Woods Wise Wire
Date & Time:
March 31 at 8 am
Topic:
As announced last June, FONS (Forest Operations Notifications) transitioned to the online Forest Online Resource Tool (FOResT) on 01 January, 2021.
To help landowners, loggers, and foresters become familiar with the new online system, the Maine Forest Service will offer a public, online overview and demonstration session on FOResT on March 31.
This session 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 March 31 session
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.
This is the ninth and final session.
All sessions are recorded for those who are unable to attend or would like to review what was covered.
For more information about FOResT and to view recordings of previous sessions visit: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/rules_regs/forest_home.html
Credits:
2 hours - Category 1
Licensed Forester Continuing Education Credits have recently been approved for these sessions.
NOTE: If you have attended one of these sessions in the past and would like to receive these credits, please contact the Maine Forest Service at forestinfo@maine.gov with your name and the date of the session you attended.
Maine Audubon is hosting a Stream Smart workshop on April 6, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Join us to learn about:
- the value of free-flowing streams;
- the regulations that are applicable when working on road/stream crossings;
- the principles of building Stream Smart crossings;
- the costs and benefits of Stream Smart crossings; and
- where to look for funding.
Maine Audubon works with partners all across the state to provide training on how to construct culverts and bridges that restore and maintain fish and wildlife habitat while also protecting roads and public safety. Maine Audubon offers introductory workshops as well as hands-on field trainings for road professionals. The workshop is free but pre-registration is required. The workshop will be held online on Zoom.
The workshop will be free but registration is required.
Registration and additional information can be found here: https://maineaudubon.org/news/events/stream-smart-workshop/.
More information on Stream Smart itself can be found at streamsmartmaine.org.
Due Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The Bureau of Parks and Lands is seeking applications for the first round of the new Logging and Forestry Education Grant Program. Grant applications may be up to $50,000 and eligible applicants are limited to Maine public secondary or public postsecondary institutions or career and technical education centers that are related to logging or forestry. Given the importance of a skilled logging workforce to the sustainable harvest of timber from Maine’s Public Reserved Lands, the purpose of this logging and forestry education grant program is to assist in the development of logging professionals.
For more information: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/grants/logging-forestry-education-grant.shtml
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