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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


Wood Banks and Fuel Poverty in Maine
NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN HEATING AND EATING It’s easy to dismiss heating fuel poverty in July, especially as we are mere...
Hope Light
Jul 16, 20245 min read


Northern Woodlands Explores Forest Carbon
Illustrations by Erick Ingraham By Hope Light What role do forests play in mitigating climate change? Northern Woodlands Magazine set out...
Hope Light
May 7, 20247 min read


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


Getting to know the 2023 Conventional Logger of the Year: Gene Daigle
2023 Conventional Logger of the Year, Gene Daigle, has been a Certified Logging Professional since 1995. Although Gene admits he didn’t...
Hope Light
Apr 2, 20243 min read


Getting to know the 2023 Mechanical Logger of the Year: Kent Perreault
Kent Perreault poses with his award at the 2023 Certified Professional Logging Banquet By Hope E. Light The Certified Logging...
Hope Light
Mar 4, 20245 min read


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


The Maine Department of Agriculture Launches Adaptive Best Management Practices Cooperative (ABC)
Best Management Practices (BMPs) used to protect water quality during a timber harvest (diagram from page 12 of the Best Management...
Hope Light
Dec 11, 20232 min read


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


Immersive Education in the Maine Woods
Mark Savage (far left) with students in Brewer’s Forestry Immersion program A New Summer Program Supports Students and Maine’s Future...
Hope Light
Oct 31, 20234 min read


Remembering Steve Laweryson (1951-2023)
Steve Laweryson working with CLP professionals Steve Laweryson from Solon Maine, passed on March 11th, 2023, at Togus Veterans Hospital...
Hope Light
Mar 21, 20231 min read


Certified Logging Professionals 2022 Banquet
CLP Advisory Committee Chair Bill Taylor provides a welcome address and program update The CLP program held its 32nd annual banquet on...
Hope Light
Dec 21, 20222 min read


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


Remembering Sherry Huber
The state of Maine and the forest products community lost a giant with the passing of Sherry Huber on June 4, 2022. For over 20 years, as...
Hope Light
Jul 7, 20221 min read


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


Logan Johnson Hired as Maine TREE Foundation’s Next Executive Director
The Maine TREE Foundation (Maine TREE) is pleased to announce that Logan Johnson has been hired to join the staff as the new Executive...
Hope Light
May 16, 20222 min read


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


Mike Thurlow’s Team – Do Their Job!
(Left to Right) Jan Santerre, Mike Thurlow, Teri Coolong, & Andy Wood It was a sunny, breezy, and cold day with wind chill in single...
Hope Light
Feb 12, 20222 min read


Logger Profile: Walter “Buzz” Qualey Jr.
Buzz Qualey on KFM logging site near Millinocket Certified Logging Professional conventional logger since 1994, Walter “Buzz” Qualey Jr....
Hope Light
Feb 12, 20222 min read


CLP Mike Thurlow’s Team on the Run!
MILLINOCKET, Maine – CLP Logger Mike Thurlow of Lee is looking to make a difference for Make – A – Wish Foundation by running half of the...
Hope Light
Oct 21, 20212 min read
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