America’s Most Iconic Bear Finds a Home in Maine. By Hope Light Local families gathered at an unusual meeting space on a cloudy morning last week in a heartwarming display of community spirit. They came together to celebrate America’s most iconic bear’s 80th birthday and to welcome a 6-foot-tall fiberglass sculpture of Smokey Bear to…
2023 Downeast region tour participants visit Baskahegan Company lands and visit a harvest conducted by A&A Brochu. Met with Enthusiasm and Support from Maine Businesses and Educators. By Hope Light Returning for its 27th year, Maine businesses and educators have enthusiastically received Maine TREE’s Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours. Since 1997, Maine TREE’s Forests of…
Maine TREE and the Brewer School Department Announce the Return of their Innovative Forestry Immersion Program By Hope Light In 2023, Maine TREE and the Brewer School Department collaborated to introduce a Forestry Immersion Program. This program allowed students to spend six weeks in the forest while earning high school credits. We’re thrilled to announce…
Third in the Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series, Maine’s Forest Climate Change Initiative (FCCI) hosted an interactive webinar and field tour at the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust’s (GPMCT) Wildlands, which focused on forest pests and pathogens. Recipient of the 2023 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmer Award, the GPMCT Wildlands is described as “a place where you may see a moose while mountain biking, an osprey while paddling along a pristine shore, or enjoy an amazing view from more than one mountain
2023 Conventional Logger of the Year, Gene Daigle, has been a Certified Logging Professional since 1995. Although Gene admits he didn’t fully appreciate the learning opportunity when he took his first CLP training, looking back, he recognizes how significant the program is, saying, “When I first took this program, we learned about different ways of…
Kacey Weber, PCSWCD Education Coordinator, enjoys the sun from the front porch of her cabin during a 2023 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tour. By: Kacey Weber, PCSWCD Education Coordinator I have been with the PCSWCD for 10 years, making me no stranger to the forest industry and forest ecology. When the opportunity to attend the…
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,…
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,…
We’re thrilled to announce the addition of the first-ever Holt Research Forest Fellow.
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…
