Shoreland Zoning Affects Timber Harvesting Statewide

Shoreland zoning laws help to keep our waters clean; at least that’s the intent. This set of laws, as it relates to timber harvesting . . .

OtherStaffJanuary 21, 2016

Shearing a Few Trees for Christmas

Like a lot of woodland owners, we usually select a wild tree for Christmas from our land each year. But several years back, we also planted some balsam firs.

OtherStaffDecember 22, 2015

Chestnut Planting Reaches Critical Stage

In just five years, the Maine Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation (ME-TACF) predicts they will be producing potentially blight-resistant chestnut seed. Reintroduction of the American chestnut to the Maine and eastern U.S. forest ecosystems is an enormous undertaking.

OtherStaffDecember 3, 2015

Tallest Chestnut in North America

At 115 feet, this recently discovered American chestnut tree in Lovell, Maine is the tallest in North America. While it is blight-free, it may not have resistance. It may just have managed to escape due to its isolated location.

OtherStaffDecember 3, 2015

The Necessary Balance Between Land Users and Landowners

I’m a landowner and I’m a user of private lands as well. I think many sportsmen and women are in the same boat, and those who are recognize and understand the relationship between landowners and land users. There are others, however, who treat public access as a right and not the privilege it truly is.

OtherStaffNovember 9, 2015

Wood Banks Can Help Fill a Widespread Need

n Maine, the nation’s most heavily forested state, with the second highest per capita use of firewood for heating, it only makes sense to create a firewood resource for the needy. That’s the message of . . .

OtherStaffJune 5, 2015

Unconventional Value of Basswood Trees

They say that money doesn’t grow on trees. But, you might not anticipate . . .

OtherStaffMay 29, 2015

The Many Environments of Maine: It's Called Vacation Land For a Reason!

Maine serves as a microcosm for the rest of New England, with almost every habitat represented somewhere in the state’s landscape. There are many ways for residents and visitors alike to explore Maine.

OtherStaffApril 3, 2015

Deer Tick Populations Have Exploded

Back in 1997, an article in the Maine Woodland Owners newsletter raised questions about the spread of Lyme disease in Maine.

Forest Insects, OtherStaffMarch 24, 2015

Learning Winter Tree ID: 3 Easy Twigs

Identifying a tree can be as simple as glancing at the leaves, when they’re out. By winter, though, those easily recog

OtherStaffFebruary 23, 2015

Writing on an Old Logging Camp

Carving your initials into the timbers is a tradition at my friend’s hunting camp. Dates whittled into the weather-beaten logs of the bunk house and cook camp go back through the decades of the 20th century. Some that may be older have eroded into indecipherable glyphs.

OtherStaffFebruary 5, 2015