Ethan Bessey, President of E.D. Bessey & Son, will discuss the latest trends in the wood market.

Dr. Jessica Leahy, professor from the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, will share her experiences and findings around training the next generation of forestry professionals.

Dr. Nicole Rogers, professor from the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, will share her experiences and findings around training the next generation of forestry professionals.

Authors Dean and Sheila Bennett will present a program based on their book, When the Land Turned Green: The Maine Discovery of the First Land Plants. They'll discuss how they followed in the footsteps of the paleobotanists who discovered the first land plants that emerged in Maine and how they found a rare geologic formation in northern Baxter State Park, one of the world's outstanding sources of fossil plants.

Mike Parisio, Maine Forest Service entomologist, will present the latest information about forest pests and diseases impacting Maine's woods.

Lillian Hogan, Landowner Customer Success Manager from NCX, a company who offers small woodland owners opportunities to sell their forest carbon credits. She will explain NCX’s program works and will discuss what woodland owners interested in selling their forest's carbon must consider to determine if this is the right choice for them.

Sierra Giraud, Senior Forestry Manager of the Family Forest Carbon Program, a company who offers small woodland owners opportunities to sell their forest carbon credits. She will explain NCX’s program works and will discuss what woodland owners interested in selling their forest's carbon must consider to determine if this is the right choice for them.