Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Join MOFGA’s Low-Impact Forestry Program and the Maine Wood Banks Network for this day of learning about the importance and function of wood banks and supporting resources in local communities, wood selection and safety while burning wood, firewood processing, and stay for the afternoon work session to learn how to build a Holzhausen (German-style circular firewood stack).
This workshop will be hosted in two alternate locations at the same time to accommodate more registrants. In the event we have low registration, the event will be condensed into one location.
Please reach out to forestry@mofga.org with any questions.
Bureau/Program: MOFGA & LWW
Date: Friday, October 17, 2025
Event Type: Workshop/Demonstration
Join MOFGA members and friends and our Local Wood WORKS (LWW) partners for a day in the woods in Wayne to observe an in-progress 25-acre sustainable timber harvest and sawmill demonstration. The family will build a small year-round cabin with eastern hemlock, northern white cedar, and white pine milled from the woodlot and using income from the timber harvest.
The cabin could be used to house a future farmer/caretaker on this 70-acre family land. The landowners are also working with a Maine land trust to develop a conservation easement on the property that will protect the property’s prime farmland soil, forestland, and important wildlife habitat. The woodlot is a short walk from the home of the landowners who are longtime MOFGA supporters.
The landowners (Jim Perkins and Theresa Kerchner), their forester (Harold Burnett, Two Trees Forestry), logger (Ron Dostie), and carpenters Ryan Bear Stone and Dave Paradis will be represented by Ryan. Helen Watt, author of The Pretty Good House, will speak on lumber drying and grading. Olivia Nicolarsen from Maine Woodland Owners will talk about NRCS cost-share programs and other resources available for small woodland owners and Mark Gordon of East Dixfield will be operating a portable sawmill.
You can also join us for an afternoon tour at Dimension Lumber in Livermore Falls to learn about and see how medium-scale lumber mills purchase, process, and sell Maine wood.
Please indicate in your registration whether you plan to join us for the first part of the event only or for the full day.
Dress for a day outside in the woods, and wear closed toed shoes. A bathroom is available at the landowner’s home.
Tours in the Forest Tour Series are kept free, with support from participant donations and grant funding. You can make a donation in the “checkout” form when you register for this tour, or in-person at the tour.
Please reach out to forestry@mofga.org or jennifer@localwoodworks.org with any questions.
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Location: 2424 Main Street, Rangeley, ME
Host: Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust
Large wood in freshwater streams provide habitat features which are vital to the survival of native brook trout, Atlantic salmon and other cold water fish species. Adding large wood to stream channels using the “chop and drop” method in conjunction with a timber harvest can create pools, provide cover for juvenile fish and enhance overall stream function.
This training is an opportunity for Licensed Foresters and Fisheries Biologists to meet the requirements of Maine Forest Service (MFS) Rule Chapter 25; Standards for Placing Wood Into Stream Channels to Enhance Cold Water Fisheries. This rule seeks to streamline the permitting process for landowners who wish to undertake voluntary wood addition projects in cooperation with state fisheries resource agencies.
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Stream Geomorphology – John Field, Fluvial Geomorphologist, Field Geology Services.
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Forest Stream Ecology and the Biological Effects of Large Wood Additions - Merry Gallagher, Native Fish Conservation Biologist, Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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Standards for Placing Wood Into Stream Channels to Enhance Cold Water Fisheries - Tom Gilbert, Water Resources Specialist, Maine Forest Service.
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Timber Harvesting Techniques and Forestry Regulation – Julie Davenport, District Forester, Maine Forest Service.
There is no fee for this training, but preregistration is required.
This workshop is approved for the following continuing education credits:
SAF – 3.5 category 1 credits
Date: Tuesday, October 21 and Wednesday October 22, 2025
Location: Hidden Valley Camp, 161 Hidden Valley Road, Montville, ME
Join us for a 2-day, hands-on introduction to stream survey techniques and concepts associated with developing ecologically sound road/stream crossings. Day One will include field training on what information to collect and how to collect it. Day Two will see participants analyzing the data to develop preliminary designs in the classroom.
Workshop attendees may be eligible for Forestry Continuing Education Credits (CEUs), DEP Voluntary Contractor Certification CEUs, and Engineering CEUs.
Date: Tuesday, October 28 and Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Location: Maine Lakes Science Center, LEA, 51 Willett Road, Bridgton ME
Join us for a 2-day, hands-on introduction to stream survey techniques and concepts associated with developing ecologically sound road/stream crossings. Day One will include field training on what information to collect and how to collect it. Day Two will see participants analyzing the data to develop preliminary designs in the classroom.
Workshop attendees may be eligible for Forestry Continuing Education Credits (CEUs), DEP Voluntary Contractor Certification CEUs, and Engineering CEUs.
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