Woods Wise Wire
When:
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Time:
9 AM – 12 PM
Where:
Mariaville (detailed directions provided upon registration)
Join the 2020 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year, Drs. Bob Seymour and Jessica Leahy, for a tour of their woodlot in Mariaville. The hosts will describe many aspects of their management of the forest, and tour stops include:
- History of Black’s Grove Tree Farm
- Tree Planting
- Best Management Practices and Trail Work
- Pine Program (e.g., Pruning, Spraying and Bud Capping)
- Pre-Commercial Thinning
- Why We Don’t Do “Patch Cuts”
- Long-Rotation Hemlock
- Beech Management
- Odds and Ends (e.g., Deer Exclosure, Chestnut Restoration, etc.)
Maine Forest Service District Forester, Michael Jensen, will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about what steps you can take to manage your woodland responsibly and what resources are available to you.
Space is limited to 10 participants, and we require all participants to wear a face covering and maintain a minimum of 6-foot spacing at all times.
Pre-registration is required. To register, e-mail coordinator@mainetreefarm.org. In your message, please include your name, town, and phone number.
 Please join the Maine Forest Service (MFS) on October 22 from 12:00-1:00 for a virtual lunch hour discussion about Planning ahead to harvest timber on your woodlot, with MFS Foresters Morten Moesswilde and Andy Shultz. Our focus will be on steps that landowners should take before a harvest begins. We are also happy to answer other woods and forestry related questions. We ask that you send us your questions in advance, so we can research the answers.
To help protect the integrity of the session, a link and instructions on how to join the session will be provided to those who wish to attend.
If you are interested in attending this session, please send us an email at forestinfo@maine.gov If you have any questions you would like answered during this session, please include them as well.
Join the Maine Timber Research & Environmental Education Foundation (Maine TREE) for a research timber harvest tour at the Holt Research Forest in Arrowsic on Saturday, November 7th. This harvest is the first at the Holt Research Forest since 1988, and harvest will provide researchers an opportunity to study the impact of timber harvesting on family-owned forestland.
Tour leaders include consulting forester Barrie Brusila of Mid-Maine Forestry, logger Will Cole of Trees Ltd., and University of Maine research scientist Jack Witham. The tour will consist of a woods walk and harvest demonstration. Along the way, there will be many opportunities to ask questions.
Pre-registration is required for this event. We ask all participants to follow our COVID-19 policy for in-person events that meet CDC guidelines. When registering, you can choose from multiple tour time options, each lasting two hours. Tour start times are 9 AM, 11 AM, and 1 PM if needed. Space is limited to 10 participants per tour, so register today!
Register
If you have trouble accessing the registration form, please email info@mainetree.org or call 207-621-9872.
The tour will focus primarily on planning, harvest operations, and the future of the forest.
For more information on the Holt Research Forest’s long-term ecosystem studies, watch the webinar in the link below:
WEBINAR: Holt Research Forest Pre-Harvest Information Session
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