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Cornville Tree Farmers Named 2025 Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year
After three decades of Tree Farming, Jay and Kathryn Libby have been named the recipients of the 2025 Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year awar
Kayci Willis
Jan 174 min read
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Looking Back at 2024
Join us in looking back on 2024, a year filled with revival, accomplishments, and optimism!
Hope Light
Jan 132 min read
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34th Annual Certified Logging Professional Banquet
In December, the Maine TREE Foundation hosted the 34th Annual Certified Logging Professional (CLP) Banquet in Hermon, ME.
Hope Light
Jan 72 min read
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The illustrious career of Mike St. Peter
Mike St. Peter has been the face and force behind the Certified Logging Professional Program since its inception. As he steps back into semi
Hope Light
Nov 1, 20244 min read
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Maine TREE Hosts 2nd Annual Forest Awards Night
The Maine Timber Research & Environmental Education Foundation(Maine TREE) hosted its 2nd Annual Forest Awards Night on October 24th...
Hope Light
Oct 28, 20246 min read
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A Celebration of Watershed Conservation
In late September, nestled between the white pines and along the shoreline of Sebago Lake, 70 attendees gathered to celebrate the 6th Annual
Kayci Willis
Oct 19, 20242 min read
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69th Annual Forestry Field Days Recap
2024 Outstanding Tree Farmers Larry and Barbara welcome the community to their forest. In 1981, Larry Beauregard set out with the...
Kayci Willis
Oct 12, 20245 min read
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Alan Kimball, Retired UMaine Professor, Recognized as the 2024 Sherry Huber Forest Champion
Maine TREE Foundation is honored to award Alan Kimball the 2024 Sherry Huber Forest Champion Award for his invaluable contributions to Maine
Hope Light
Oct 10, 20243 min read
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The Austin Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award to be Presented at the Blaine House
Karin Tilberg will be honored for her commitment and contributions to exceptional sustainable forest management in Maine.
Hope Light
Oct 4, 20244 min read
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Forestry Immersion Program Makes Waves in the Woods
By Hope Light On July 17, several dozen community members gathered in Brownville, Maine, off of Iron Works Road, to learn about their...
Hope Light
Jul 31, 20244 min read
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A Forest For Everyone, Managed By Women
A Tree Farm near Brownville is gaining attention for being managed entirely by women.
Kayci Willis
Jun 9, 20243 min read
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Green Jobs Fair is Coming Back to Dover-Foxcroft!
Students gathered at the 2023 Green Jobs Fair in Dover-Foxcroft Piscataquis Environmental Education Collaborative (PEEC) and Maine TREE...
Hope Light
May 7, 20242 min read
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Managing Beech for Resiliency to Pests and Pathogens at the Wildlands
Trailhead at Great Pond Mountain Wildlands, Recipient of the 2023 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmer Award. Photo by Logan Johnson, Maine TREE...
Hope Light
Apr 9, 20245 min read
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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,...
Hope Light
Feb 14, 20244 min read
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Climate Change, Beetles, and Fire at the Waterboro Barrens Preserve
FCCI visits the Waterboro Barrens Preserve Written by: Gavriela Mallory The fourth year of Maine’s Forest Climate Change Initiative...
Hope Light
Nov 17, 20234 min read
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Maine TREE Forest Awards Night
Executive Director, Logan Johnson, welcomes attendees to Maine TREE’s inaugural Forest Awards Night. Maine TREE Foundation hosted its...
Hope Light
Oct 25, 20234 min read
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Forest Awards Night
Join Maine TREE during Forest Products Week for our first 🌲 Forest Awards Night 🌲 October 19, 2023 5:00 – 9:00pm Morgan Hill Event...
Hope Light
Sep 6, 20231 min read
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Holt Research Forest Hosts Field Tour for Forestry Professionals
SAF Northeast’s Maine Chapter hosted a field tour at Holt Research Forest in mid-August Written by: Gavriela Mallory On a Friday in...
Hope Light
Aug 23, 20232 min read
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Empowering the Future of Maine’s Forests
Old Town Elementary third-graders at NELA Logging Expo in Bangor Written by: Gavriela Mallory Investment in green workforce development...
Hope Light
Jun 29, 20236 min read
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Climate Change, Science, and Practice at Pleasant River Headwaters Forest
At AMC’s Pleasant River Headwater Forest, science and stewardship generate community impact Written By: Gavriela Mallory Last month,...
Hope Light
Jun 13, 20233 min read
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