Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement.
forestry
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener, Source
Lots of trees in Maine. Unfortunately, lots of pests, too
At Grow Maine Green Expo, experts discuss ways to slow down the spread of many destructive insects.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener, Source
Bill Cullina gets to the root of the matter
Even if you can’t see them, the roots of trees and other plants are vital to life as we know it.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Debate brews over splitting Maine’s agriculture, conservation department
Some interest groups who represent farmers and conservationists want to break up the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, but Gov. Janet Mills has reservations.
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Seeing the forest for the trees at the Holt Research Forest in Arrowsic
Where the data is decades deep.
Posted inMeet, Source
To document climate change, Kate Olson went to Maine’s expert witnesses
She interviewed fishermen, farmers and foresters about how they are affected.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Key report offers a path ahead for Maine’s forest industry
The analysis, initiated after a wave of paper mill closings, offers numerous ways to boost the impact of wood resources on Maine’s economy.
Posted inHomegrown, Source
Homegrown: Lonnie and Janet Jandreau take moose antlers found in the woods and turn them into art
Carved tableaus include animals, trees and camp scenes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine officials trying to track down 3 ash trees that may be carrying a destructive pest
The trees sold by a ‘major retailer’ had been shipped from a nursery in New Jersey that was within a quarantine area for the destructive emerald ash borer.
Posted inSea Change, Source
Well-positioned trees can reduce household energy consumption
And as summers get increasingly hotter in Maine, they can play a key role in cutting cooling costs.