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Maine Forest Service

Landowner 101

Woodlot owners in Maine manage their woodlots for a number of different reasons, among them aesthetics, firewood, recreation, wildlife, maintaining health and value, and forest products.

The information presented below will help you make decisions on how to sustainably manage your woodlot for years to come.

2022

Registration Closed for 2022.

Agenda (PDF | 469 KB)

Handouts

Recording of Presentation

Tree Identification

Recordings of Presentations

Non-Timber Resources: Maple Syrup

Non-Timber Resources: Apple Trees

Handouts
- Part 1: Avenza Maps (PDF | 2.72 MB)

Handouts
- Part 2: Tree & Plant ID (PDF | 2.50 MB)

Handouts
- Which Tree Do I Cut? Basic Silviculture (PDF | 129 KB)

Recordings of Presentations

Programs for Woodland Owners

Silviculture

Handouts
- Planting for a Changing World - Resources and Links (PDF | 157 KB)

Recordings of Presentations

Invasive Terrestrial Plants Impacting Maine's Forest

Invasive Plant Management Program (IPMP)

Handouts
- Conservation Land Certification Checklist (PDF | 254 KB)
- Planting for a Changing World: Resources and Links (PDF | 150 KB)

Recordings of Presentations

Carbon and Forests

Forest Stewardship for a Changing World

Recordings of Presentations

Promoting Wildlife Around You

Forestry for Maine Birds

Handouts
- Head Of Tide Nature Preserve Location Map (PDF | 759 KB)
- Head Of Tide Nature Preserve Information (PDF | 509 KB)

2021

Agenda (PDF | 80 KB)

Slides from Presentations
- Goals and Forest Terminology (PDF | 760 KB)
- Programs for Woodland Owners (PDF | 765 KB)

Handouts
- Understanding Forestry Terms: A Glossary for Private Landowners (PDF | 272 KB)
- Woodland Owner Goals & Values Worksheet (PDF | 232 KB)

Recordings of Presentations

Woodland Owner Goals & Forestry Terminology

Programs for Woodland Owners

Slides from Presentations
- Identifying Maine Trees (PDF | 17.8 MB)
- Promoting Wildlife Around You (PDF | 6.36 MB)

Handouts
- Identifying Maine Trees
- Promoting Wildlife Around You

Recordings of Presentations

Identifying Maine Trees

Promoting Wildlife Around You

Slides from Presentations
- Timber Trespass and Wildfire (PDF | 6.36 MB)
- Silviculture (PDF | 5.24 MB)

Handouts
- Timber Trespass and Wildfire
- Silviculture

Recordings of Presentations

Timber Trespass and Wildfire

Silviculture

Slides from Presentations
- Non-Timber Forest Products and Your Woodlot (PDF | 10.4 MB)

Handouts
- Planting for A Changing World

Recordings of Presentations

Planting for A Changing World

Non-Timber Forest Products (June 15, 2021 session)

Slides from Presentations
- Maine Forest Pest Update (PDF | 6.09 MB)
- The Basics of Diagnosing Tree Disorders in Maine (PDF | 14 MB)

Recordings of Presentations

Maine Forest Pest Update

The Basics of Diagnosing Tree Disorders in Maine