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The SFI Implementation Committee (SIC) is an independent, private, nonprofit organization established exclusively for charitable and educational purposes including engaging in outreach and educational programs to increase public awareness and understanding of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and the environmental, social, and economic benefits of sustainable forestry, to increase public awareness and understanding of sustainable forestry practices in Maine, and to assist organizations in Maine in securing and maintaining SFI Certification.
Employment time: full-time
Job title: SFI Implementation Committee (SIC) Coordinator
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Strong facilitation and committee management skills
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Background in forestry or natural resources required
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Grant writing skills desired
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Willingness to travel statewide with some out-of-state travel annually
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Familiarity with 3rd party forest certification (SFI preferred)
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Experience in organizing and coordinating training seminars, tours and meetings
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Experience in teaching adults
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Strong written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to establish and maintain a strong social media presence
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Strong financial management skills including budget preparation, analysis, decision-making, and reporting
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Willingness to engage and participate in forest sector stakeholder groups
The SIC Coordinator facilitates the implementation of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standards through projects and programs administered by the SFI Implementation Committee.
Responsibilities include:
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Hold quarterly board of directors’ meetings
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Staff subcommittees on outreach, education, conservation, and public accountability
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Promote the Sustainable Forestry Initiative at various events
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Represent the SIC on various boards and committees
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Work with forestry experts to develop natural resource related educational materials
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Work with industry, agency, and conservation partners to deliver training materials to forest practitioners
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Actively pursue new industry organizations interested in achieving SFI certification
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Maintain a strong comprehension of the SFI Certification Standards
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Work with contract accounting services to establish budgets and manage finances
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Produce annual progress reports for submission to SFI Inc.
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Avoid the appearance that organizations not currently certified to the SFI Standard are in conformance with the SFI Standard.
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Engage with partners or supporters, including students and young people, who share SFI’s mission of advancing sustainability through forest-focused collaboration
Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
Benefits package includes:
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Retirement plan with match
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Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
The Maine SFI Implementation Committees’ offices are located in Augusta, ME. This is a full-time, permanent position. For the successful candidate, the board may entertain a flexible schedule and remote working arrangements. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and references to psirois@maineforest.org.
Applications are due by October 25th, 2024. Candidates will be interviewed in November with anticipated hiring timeframe of mid-December.
Bureau / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: October 15, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: This webinar will be hosted via Zoom.
Registration is required. Participants will receive a Zoom link and passcode after registering.
Event Type: Workshop/Training
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Board of Pesticides Control are pleased to offer a free, virtual recertification training covering forest pests and vegetation management on Tuesday, October 15th. Attending earns three recertification credits.
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Allison Kanoti, State Entomologist, ME Forest Service - Forest Insect and Disease Update
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Gary Fish, Maine State Horticulturist, ME DACF - Maine's Top Invasive Plants-Identification and Management
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Ronald Lemin, Regional Manager, Nutrien Solutions - Control Strategies for Invasive Plants and Insects in Maine
To earn recertification credits, attendees must pass a quiz after the program.
Bureau / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: October 28, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Hybrid: 87 Airport Rd, Old Town Maine and on Microsoft Teams
Event Type: Workshop/Training
Join Maine Forest Service entomologists Brittany Schappach and Gabe LeMay, and forest health experts from other states for a forest tent caterpillar (FTC) educational session on October 28th. This free training is intended for landowners, forest managers, sugary lease holders, and educators to provide knowledge and tools for folks to make their own informed management decisions as a response to heavy defoliation damage in sugar maples from FTCs. Topics will include FTC life cycle, history in Maine, aerial survey data, impacts from defoliation on sugar maple trees, and experiences with FTC in Vermont and New Hampshire. See agenda below for additional details. No registration is required to attend.
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Overview of Forest Tent Caterpillar in Maine Brittany Schappach and Gabe LeMay, Forest Entomologists, Maine Forest Service
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Impacts of Defoliation on Sugar Maples Jason Lilley, Maine Sustainable Agriculture and Maple Industry Educator, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
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Perspectives and Experiences of Forest Tent Caterpillars in Vermont Josh Halman, Forest Health Program Manager, Vermont Department of Forests
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Perspectives and Experiences of Forest Tent Caterpillars in New Hampshire Kyle Lombard, Forest Health Program Coordinator, New Hampshire Forests & Lands
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Open Discussion with Speakers
Bureau/Program: NE Regional Climate Center & USDA NE & MW Climate Hubs
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Location: Virtual/ Zoom Link sent after registration
The Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University is partnering with the USDA’s Northeast and Midwest Climate Hubs to host a virtual workshop for natural resource professionals on the topic of climate change and winter timber harvest in northern forests. In this workshop, we will explore how climate change is impacting the winter timber harvest season, what current research is telling us, and what tools may be available to help monitor weather and climate conditions. We will conclude with in-depth discussions of current research and application needs in this area.
The focus of the workshop will be forests in the Northeast and Midwest regions of the U.S. Registration Deadline is Thursday, October 31, 2024.
Questions and concerns can be directed to Natalie Umphlett at nau3@cornell.edu.
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Location: Morgan Hill Event Center, Hermon ME
We hosted our first Forest Awards Night in 2023, recognizing the need for an event to connect every corner of Maine's Forest Community. The night was an incredible celebration of our community's remarkable achievements and a platform for telling our community’s story.
Help us make this year's forest awards night as unforgettable as the first. Join us on October 24 at Morgan Hill Event Center in Hermon for an evening of connecting with friends, sharing a meal, and celebrating our community.
Awards to be presented include:
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Austin Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award
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Sherry Huber Forest Champion Award
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Anita Smith PLT Steward Award
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Certified Logging Professionals of the Year
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Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year
Please RSVP by Monday, October 21.
BRADLEY, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Forest and Logging Museum in Bradley celebrated their annual Living History Days over the weekend.
The event featured horse-drawn wagon rides, fresh-pressed cider, and reenactors bringing us back to colonial and civil war times.
The Maine Forest and Logging Museum is a nonprofit organization focused on presenting Maine’s forests through a cultural lens.
The museum hosts a myriad of events, but it’s Living History Days that bring patrons to the era of sawmills and blacksmiths.
The heart of the reenactments took place at Leonard’s Mills, the site of an actual pioneer settlement that has since been rebuilt.
Besides reenactors, the site features a plethora of tools and machinery that would have been used at the time, from looms to sawmills.
Living History events began in the 1980s with the first event featuring bean hole beans.
These celebrations have since only gotten bigger, showcasing to modern audiences what the various facets of colonial life would have been like.
It’s not just fun and games though -- events like this provide a learning opportunity for children and adults alike.
“There’s so many museums where you come out to see things, and the best you can do is get twenty feet away behind a wall or a rope or something. Here you can come up and actually touch things and interact with people, making them work, and it’s a lot more fun. You can learn a lot more actually seeing things, going and helping out with it, they’re always looking for more volunteers and people want to come out and help,” said Chris Reuby, a volunteer at the museum.
“Take stock and see how far we’ve come from 1863, take stock and see how much we’ve learned. We don’t want to go backwards. We can’t go backwards. The clock only goes in one direction, it goes forward,” said David Sulin, one of the Civil War reenactors at the event.
Living History Days has concluded for this year, but will return Oct. 4-5 next year.
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