available are:
Information Sheet #28 –
Emerald Ash Borer, Information for Maine Landowners, provides an overview of EAB damage,
identification, actions landowners can take, strategies to slow the spread, and
sources of additional information. Direct link to the publication: http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=755210&an=1
Information Sheet #29 -
Emerald Ash Borer, Guidance for Maine Forest Managers, provides more detailed information and forest
management strategies, Markets, and Websites for More Information. Three
management strategies discussed include maintaining ash as a component of the
forest, promoting a diversity of native species, and conserving the economic
value of ash. Direct link to the publication: http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=804453&an=1
Although EAB has been
found in Maine, landowners and forest managers are encouraged not to panic. Get
the most current information concerning EAB (see web links in the two
information sheets), develop a plan, and then make informed decision about your
ash trees and woods containing ash.
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Date:
Sat, Aug 11th
- Sun, Aug 12th
Time:
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location:
Hidden Valley Nature
Center, 131 Egypt Road, Jefferson
Cost:
$ 150
Midcoast Conservancy and MOFGA members
$ 180 Non-Member
REGISTER
HERE
Description:
This two-day course is
designed for women. The focus of this course is overwhelmingly on safety: safe
posture, safe practices, safe clothing, safe habits. The first half day session
will be mostly indoors as we provide some basic information about chainsaws,
maintenance, safety clothing, introduce you to good practices, and provide
relevant background material. The second day is intended to be a full day of
practice and application.
Our goal is that each
student will leave the course being keenly aware of how to evaluate practices
and equipment for safety, and to have the opportunity to operate a chainsaw in
a controlled and supervised setting. Most students will practice starting a
saw, making straight up-and-down cuts (bucking), felling a tree, and bore cuts.
Students’ interests and aptitude will dictate the extent of the course.
Some students will practice directional tree felling techniques if they
feel comfortable doing so.
HVNC is not providing
overnight accommodations as a part of this workshop, but we do have primitive
cabins and camping available for rent. Students should come prepared with all
the food and water they will need.
For more information contact Midcoast Conservancy
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Date:
Thursday,
August 16th
Time:
3 - 5 pm
Location:
Appleton
Preserve on Rt 105 & St George River, Appleton
Description:
Join Knox-Lincoln Soil
& Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) and the Maine Forest Service
for a walk & talk “Identifying Woodland Shrubs,” on Thursday, August 16
from 3-5pm at Georges River Land Trust’s Appleton Preserve. At this time of
year some shrubs are still flowering, but most are in fruit, which is an
important source of food for wildlife – and a great boon to identification!
This free tour is the 7th
in the 2018 series of Knox-Lincoln Small-Scale Woodland Stewardship Tours,
which are designed to highlight woodland stewardship and conservation practices
of private landowners and open to anyone interested in the stewardship of small
woodlands. MFS District Forester Morten Moesswilde and KLSWCD Program Manager
Hildy Ellis will lead the tour along the trail system of the 124-acre Appleton
Preserve, which offers up-close views of the St. George River. They will be
joined by Georges River Land Trust Stewardship Project Manager Brent West, who
will relate the history of the preserve and plans for interpretive signs
highlighting the importance of forest habitat.
The tour will begin at
3pm at the preserve parking lot near the intersection of Rt. 131 and Rt. 105,
where Rt. 105 crosses the St. George River in Appleton. Tours take place rain
or shine (barring lightning and blizzards), so please dress for weather, as
well as 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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