Many white pines never get a chance to fulfill their genetic potential. and in most cases it’s not because they’re cut down, or blown down, or broken down by snow and ice, but because they fall victim to a tiny insect – the white pine weevil, a bug that could be a candidate for the 10 Most Unwanted List.
Read MoreWhen looking at tracks, a good way to start is deciding whether it is a canid (dog) or a felid (cat). A dog track will have . . .
Read MoreTake a survey and help determine state and local natural resource programs and funding opportunities in the coming five year cycle.
Read MoreShoreland zoning laws help to keep our waters clean; at least that’s the intent. This set of laws, as it relates to timber harvesting . . .
Read MoreLike 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreI’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.
Read MoreThe fact is that hunters are at a high risk for exposure to ticks. What might not be immediately obvious is that . . .
Read MoreIn Maine, this is the time of year that large numbers of adult ticks are feeding. Here are three pointers . . .
Read MoreDoing a double-take is a natural reaction when seeing a piebald deer. The flash . . .
Read MoreRecently, I returned to a northern Maine forest area I have visited regularly since 1979. It was a watershed study harvested in 1981. Over the years, I’ve marveled at the staying power of the common red raspberry. But now, after more than 30 years, the raspberry brambles are being suppressed by a new arrival, a dense mat of wild buckwheat.
Read MoreAll male members of the deer family – deer, moose and caribou – have antlers. On occasion, females also grow antlers. I don’t know if it’s because social media makes it easy to pass around photos and information, or . . .
Read MoreHabitat. Without proper habitat, the wildlife we’d like to attract and keep won’t make our woodlot their home. Improving, creating, and maintaining habitat can be as simple as . . .
Read MoreWe’ve made discontinued and abandoned roads a real focus of our legislative efforts. The laws dealing with these roads are a complete mess, and failure to deal with them in any meaningful way for 40 years has just made the problems worse. We have two bills in play.
Read Moren 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 . . .
Read MoreThey say that money doesn’t grow on trees. But, you might not anticipate . . .
Read MoreWe have spent a great deal of time protecting the Tree Growth Tax Law program. As I reported in previous Maine Woodland Owners newsletters, the Governor’s original budget proposal included a substantial rewrite of the law.
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