Date:
Friday, October 21, 2022
Time:
09:00 – 10:00 AM
Join the Maine Forest Service for an hour discussion focusing on Christmas tree and wreath brush harvesting laws. Attendees will learn about Maine Forest Service’s role with regulating Christmas tree and wreath brush harvesting, how to harvest wreath brush responsibly, how to obtain permission from landowners, and what landowners can do if there is property abuse.
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Tour a Small-scale Commercial Sawmill
Date:
Saturday, October 22
Time:
9:00-10:00 am
Location:
Dewey’s Sawmill, Liberty, Maine
Cost:
Sliding scale- $0-$15
Join Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) and see Dewey’s Lumber and Cedar Mill in operation to learn how they’ve succeeded by staying small and producing a high-quality, specialized product.
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Building a Small Sawmill Business: Management
Date:
Monday, November 7
Time:
6:30-8 pm
Location:
Online
Cost:
Sliding Scale $0-15
Learn the basics of starting or growing a financially viable small sawmill business. We'll discuss opportunities for sawmill businesses and explore different models, strategies, and products. The first in a two-part business development series hosted by MOFGA and led by Harry Watt, Wood Products Specialist at North Carolina State Extension. Designed for aspiring and beginning small-scale business owners but open to all.
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Building a Small Sawmill Business: Marketing
Date:
Monday, November 14
Time:
6:30-8 pm
Location:
Online
Cost:
Sliding Scale $0-15
Join MOFGA and Harry Watt, Wood Products Specialist at North Carolina State Extension, to learn about marketing avenues and opportunities for small sawmill businesses. Designed for aspiring and beginning business owners but open to all.
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Date:
Saturday, October 22
Time:
10 AM
Location:
Oak Hill Conservation Area, Fayette
Join the Kennebec Woodland Partnership on Saturday, October 22, at 10:00 AM for a forestry field tour of Kennebec Land Trust’s (KLT's) Oak Hill Conservation Area in Fayette. KLT will be managing this property to protect Maine's wildlife and water quality and for outdoor recreation. Some of the property's forest stands will be forever wild, while others will be demonstration sites for ecological forestry practices focused on late successional forest growth and climate benefits.
This community forestry day provides opportunities for landowners and managers to learn more about sustainable forestry management with Two Trees Forestry, Maine Forest Service, Maine Tree Farm, and Kennebec Land Trust.
For more information, please visit https://www.tklt.org/upcomingevents/2022/10/22/oak-hill-forestry-field-day or contact Marie at mring@tklt.org or 207-377-2848.
The Oak Hill Forestry Field Day is coordinated by the Kennebec Woodland Partnership. The Partnership was launched in 2009 with the goal of providing a range of tools and strategies for landowners to make informed decisions about their woodlands and help ensure a sustainable future for the county’s forest. There are approximately 374,000 acres of woodlands in Kennebec County, much of which is privately owned. Each year the Kennebec Woodland Partnership (KWP) offers outreach programs which are designed to introduce landowners and the public to the resources available through KWP from Partner organizations.
Directions from Fayette: From the Fayette general store, continue north on Route 17 for 2.5 miles. Turn left on the Fayette Corner Rd. and then take an immediate left on Norton Rd. Continue for half a mile to a temporary parking area marked with a KLT sign.
The third year of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests webinar/field tour series focused on addressing forest climate change in Maine will kickoff October 26 (noontime webinar) and 28 (field tour) with a deep look at atmospheric carbon and methane, forest ecology, soil health, and land conservation at the Howland research forest, with panelists Shawn Fraver (UMaine PI), Dave Hollinger (USFS), Kathleen Savage (Woodwell Climate Science Center), and Jon Leibowitz (Northeast Wilderness Trust). Howland Research Forest is a forest ecosystem research site in central Maine, representing a low-elevation conifer/northern hardwood transitional forest dominated by spruce and hemlock.
Panelists will discuss long-term carbon and methane flux research at Howland, wilderness conservation for research, and current carbon and nutrient cycling projects; the field tour will feature a series of stops focused on tower data (option to climb to top or tower), carbon flux, NASA research plots, and CO2 log flux measurements.
The webinars include time for Q&A and to showcase field tour specifics. The field tours will feature interactive discussions at each site. Webinar registration is free, field tours are $25 and limited to the first 25 to register, lunch is included. Series details: crsf.umaine.edu/fcci-webinars/
Webinar and Field Tour Registration
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