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Hope Light
Apr 30, 20118 min read
The Underground Forest
Fresh from the Woods The Underground Forest April 2011 By Joe Rankin Walking in the forest you are bathed in sounds, sights, smells –...
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Hope Light
Mar 31, 20118 min read
The Forest Bookshelf
The Forest Bookshelf March 2011 By Joe Rankin Today Henry David Thoreau is best remembered for Walden, the account of the time he lived...
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Hope Light
Feb 11, 20117 min read
Sweet time for Maine’s syrup producers
February 2011 By Joe Rankin Mention maple syrup season and the image that leaps to mind for most people is straight out of a Norman...
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Hope Light
Jan 31, 20117 min read
Community Forests: an old idea that’s new again
Forest scene on Branch Lake land in Ellsworth. Photo courtesy of Jerry and Marcy Monkman, Ecophotography.org Fresh from the Woods January...
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Hope Light
Dec 31, 201011 min read
Trails from the 21st Century
Fresh from the Woods December 2010 By JOE RANKIN It’s a beautiful day. Leaves are turning. The air smells of the dying days of summer. A...
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Hope Light
Oct 24, 20105 min read
Seeing the People Behind the Trees
Fresh from the Woods Seeing the people behind the trees By JOE RANKIN A few years ago Wendy Farrand, a rep for Maine Custom Woodlands,...
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Hope Light
Oct 22, 20105 min read
Prentiss & Carlisle: a proud history of forest stewardship
Fresh from the Woods Prentiss & Carlisle president Donald White, left, Gov. John Baldacci, and P&C Chairman David Carlisle show off the...
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Hope Light
Oct 20, 20108 min read
Maine Seeks $25 million for Conservation
Fresh from the Woods Maine seeks $25 million for conservation By Joe Rankin Maine’s north woods covers some 12 million acres, a near ...
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Hope Light
Oct 19, 20104 min read
Keeping Maine’s Forests II
Fresh from the Woods Keeping Maine’s Forests Part II: Exploring Options for the Maine Woods By Andrew Kekacs Editor’s note: This is the...
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Hope Light
Oct 18, 20105 min read
Biomass
Fresh from the Woods Producing energy from woodland ‘biomass’ could — over time — add less greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than...
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Hope Light
Oct 17, 20106 min read
Keeping Maine’s Forests I
Fresh from the Woods Keeping Maine’s Forests: Part I By Andrew Kekacs After more than two decades of often-rancorous debate about forest ...
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Hope Light
Oct 16, 20104 min read
The Nimble Forest
Fresh from the Woods A shaft of sunlight pierces a stand of red spruce growing in Lincolnville. The Nimble Forest By Andrew Kekacs Life...
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Hope Light
Oct 15, 20104 min read
The Forested Landscape
Fresh from the Woods Tom Wessels reads complex stories written into the forested landscape By Andrew Kekacs The highlight of the day...
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Hope Light
Oct 13, 20105 min read
North Maine Woods
Fresh from the Woods A group of hikers nears the summit of White Cap Mountain in the KI Jo-Mary region. (Photo courtesy of North Maine...
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Hope Light
Oct 11, 20104 min read
Clean Water
Fresh from the Woods Clean water: Over the river, through the woods By Andrew Kekacs Maine has some of the cleanest water in the nation,...
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Hope Light
Oct 10, 20104 min read
Jobs in the Woods
Fresh from the Woods Maine loggers: There are good jobs in the woods By Andrew Kekacs Editor’s note: Economic turmoil, global warming...
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Hope Light
Oct 9, 20104 min read
A Snapshot of the Forest
Fresh from the Forest Latest inventory suggests Maine forests healthy, growing By Andrew Kekacs Editor’s note: Economic turmoil, global...
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Hope Light
Oct 4, 20106 min read
Emerald Ash Borer threatens Maine Ash Trees
Wabanaki ash baskets are displayed outside a tent at the Native American Festival at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. (Photo by...
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Hope Light
Oct 3, 20104 min read
Forest Trees of Maine
Fresh from the Woods ‘Possibly … money well spent’ ‘Forest Trees of Maine’ celebrates 100th anniversary in 2008 By Andrew Kekacs A...
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Hope Light
Oct 2, 20105 min read
Chestnut Revival
Fresh from the Woods Nut enthusiasts attempt to breed blight-resistant American chestnut By Andrew Kekacs This is a story about...
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