Getting to know the 2023 Mechanical Logger of the Year: Kent Perreault

Getting to know the 2023 Mechanical Logger of the Year: Kent Perreault

Kent Perreault poses with his award at the 2023 Certified Professional Logging Banquet By Hope E. Light The Certified Logging Professional (CLP) of the Year award winner for 2023 in the Mechanical logger category is Kent Perreault of New Canada, Maine. Mechanical Logger of the Year Kent has been in the CLP program since 1996,…

2023 Year in Review
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2023 Year in Review

At Maine TREE Foundation, forest-based education and workforce development were key themes in 2023. With a dedicated and creative staff, we accomplished a great deal toward our mission of educating and advocating for the sustainable use of the forest and the ecological, economic, and social health of Maine’s Forest communities. We can’t do this alone,…

2024 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year Announced
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2024 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year Announced

Larry and Barbara Beauregard – 2024 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year Award Recipients Larry and Barbara Beauregard have been named the 2024 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year by the Maine Tree Farm Program. The couple has owned their 117-acre woodlot since 1981 and have been active Tree Farmers since 2005.  Their goals…

33rd Annual CLP Banquet
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33rd Annual CLP Banquet

“The program was inspiring,” said an attendee as they departed the Annual Certified Logging Professional Banquet. Maine’s Logging Community members gathered on the first Friday of December for the 33rd Annual CLP Banquet at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. The evening, centered around the community enjoying a fantastic as-always meal together, celebrated the accomplishments of this year’s class of 64 new CLPs, the 2023 CLP Loggers of the Year, and three guest speakers who provided innovative solutions to challenges we are all facing in the logging community.

Jeff Jandreau Named Safe Trucker of the Year by North Maine Woods Inc.

Jeff Jandreau Named Safe Trucker of the Year by North Maine Woods Inc.

North Maine Woods Inc. Industrial Road Safety Committee Chair Randy Lagasse presenting the 2023 Safe Trucker of the Year Award to Jeff Jandreau of Fort Kent, Jonathan Haley JD Irving forester on the right. North Maine Woods is comprised of 3.5 million acres of commercial forestland and waterways – a place where people and nature…

The Maine Department of Agriculture Launches Adaptive Best Management Practices Cooperative (ABC)
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The Maine Department of Agriculture Launches Adaptive Best Management Practices Cooperative (ABC)

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Maine Forest Service has launched a new statewide education program, the Adaptive BMP Cooperative (ABC), designed for all those involved in Maine’s forest products industry. ABC will make it easier for forestry and logging professionals to find recognized, quality BMP training programs and identify professionals who have participated in those training programs.

Teachers Implement Teachers’ Tours Learning
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Teachers Implement Teachers’ Tours Learning

First graders at Hilldale Elementary working on PLT’s The Closer You Look. Photo credit: Stephanie Baker By: Hope Light & Gavriela Mallory The 2023 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours brought Maine educators to commercial timberlands, recreation areas, mills, conservation lands, and family forests. Immersed in hands-on professional development, teachers learned about Maine’s forest industry, forest…