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PublishedDecember 27, 2020
Maine Voices: History provides reality check to lumberjack’s romantic image
Many Maine woods workers in the early 20th century were tricked into taking jobs characterized by isolation and debt servitude.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
Poland Spring seeks new packaging materials derived from Maine’s woods
The Poland-based bottler is collaborating with the University of Maine to find alternative packaging that would lessen its use of petroleum-based products.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Maine Voices: Power line would disrupt commercial forest
Imported Canadian hydropower would crowd out biomass generation, hurting the state's forest economy.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
Coronavirus and papermaking woes bring tough times to Maine’s logging industry
'This is probably the lowest point that I've ever seen,' says one logging industry veteran and association president.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2020
Maine’s lands and waters 200 years later? Very different
The state's lumber industry and global climate change have both had significant impact on Maine's environment.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2020
Officials head into the woods to explain plans for China School Forest’s upcoming harvest
The harvest could generate up to $8,000 from wood products, which volunteers hope can be put toward continued maintenance of the China School Forest on Lakewood Avenue.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2020
China officials reveal plan to harvest town-owned forest for first time since 1998
There will be two informational sessions on the management plan Saturday, one at 10 a.m. at the Town Office's portable building and another on site at 11 a.m. that will begin at the China Primary School bus circle.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Maine Voices: Forest products industry has much to celebrate
New investment in plant modernization and new goods heading to market mean the industry is back on the rise.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2019
UMaine gets $1.1 million for forest economy plan
The federal grant will help advance a plan to boost Maine's forest economy with new products and technology.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2019
Our View: New forest products put Maine on right track
Wood fiber insulation and bridge supports are restoring jobs that were lost to declines in the paper industry.
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