Telstar Middle School Students Collect Data for FERN
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Telstar Middle School Students Collect Data for FERN

Maine Forest Service District Forester, Shane Duigan introduces students to the FERN Program By: Logan Johnson On a sunny day in May, 56 students from Miss Hali Andrews’ 7th grade science classes at Telstar Middle School in Bethel collected data for the first time at their newly established research plot.  Established in 2005, The Forest…

The Importance of Maine’s Family Forest Owners
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The Importance of Maine’s Family Forest Owners

Forestry 101 participants at Blue Hill Mountain. Written by Gavi Mallory Family-owned woodlots comprise over 30% of Maine’s forest, more than a quarter of the state’s total area. As climate change, a growing population, and a shifting forest economy feed conversations about the future of the Maine woods, family forests are a significant piece of…

Collaborating Towards Brown Ash Resilience in Maine
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Collaborating Towards Brown Ash Resilience in Maine

Mike Parisio, Amanda Mahaffey, Tom Newell, and Tyler Everett discuss brown ash and identifying signs of emerald ash borer. Written by Gavi Mallory At the beginning of March, Maine TREE Foundation co-hosted a field tour at Carleton Pond forest, a Greater Augusta Utility District Tree Farm. The program was part of Maine’s Forest Climate Change…

Celebrating 40 Years of Holt Research Forest

Celebrating 40 Years of Holt Research Forest

Established in 1983, Holt Research Forest is celebrating 40 years of rigorous timber and ecosystem study. Written by Gavi Mallory Holt Research Forest is celebrating 40 years of long-term ecological monitoring and forestry research! In 1983, the Holt family collaborated with the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources to establish the Holt Research Forest…

Maine TREE welcomes Gavi Mallory as Forest Programs Manager
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Maine TREE welcomes Gavi Mallory as Forest Programs Manager

We are excited to announce that Gavi Mallory has joined our team as Forest Programs Manager. This position promotes and strengthens forest stewardship in Maine through overseeing Maine TREE’s forest-based community programming, including coordinating the Maine Tree Farm program and serving as property steward for the Holt Research Forest.  Gavi is passionate about promoting sustainable…

 Holt Research Forest Study Highlight: Assessing a Deer Browse Repellent

 Holt Research Forest Study Highlight: Assessing a Deer Browse Repellent

Article by Kelly French If you work in the forest products industry or are a forest landowner or recreationist, odds are you have seen your fair share of white-tailed deer while spending time in the woods. There is a very large population of these deer in Maine and throughout the Northeastern United States – and…

Holt Research Forest Summer Technician Recap

Holt Research Forest Summer Technician Recap

By Marin Harnett and Jack McCann, 2022 Holt Research Forest Summer Technicians We thoroughly enjoyed our time together working at the Holt Research Forest this summer! Despite the warm weather, we continued many of the long-term projects, completed our independent research, and experience the beauty that is a Maine summer. Our time here allowed us…

Holt Research Forest 2022 Data Collection

Holt Research Forest 2022 Data Collection

Holt Research Forest Summer Technicians (left) describe their process for collecting regeneration data to Downeast Magazine reporter, Peter Smith. Holt Research Forest summer research technicians Marin Harnett and Jack McCann are making significant progress a few weeks into their field season. This summer, Maine TREE is pursuing several avenues of research, which center around the…