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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
Commentary: Maine’s North Woods are a wilderness of global importance
Like the Amazon rainforest and Australian Outback, Maine’s north woods are among the world’s disappearing intact ecosystems.
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PublishedMay 2, 2021
Saving a heritage orchard, one apple tree at a time
Massachusetts' Tower Hill Botanic Gardens gets some restoration help from Fedco Trees and inimitable apple man John Bunker.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2020
Maine Christmas tree farms seeing record numbers of sales amid pandemic holiday season
Many Christmas Tree farms across the state have had to close early as trees sell out early, with farm owners theorizing that and more families than usual are looking to get out of the house together.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
West Gardiner facility only one in Maine producing urban wood slabs
Niles Krech and Steve Pracher started the Maine Urban Timber Co. after realizing there was no other business in the state producing urban live slab lumber.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2020
Maine Voices: Fire-free forests aren’t possible, but we can’t abandon prevention
Containment efforts have paid off in Maine – in a record-breaking wildfire year here, the average acreage per fire is very low.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2020
Drought brings early acorn showers, other tree threats
Early and heavy acorn masting is a sign that trees are stressed this fall and may need some water now to weather the coming winter.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2020
Commentary: Integrated pest management uses science to protect crops, lands
Invasives can be managed in a way that benefits Maine’s environment and saves forests, gardens and green spaces for future generations.
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
Knotty tree fungus strikes cherry, plum trees in Augusta
City officials plan to remove 14 infected cherry trees at Monument Park, off Memorial Circle.
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