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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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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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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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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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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...
Hope Light
Jan 10, 20242 min read
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33rd Annual CLP Banquet
Maine’s logging community members gather for a festive evening at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer to recognize excellence in their field. “The...
Hope Light
Dec 21, 20233 min read
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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...
Hope Light
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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University of Maine School of Forest Resources Receives Prestigious Austin Wilkins Forest Stewardshi
Front, left to right, University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, SFR Director William Livingston, Governor Janet Mills; Rear, left...
Hope Light
Nov 16, 20233 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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2023 Forestry Field Day Honors Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust
From left: Landon Fake, Roger Greene, and Carl Derian accept the Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year award for Great Pond Mountain...
Hope Light
Sep 27, 20232 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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Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust Awarded 2023 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmer
(Left to Right) Roger Greene and Chris Johnson accept the 2023 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year award for Great Pond Mountain...
Hope Light
Jan 17, 20233 min read
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Maine Project Learning Tree Stewardship Award Renamed Anita Smith Stewardship Award
Maine Project Learning Tree coordinator Lena Ives (left) presents Anita Smith (right) the inaugural Anita Smith Stewardship Award With a...
Hope Light
Nov 15, 20222 min read
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Forestry Field Day at Bombadil Tree Farm
By Jennifer Hicks, Maine Woodland Owners Maine Woodland Owners, Maine Tree Farm, along with Vince and Kathi Seiwert, hosted Forestry...
Hope Light
Oct 13, 20223 min read
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Mike St. Peter Receives Abby Holman Public Service Award
Mike St. Peter, the primary safety instructor for Maine TREE’s Certified Logging Professional program, received the Maine Forest Products...
Hope Light
Sep 23, 20221 min read
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Ken Laustsen Receives 2021 Austin Wilkins Award
Maine TREE Foundation and the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry selected Kenneth Laustsen for the...
Hope Light
May 20, 20221 min read
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2021 CLP Loggers of the Year
Kirby McCarthy – 2021 CLP Conventional Logger of the Year Recognition in this business doesn’t just fall from the trees. You must earn...
Hope Light
Mar 13, 20222 min read
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Maine Tree Farm Photo Contest, March 2022 – Kraske Family Tree Farm
March’s featured photos for our Maine Tree Farm 70th Anniversary photo contest were submitted by the Kraskes, highlighting the Kraske...
Hope Light
Mar 12, 20222 min read
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