Maine Forest Service online sessions: Submitting Forest Operations Notifications with the new Forest Online Resource Tool (FOResT)

Date & Time:

December 2^nd at 8 am

Topic:

As announced in June, FONS (Forest Operations Notifications) will transition to the online Forest Online Resource Tool (FOResT), beginning January, 2021. 

To help landowners, loggers, and foresters become familiar with the new online system, the Maine Forest Service will be offering public, online overview and demonstration sessions on FOResT beginning December 2^nd.

These sessions will contain:

• 40-45 minute overview of FOResT followed by 15-20 minutes for attendees to ask questions.
• 10 minute break
• 1.5 hour in-depth demo of FOResT followed by 30 minutes for attendees to ask questions

Sign up for the December 2^nd session

All sessions will be recorded for those who are unable to attend or would like to review what was covered.

If you have any questions or have trouble signing up, contact the Maine Forest Service at forestinfo@maine.gov or 207-287-2791.

There is no maximum number of attendees. These sessions will be repeated throughout the winter to ensure that people have multiple opportunities to attend.

In addition to December 2^nd, future sessions will begin at 8am on the following Wednesdays:

• December 16^th
• January 6^th
• January 20^th
• February 3^rd
• February 17^th
• March 3^rd
• March 17^th
• March 31^st

Invitations to each of these sessions will be sent out for you to sign up. Updates on scheduling and other information regarding FOResT will be announced via MFS’s electronic newsletters for landowners, foresters, and loggers.