Fresh from the Woods This map estimates a watershed’s ability to produce clean water, which is largely based on how much forestland is in the watershed. The blue areas provide the greatest amount. (Graphic courtesy of USDA Forest Service) Clean water: Over the river, through the woods By Andrew Kekacs Maine has some of the…
Fresh from the Woods Tony Madden, left, and his son, Derrick. (Photos courtesy of Forest Resources Association) Maine loggers: There are good jobs in the woods By Andrew KekacsEditor’s note: Economic turmoil, global warming and wildly fluctuating energy costs have led policy makers, scientists and investors to look more closely at the world’s forests. The…
Fresh from the Forest Maine forestland is rapidly recovering from heavy cutting associated with the spruce budworm outbreak of the 1980s. (Photos by Andrew Kekacs) Latest inventory suggests Maine forests healthy, growing By Andrew Kekacs Editor’s note: Economic turmoil, global warming and wildly fluctuating energy costs have led policy makers, scientists and investors to look…
Wabanaki ash baskets are displayed outside a tent at the Native American Festival at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. (Photo by Ethan Andrews) By Ethan Andrews Originally published on Forests For Maine Future website on October 4, 2010. Updated February 13, 2022 The expected arrival of an invasive beetle that kills ash…
Fresh from the Woods The 14th edition of “Forest Trees of Maine” was recently published by the Maine Forest Service. It contains a wealth of information about woody plants that grow in Maine. ‘Possibly … money well spent’ ‘Forest Trees of Maine’ celebrates 100th anniversary in 2008 By Andrew KekacsA century after it was first…
Fresh from the Woods To prove they are resistant, hybrid chestnut trees growing in Weeks Mills were inoculated with two strains of this fungus in late June. Nut enthusiasts attempt to breed blight-resistant American chestnut By Andrew KekacsThis is a story about staggering loss — the kind of loss that leaves a community or an…
By Andrew Kekacs It’s an election year in the United States, and even more attention than usual has been focused on the legislative and executive branches of government. Not to be outdone, salamanders in Maine have just adjourned their congress. Evidence of the gathering can be found throughout Maine in vernal pools — natural depressions…
