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 Conservation Easements

   
Show Articles on Conservation Easements (41)
Use of Conservation Easements in Estate and Conservation Planning
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Under many circumstances, the donation of a conservation easement or sale of such easement for less than fair market value may give income tax, estate tax, and real property tax benefits to the donor or seller.

 

Leaving a Legacy of Land
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Protecting private lands that provide significant natural resource or cultural values is often a capstone objective for landowners, managers, and conservationists.

 

Conservation Almanac

The Trust for Public Land has created the Conservation Almanac, which is a great resource for understanding the context of the conservation and conservation finance movements. Here you can see how much land has been protected in your state, which state and federal agencies have protected the land, the ratio of money spent to land conserved, and policies and programs that could help your state reach its conservation objectives.

 

How a Conservation Easement Works - Sample example of conservation easement

A simple example illustrates how a conservation easement works in practice. Let’s assume pressure from buyers building vacation homes has pushed the value of land up in recent years to the point where the family is concerned about how the next generation will pay the estate tax bill without selling the land.

 

Land Preservation - An Essential Ingredient in Smart Growth
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The preservation of land for working rural landscapes, wildlife habitat, urban parks, recreational trails, and protecting water supplies and floodplains is emerging as an integral component of smart growth programs.

 

6 Basic Steps to Conveying a Conservation Easement
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How does one go about donating or selling a conservation easement.? There is no one right way to go about it. However, the following outline shows the most common steps to the process.

 

The Law of Agricultural Land Preservation in the United States
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Thomas Daniels and John Keene's new book breaks down the legal principles, federal and state requirements, and the legal issues that affect agricultural land preservation efforts.

 

Maine Futures Community Mapper

The Maine Futures Community Mapper (MFCM) is a web-based tool that helps Mainers: (1)identify locations that are most suitable for future development, conservation, agricultural uses, or forestry; (2) identify potential conflicts and compatibilities between different land uses; and(3) envision their future landscape under different possible scenarios of change.

Ensuring a future where Mainers can count on vibrant communities with vital economic development, coupled with a sustainable natural resource base, requires thoughtful planning. We developed the MFCM in partnership with dozens of stakeholders from the economic development, conservation, forestry, and agriculture communities to assist planners, citizens, policy-makers, and scientists in planning for our collective future.

 

Find a Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCCs)

Find an LCC here. The 22 LCCs collectively form a network of resource managers and scientists who share a common need for scientific information and interest in conservation. Each LCC brings together federal, state, and local governments along with Tribes and First Nations, non-governmental organizations, universities, and interested public and private organizations. Our partners work collaboratively to identify best practices, connect efforts, identify science gaps, and avoid duplication through conservation planning and design. 

Managing the landscapes that provide our natural and cultural resources has become increasingly challenging. With the signing of Secretarial Order No. 3289, the Department of the Interior launched the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) to better integrate science and management to address climate change and other landscape scale issues. By building a network that is holistic, collaborative, adaptive, and grounded in science, LCCs are working to ensure the sustainability of our economy, land, water, wildlife, and cultural resources. 

 

Using the Conservation Tax Incentive
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This short brochure summarizes the conservation easement tax incentive and provides answers to some frequently asked questions. For the late ...

 

Conservation Easements
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One tool for estate planners is the conservation easement, by which a landowner voluntarily restricts his or her land from being developed, restricts the amount of development or protects existing features, like a building facade with historic value.

 

Conservation Easements - How Flexible Is Too Flexible?

To ensure the continued conservation of natural resources and habitats, it is important to ensure that easements are not simply undone by successors to the original parties after the tax benefits have been realized.& ...

 

Mitigation and Conservation Banking
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To many landowners a threatened or endangered (T&E) species on their property is anathema because it can herald all kinds of state and federal limitations on use of their property.& ...

 

2015 National Land Trust Census Report
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Our common ground and collective impact.

 

Conservation Easements - A Tool for Preventing the Fragmentation of Family Lands
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Land stewards can use conservation easements to help manage the future. Conservation easements can be created to protect different natural assets ranging from endangered species and water sources to productive, open space and agricultural land.

 

Maine Attorney General Prevents Termination of Conservation Easement
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Over the past two years, the Office of the Maine Attorney General has upheld the continued existence of a conservation easement that a landowner had sought to terminate.

 

Uniform Conservation Easement Act Summary
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Although traditional uses of land for industrial, commercial, residential and agricultural purposes have continued, conservation and historic preservation have become important as well.

 

Uniform Conservation Easement Act (with 2007 Amendments)
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The Act enables durable restrictions and affirmative obligations to be attached to real property to protect natural and historic resources.

 

Multi-Generational Ownership and Planning for Family Owned Properties
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The paper explains many of the common legal tools used by families to manage and/or transfer family lands, and gives a very good overview of the expectations and considerations families will face throughout the process.

 

Forever Donation
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A landowner recently asked us: What is the best way to ensure that the land I donate is not sold? We put the question to the land trust community and it generated quite a bit of activity on the land trust listserv.

 

Tax Benefits of Donating Conservation Land
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There are several kinds of tax benefits available to donors of land or conservation easements. This article attempts to summarize these benefits and provide some examples of how they work.

 

What is a Land Trust?

Land trusts are non-profit organizations directly involved in the permanent protection of land and its resources for the public benefit. A trust may operate on a local, state, regional, or national level.

 

Bundle Of Rights Approach To Value
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The bundle of rights theory maintains that ownership of a parcel of real estate may embrace a great many rights, such as the right to its occupancy and use; the right to sell it in whole or in part; the right to bequeath; the right to transfer by contract for specified periods of time, the benefits to be derived by occupancy and use of the real estate.

 

2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
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The 2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation was prepared as an introduction for fish and wildlife conservation providers – the on-the-ground biologists and conservation partners who help deliver Farm Bill conservation programs to landowners.

 

13 Components of a Successful Transferable Development Right Program
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For those of you who don’t know, TDR stands for Transferable Development Rights. Simply put, these are typically programs that are designed by local government to allow for the free market transfer of subdivision or development rights from a rural (agricultural and/or conservation) zone to a designated development zone within a jurisdiction.& ...

 

Like-Kind Exchanges of Conservation Easements
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Certain individuals who own land with significant conservation value, for example landowners of wildlife habitat or open space, can preserve the character of their land, obtain additional property, and defer taxes on the transaction, all at the same time.

 

Working Lands For Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

NextGen Conservation - Peninsula Open Space Trust engages Millennials in its mission.
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The 80 million-plus Millennials in the United States represent the next generation of potential land trust supporters and advocates.

 

Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities
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Many rural communities are facing challenges, including rapid growth at metropolitan edges, declining rural populations, and loss of working lands.

 

Conservation of Private Lands - Opportunities and Challenges for the States
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Private land conservation initiatives are a critical component of any state-level quality of life agenda. Although concerns over sprawl, including the loss of prime agricultural lands and significant green space, continue to be one of the underlying rallying cries in support of state-level smart growth initiatives, the fact remains that with few exceptions, conservation of privately-owned working lands has not received significant attention in smart growth literature or conferences.

 

Bosque Canyon Ranch v. Comm’r—Partnerships Denied Deductions for Conservation Easements Allowing Movable Homesites and Taxed on Disguised Sales of Homesites
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Bosque Canyon Ranch, L.P. located in the hill country of Texas was just denied $15.9 million of deductions claimed by partnerships for the donation of conservation easements on two grounds in a tax court decision.

 

The Conservation Easement Quiz
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Take a quick quiz and test your knowledge on conservation easements and learn if they can work for you.

 

Conservation Easement Paragraph Databank
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The CE Paragraph Databank is a work in progress assembled by the Stanford Conservation and Climate Change Drafting Committee and a number of CE professionals assisting in the work.

 

Conservation Easements and the 2010 Roth Conversion - A symbiotic relationship
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It may come as a shock, but there is a sort of symbiotic relationship at work between property owners with conservation easements and the IRS.

 

Using Conservation Easements to Protect Working Forests
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For decades, conservation easements have protected open space values such as wildlife habitat, ecological diversity, recreational access and aesthetics.

 

Farm and Forest Land Preservation With Conservation Easements
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This publication is intended to provide basic information on conservation easements for landowners, community leaders, students and other interested individuals.

 

The Importance of Land Trusts to Forestry
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Almost everyone in forestry has heard of land trusts since they have become a common fixture especially in areas that are rapidly urbanizing.

 

Conservation Easements - Donor Beware
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Conservation easements have garnered significant attention and gained popularity over the last few years due in part to the availability of federal tax deductions and Virginia state tax credits associated with conservation easements.

 

Easements prove valuable in efforts to protect land
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Practically no one had heard of conservation easements 15 years ago when Charleston native Herbert J. Butler began trying to protect his hundreds of acres of former rice fields.

 

State of the Land 2006, A brief inventory of public and private land in the United States
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“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” Quoted from an essay by Thoreau lamenting the way in which modern urban life has made natural resources into commodities and isolated people from the natural processes on which their lives depended.

 

An Overview of Financial Alternatives for Land Conservation Transactions
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Clearly, the motivation for a land conservation transaction is often the desire of the landowner to safeguard the property. However, this objective must be balanced with the need to maximize the return to the landowner.

 

Show Conservation Easements Organizations & Professionals (288)
There are 288 resources serving Somerset County in the following categories:
map itMap of Conservation Easements Organizations & Professionals serving Somerset County
Agricultural Law Attorneys
Farmers Legal Action Group
- St. Paul, MN
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
Legal Services Food Hub
Conservation Law Foundation - Boston, MA
Certified Appraisers
American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC
Brendan Hall
Amidon Appraisal Company - Portland, ME
Bret P. Vicary, ACF
James W. Sewall Company - Vice President - Old Town, ME
Donald G. MacKay, Ph.D, CFA
Forest Research, LLC - Forest Economist and Appraiser - Orono, ME
J Chet Rogers, MAI
- Real Estate Appraiser & Consultant - Hollis, NH
Jeffrey C. Wikle, MAI
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Manager - Monroe, NC
Keith Ross
LandVest - Senior Advisor - Warwick, MA
Patricia Amidon, MAI
Amidon Appraisal Company - President - Portland, ME
Phil Bailey, MAI
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Appraiser - Matthews, NC
Theodore H. Webersinn, MAI
Webersinn Appraisal Company, Inc. - President - Surry, ME
Conservation Groups and Associations
Access Fund
Jim Chase - Operations Director - Boulder, CO
Agrarian Trust
Ian McSweeney - Director - Weare, NH
AGree
- Transforming Food & Ag Policy - Washington, DC
American Agri-Women
- Colchester, VT
American Forest Foundation
- Washington, DC
American Forests
Eric Sprague - Director of Forest Conservation - Washington, DC
American Friends of Canadian Land Trusts
Sandra Tassel - Program Coordinator - Bellingham, WA
American Hiking Society
- Silver Spring, MD
American Tree Farm System
Paul DeLong - Senior Vice President, ATFS & Conservation - Washington, DC
Appalachian Mountain Club
- Boston, MA
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
- Harpers Ferry, WV
Arbor Day Foundation
- Nebraska City, NE
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Washington, DC
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
Debra Reynolds - Communication Coordinator - Hadley, MA
Bat Conservation International
- Austin, TX
Biobased Maine
- Portland, ME
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - New Brunswick Chapter
Roberta Clowater - Executive Director - Fredericton, NB
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
- Bozeman, MT
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- Missoula, MT
CitSci.org
Greg Newman - Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
- West Lafayette, IN
Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forests Insects and Diseases
- Sheffield, MA
EcoResults!
- Flagstaff, AZ
Equine Land Conservation Resource
Denise O’Meara, PLA - Director of Education - Lexington, KY
Forest Landowners Association
Scott P. Jones - Chief Executive Office - Atlanta, GA
Forest Stewards Guild
Zander Evans - Executive Director - Madison, WI
Forest Stewardship Council
- Minneapolis, MN
Friends of Maine Seabird Islands
- Rockland, ME
Garden for Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation - Merrifield, VA
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Andy Bezon - Forest and Recreation Specialist - Jefferson, ME
High Peaks Alliance
- Strong, ME
Lakes Environmental Association
Peter Lowell - Executive Director - Bridgton, ME
Land Conservation and Advocacy Trust
Steve Meltzer - Founder and Executive Director - Framingham, MA
Land For Good
- Keene , NH
Land Trust Alliance
- Washington, DC
Maine Christmas Tree Association
- Easton, ME
Maine Forest Products Council
Roberta Scruggs - Communications Director - Augusta, ME
Maine Huts & Trails
- Kingfield, ME
Maine Lakes Society
Cheryl Perusse Daigle - Executive Director - Belgrade Lakes, ME
Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program
Dawn Hallowell - Maine DEP - Augusta, ME
Maine Rivers
Landis Hudson - Executive Director - Yarmouth, ME
Maine Sporting Camp Association
- Augusta, ME
Maine Sporting Camp Heritage Foundation
John Rust - President - Hampden, ME
Maine TREE Foundation
Henry L. Whittemore - Executive Director - Augusta, ME
Mississippi Wildlife Federation
- Madison , MS
MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA
National Association of State Foresters
- Washington , DC
National Audubon Society
- New York, NY
National Family Farm Coaltion
- Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Jeff Trandahl - Executive Director and CEO - Washington, DC
National Forestry Association
Keith A. Argow - President, Director at Large - Vienna, VA
National Mitigation Banking Association
- Washington, DC
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Jeremy Emmi - Managing Director - Washington, DC
National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Washington, DC
National Wild Turkey Federation
- Edgefield, SC
National Wildlife Federation
- Reston, VA
NatureServe
Mary Klein - President & CEO - Arlington, VA
Northern Forest Canoe Trail
- Waitsfield, VT
Pheasants Forever
- St Paul, MN
Pinchot Institute for Conservation
V. Alaric Sample - President - Washington, DC
Pollinator Partnership
- San Francisco, CA
Quality Deer Management Association
- Bogart, GA
Quebec-Labrador Foundation
Larry Morris - President - Ipswich, MA
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Washington, DC
Saco River Corridor Commission
Joy Chasse - Administrative Assistant - Cornish, ME
Sand County Foundation
Kevin Kiley, Development & Communications - Madison, WI
Savory Institute
- Boulder, CO
Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Ankeny, IA
Sportsman's Alliance of Maine
David Trahan - Executive Director - Augusta, ME
Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development
Judith KohlerCO
St. Croix International Waterway Commission
Heather Almeda - Manager - St. Stephen, NB
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Kathy Abusow - President and CEO - Washington, DC
Sustainable Forests Roundtable
Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Longmont, CO
Terrafirma RRG LLC
Jeremy Johnston - Account Administrator, Marsh Captive Solutions - Burlington, VT
The American Chestnut Foundation
- Asheville, NC
The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR
The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Lindsay Thomas - Chairman - Washington, DC
The Conservation Fund
- Arlington, VA
The Fund for Wild Nature
Jeff Petersen, Esq. - Executive Director - Kelso, WA
The Garden Conservancy
- Cold Spring, NY
The Land Institute
- Salina, KS
The Trust for Public Land, Maine State Office
- Portland, ME
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
- Portland, OR
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists
Bruce Thacker - President - Thunder Bay, ON
Tin Mountain Conservation Center
- Albany, NH
Trout Headwaters, Inc.
- Livingston, MT
Turtle Islands Earth Stewards
Tyhson Banighen - Tappen, BC
Two Countries, One Forest
Bill Weber - Executive Director - Toronto, ON
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA)
- Chesterfield, MO
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
Ian Wilcox - General Manager/Secretary-Treasurer - London, ON
USA National Phenology Network
Jake Weltzin - Executive Director - Tucson, AZ
Valleys 2000
Bill Huether - Treasurer - Bowmanville, ON
Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation
- Halifax, VA
Wild Ones
Donna VanBuecken - Executive Director - Neenah, WI
Wildlife Alliance of Maine
Daryl DeJoy - Executive Director - Bangor, ME
Women, Food & Agriculture Network
- Ames, IA
Estate Planners
Creative Conservation, LLC
Jerry A. Bley - Readfield, ME
David J. Backer
Drummond Woodsum - Trust and Estate Planning Group Chair - Portland, ME
Elliott Teel
Attorney at Law - Portland, ME
Everett P. Ingalls
Pierce Atwood - Partner - Portland , ME
Helen Andreoli
UBS Family Wealth Management Partners - Account Vice President - Portland, ME
Jac Arbour
Combined Benefits United - VP and Manager of Life and Annuity Division - Hallowell, ME
James A. Houle, Esq.
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson - Portland, ME
Joseph W. Powers
UBS Family Wealth Management Partners - First Vice President – Wealth Management - Portland, ME
Northeast Farm Access, LLC
Bob Bernstein - Managing Director - Keene, NH
Philip C. Hunt
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
Smilie G. Rogers
- Attorney - York, ME
Steven E. Tenney
UBS Family Wealth Management Partners - Senior Vice President – Wealth Management - Portland, ME
Timothy P. Benoit
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
Estate Planning Attorneys
David P. Silk
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Dennis O’Donovan
Epstein & O'Donovan, LLP - Portland, ME
Elisabeth A. Pickle
Pickle Law Firm PLLC - Manchester, ME
Eliza Cope Nolan
Bernstein Shur - Shareholder - Portland, ME
Elizabeth R. Butler
Butler Law Offices, LLC - Brunswick, ME
Elizabeth T. McCandless
McCandless & Coburn LLC - Portland, ME
George F. Eaton II
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
Gretchen Jones
Eaton Peabody - Brunswick, ME
I. Richard Ploss
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C. - Counsel - Portland, ME
Jenny Burch
Law Office of Jenny E. Burch - Lawyer - Bath, ME
Jewell & Bulger
Thomas Jewell - Portland, ME
John F. Loyd, Jr.
Eaton Peabody, PA - Brunswick, ME
John Paul Erler
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Jonathan T. Harris
Lambert Coffin - Portland, ME
Kirk G. Siegel
Siegel & Crockett, P.C. - Partner - Bethel, ME
LeBlanc & Young, P.A.
- Portland, ME
Legal Services Food Hub
Conservation Law Foundation - Boston, MA
Mark Standen
The Law Office of Mark Standen, LLC - Yarmouth, ME
Martin C. Womer
Maine Center for Elder Law, LLC - Founder - Kennebunk, ME
Maureen E. Keegan
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Nathaniel Putnam
Eaton Peabody - Bangor, ME
Paul O. Dillon
- Corinth, ME
R. Howard Lake, Esq.
Lake and Denison, LLP - Winthrop, ME
Sidney St. F. Thaxter
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Simon Sidamon-Eristof
Kalbian Hagerty LLP - of Counsel - Washington, DC
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Farmland Tax Law Program
Maine Revenue Services - Property Tax Division - Augusta, ME
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Open Space Current Use Program
Maine Revenue Services - Property Tax Division - Augusta, ME
Tree Growth Current Use Program
Maine Revenue Services - Property Tax Division - Augusta, ME
Working Waterfront Program
Maine Revenue Services - Property Tax Division - Augusta, ME
Land Trusts
American Farmland Trust
- Washington, DC
Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance
Charlie Baeder - Executive Director - Belgrade Lakes, ME
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust
Cindy Krum - Executive Director - Cape Elizabeth, ME
Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust
Penny Asherman - President - Chebeague Island, ME
Crabtree Neck Land Trust
Judy Adelman - President - Hancock, ME
Damariscotta River Association
Steven Hufnagel - Executive Director - Damariscotta, ME
Downeast Salmon Federation
Dwayne Shaw - Executive Director - Columbia Falls, ME
Equity Trust
Jim Oldham - Executive Director - Amherst, MA
Forest Society of Maine
Jake Metzler - Forestland Stewardship Manager - Bangor, ME
GreenTrust Alliance
Dr. Doug Frederick - Executive Director - Raleigh, NC
Holden Land Trust
John Bryant - President - Holden, ME
Islesboro Islands Trust
Steve Miller - Executive Director - Islesboro, ME
Kittery Land Trust
Christine Bennett - Executive Director - Kittery, ME
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust
Simon Rucker - Executive Director - Portland , ME
Maine Audubon
Sally Stockwell - Conservation Director - Falmouth, ME
Maine Farmland Trust
Amanda Beal - President, CEO - Belfast, ME
Maine Wilderness Watershed Trust
- Augusta, ME
Maine Woodland Owners
Tom Doak - Augusta, ME
New England Forestry Foundation
Lisa Hayden - Landowner Outreach Coordinator - Littleton, MA
New England Wild Flower Society
- Framingham, MA
North American Land Trust
Monica McQuail - Communications & Stewardship Assistant - Chadds Ford, PA
Northeast Wilderness Trust
Marisa Riggi - Conservation Director - Montpelier, VT
Peaks Island Land Preserve
John Whitman - President? - Peaks Island, ME
Pemaquid Watershed Association
Donna Minnis, Ph.D. - Executive Director - Damariscotta, ME
Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation
Lois Winter - Executive Director - Addison, ME
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Missoula, MT
Saco Valley Land Trust
- Saco, ME
Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust
Gordon Johnston - President - Sanford, ME
Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
Jennifer Irving - Executive Director - Unity, ME
Sebasticook River Watershed Association
ME
Somerset Woods Trustees
Jack Gibson - Skowhegan, ME
Sportsmen's National Land Trust
- Agawam, MA
The Nature Conservancy, Maine Field Office
Barbara Vickery - Director of Conservation Programs - Brunswick, ME
Trust for Public Land, Massachusetts State Office
- Boston, MA
Vinalhaven Land Trust
Linnell Mather - Executive Director - Vinalhaven, ME
Western Foothills Land Trust
Lee Dassler - Executive Director - Norway, ME
Windham Land Trust
- Co-Presidents - Windham, ME
Woodie Wheaton Land Trust
Patty Bubar - Office Manager - Forest City, ME
York Land Trust, Inc.
Doreen MacGillis - Executive Director - York Harbor, ME
Lawyers
Benjamin M. Leoni
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Christopher J. Austin
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
David J. Backer
Drummond Woodsum - Trust and Estate Planning Group Chair - Portland, ME
David P. Silk
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Dennis O’Donovan
Epstein & O'Donovan, LLP - Portland, ME
Donald A. Fowler, Jr.
- Kingfield, ME
Edmond J. Bearor
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
Elisabeth A. Pickle
Pickle Law Firm PLLC - Manchester, ME
Eliza Cope Nolan
Bernstein Shur - Shareholder - Portland, ME
Elizabeth T. McCandless
McCandless & Coburn LLC - Portland, ME
Elliott Teel
Attorney at Law - Portland, ME
Emily F. Walsh
Law Office of Emily F. Walsh - Portland, ME
Frederick Stocking
Stocking & Crotteau, LLC - Lamoine, ME
George F. Eaton II
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
Hope Hilton, Esq.
- Harpswell , ME
J. Gordon Scannell, Jr.
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
James N. Katsiaficas
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
Jane Surran Pyne
- Waldoboro, ME
Joanna B. Tourangeau
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
John F. Loyd, Jr.
Eaton Peabody, PA - Brunswick, ME
John Paul Erler
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Jonathan T. Harris
Lambert Coffin - Portland, ME
Judith Fletcher Woodbury
Pierce Atwood - Partner - Portland , ME
Kaighn Smith, Jr.
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
Karen Huber, Shareholder
Eaton Peabody, PA - Chair, Real Estate and Natural Resources & Timberlands Practice Groups - Bangor, ME
Karin Marchetti Ponte
Land Conservation Legal Services - Mount Desert, ME
Kirk G. Siegel
Siegel & Crockett, P.C. - Partner - Bethel, ME
LeBlanc & Young, P.A.
- Portland, ME
Legal Services Food Hub
Conservation Law Foundation - Boston, MA
Maureen E. Keegan
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Michael B. Peisner
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Nathaniel Putnam
Eaton Peabody - Bangor, ME
Paul O. Dillon
- Corinth, ME
Peggy L. McGehee
Perkins Thompson - Portland, ME
Peter Mills
Wright & Mills, P.A. - Skowhegan, ME
Philip C. Hunt
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
Richard D. Prentice
Pierce Atwood - Portland , ME
Robert E. Stevens
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Robert Levin
- Attorney at Law - Portland, ME
Sarah Lang Reinhart
Eaton Peabody, PA - Bangor, ME
Sidney St. F. Thaxter
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Timothy P. Benoit
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
William H. Hanson
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
Natural Resource Law Attorneys
Benjamin M. Leoni
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Blair Schilling
Fishman Haygood, LLP - Attorney - New Orleans, LA
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Brenda M. Buchanan
Warren, Currier & Buchanan - Portland, ME
Christopher J. Austin
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
David B. Van Slyke
Preti Flaherty - Partner - Portland, ME
David M. Kallin
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
David P. Silk
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Edmond J. Bearor
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
Eliza Cope Nolan
Bernstein Shur - Shareholder - Portland, ME
Elizabeth R. Butler
Butler Law Offices, LLC - Brunswick, ME
Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA
George F. Eaton II
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James N. Katsiaficas
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
James P. Moorhead
Moorhead Law Group, LLC - Founder and Principal - Chicago, IL
Jeffrey T. Selser
Fletcher, Selser & Devine, LLC - Partner - Portland, ME
John Paul Erler
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Jonathan A. Pottle
Eaton Peabody, PA - Shareholder - Bangor, ME
Karen Huber, Shareholder
Eaton Peabody, PA - Chair, Real Estate and Natural Resources & Timberlands Practice Groups - Bangor, ME
Kirk G. Siegel
Siegel & Crockett, P.C. - Partner - Bethel, ME
Legal Services Food Hub
Conservation Law Foundation - Boston, MA
M. Reed Hopper
Pacific Legal Foundation - Principal Attorney, National Litigation Center - Sacramento, CA
Patrick W. Lyons
Eaton Peabody, PA - Associate - Bangor, ME
R. Howard Lake, Esq.
Lake and Denison, LLP - Winthrop, ME
Richard A. Spencer
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
Robert E. Stevens
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Sarah A. McDaniel
Douglas McDaniel Campo & Schools LLC - Attorney/Owner - Westbrook, ME
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
William E. Taylor
Pierce Atwood LLP - Partner - Portland, ME
William H. Hanson
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
William L. Plouffe
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
William V. Ferdinand, Jr.
Eaton Peabody, PA - Shareholder - Chair, Legislative & Government Relations Practice Group - Augusta, ME
State Funding / Technical Resources
Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership
Dr. Lisa Havel - Coordinator - Arlington, VA
Beginning Farmer Resource Network of Maine
Tori Jackson - Chair - Lisbon Falls, ME
Kent Nelson
Maine Forest Service - Fire Prevention Specialist/Firewise State Liaison - Augusta, ME
Land for Maine's Future
Sarah Demers - Director - Augusta, ME
Maine Farmland Protection Program
Stephanie Gilbert - Farmland Protection Specialist
Maine Department of Agriculture Food, and Rural Resources - Augusta, ME
Maine Farms for the Future Program
Stephanie Gilbert - Farmland Protection Specialist
Maine Department of Agriculture Food, and Rural Resources - Augusta, ME
Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund
Carol Gay - Secretariat - Pittston, ME
Senior Farm Share Program
Julie Waller - Senior FarmShare Manager - Augusta, ME
Stewardship Program offered by the Maine Forest Service (Archived)
- Maine Forest Service - Augusta, ME
Whitewater to Bluewater Project
Lisa Havel - Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Coordinator - Arlington, VA
Woods Wise Incentives to Stewardship Enhancement
Andy Shultz - MFS Landowner Outreach Forester - Augusta, ME
Tax Advisors
Jason B. Stinson, CCIM
Commercial Realty Services of Alabama, LLC - Managing Member & Principal - Gadsden, AL
Philip C. Hunt
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
The Simple Dollar
Trent Ham - Founder & ContributorIA
Timothy P. Benoit
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
Water Street Solutions
- Peoria, IL
Tax Credit Brokers
Foss & Company
Tax Credit Specialists - San Francisco, CA
Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Longmont, CO

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Conservation Almanac

The Trust for Public Land has created the Conservation Almanac, which is a great resource for understanding the context of the conservation and conservation finance movements. Here you can see how much land has been protected in your state, which state and federal agencies have protected the land, the ratio of money spent to land conserved, and policies and programs that could help your state reach its conservation objectives.

 

Conservation Corridor Toolkit

Landscape corridors are among the most important conservation strategies in the face of global changes such as habitat fragmentation, habitat destruction, and climate change. We aim to bridge the science and practice of conservation corridors.  Conservation Corridor will provide up-to-date findings from science that will inform applied conservation.  And, we will highlight new innovations in applied conservation, with the goal of guiding the direction of applied science toward management needs. Click Here. 

 

COMET-FARM™

COMET-FARM™ is a  whole farm and ranch carbon and greenhouse gas accounting system.  The tool guides you through describing your farm and ranch management practices including alternative future management scenarios. Once complete, a report is generated comparing the carbon changes and greenhouse gas emissions between your current management practices and future scenarios.

 

Mitigation and Conservation Banking
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To many landowners a threatened or endangered (T&E) species on their property is anathema because it can herald all kinds of state and federal limitations on use of their property.& ...

 

Leveraging the Landscape - State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2012
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Over the last three years, projects that address the relationships between carbon and forests have moved from the sidelines of international climate action to center field.

 

The Potential for Soil Carbon Sequestration
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Luke Nave from the University of Michigan Biological Station presents this video short course on the fact that the largest terrestrial carbon pool is contained in soils.

 

Grasslands and Carbon - Processes and Trends
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Rebecca McCulley of the University of Kentucky, Dept. of Plant & Soil Sciences presents this video short course on Grasslands, which make up 30% of the U.S ...

 

Forests and Carbon - Trends and Data for the U.S.
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In this video short course you can get the scoop on forestland carbon storage in the United States, which helps offset approximately 12% of US carbon emissions from fossil fuels.

 

Forest Carbon for the Private Landowner (Part 2) - Protocols, Projects and Opportunities

Andrea Tuttle presents this video short course ont forest carbon markets and how these can be used to capture and hold carbon on the landscape.

 

Forest Carbon for the Private Landowner (Part 1) - Basics of Carbon Offsets, Markets, and Trading
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Wondering about carbon offsets, credits, baselines, permanence and leakage? Get the carbon basics here and find out why forest offsets could be a bridge to the future.

 

Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers
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The Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers, produced by the American Farmland Trust (AFT), provides an overview of available market opportunities for environmental credits and services, how farmers and ranchers can get involved in them, and ways to encourage their continued growth.

 

Innovations in Market-Based Watershed Conservation in the United States - Payments for Watershed Services for Agricultural and Forest Landowners
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New innovations in payments for watershed services (PWS) have emerged in the past decade and are pointing the way toward watershed protection approaches that might effectively complement existing government conservation programs and incentives for rural landowners.

 

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due - Increasing Landowner Compensation for Ecosystem Services
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This report provides an overview of existing payment programs and markets, and discusses the concepts of bundling and stacking, offer policy recommendations, and provides examples of current efforts to more effectively integrate payment opportunities for landowners.

 

Ecosystem Service Market Development - The Role and Opportunity for Finance
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The creation of tradable credits for the development or preservation of ecosystem services has emerged as a method to provide such payments.

 

Getting Paid for Stewardship - An Agricultural Community Water Quality Trading Guide
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Agricultural producers are finding opportunities to get paid for their stewardship activities through water quality trading. Generally, they sell the amount of nutrients or sediment reduced by conservation practices.

 

Meeting Regulatory Needs with Voluntary Conservation
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Take a look at a PowerPoint presentation on market-based approaches as a voluntary means to reduce the cost of compliance with environmental regulations.& ...

 

Natural Resources Credit Trading Reference
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The purpose of the NRCS Natural Resource Credit Trading Reference is to provide an understanding of how environmental credit trading can be used to increase the provision of conservation and ecosystem services by agriculture.

 

Payments for Forest Carbon
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Payments for forest carbon sequestration are an emerging opportunity for small forest owners to earn additional income, and in turn to sustain both the economic and ecological values of the Northern Forest.

 

Guidance for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Conservation Banks
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This document provides guidance on the establishment, use, and operation of conservation banks for the purpose of providing a tool for offset mitigating adverse impacts to species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.

 

Conservation Banking
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This fact sheet was published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in August 2012 is a two page primer on conservation banking with some history and information on how these banks are working today to promote species conservation and help mitigate habitat loss.

 

A Landowner’s Guide to Carbon Sequestration Credits

This guide offers a path for local landowners to earn additional income while helping diminish adverse effects of global climate change through implementation of carbon sequestration and other stackable incentives.

 

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There are 306 resources serving Somerset County in the following categories:
map itMap of Conservation Markets Organizations & Professionals serving Somerset County
Biologists / Ecologists
Arlen Lovewell
- Asst. Regional Biologist - Ashland, ME
Deborah Perkins, M.S.
First Light Wildlife Habitats - Wildlife Biologist - Poland Spring, ME
Douglas Kane
- Regional Biologist - Greenville, ME
E. Ann Poole, CWS
Poole Ecological & Environmental Consultancy - Principal - Hillsborough, NH
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA
James Hall
- Asst. Regional Biologist - Jonesboro, ME
Jeff Littleton
Moosewood Ecological - Chesterfield, NH
Judy Camuso
- Asst. Regional Biologist - Gray, ME
Katie Cousins
SFPNA Sustainable Forestry Program - Forester, Biologist - Skowhegan, ME
Kendal Marden
- Regional Biologist - Sidney, ME
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
- Augusta, ME
Merlin Benner
Wildlife Specialists, LLC - President - Wellsboro, PA
Robert Cordes
- Asst. Regional Biologist - Strong, ME
Rodney Kelshaw
Boyle Associates Environmental Consulting - Wildlife Bilogist - Gorham, ME
Ryan Robicheau
- Biologist (Land Management) - Sidney, ME
Scott McLellan
- Asst. Regional Biologist - Greenville, ME
Steven Young
- Certified Wildlife Biologist - FRENCHVILLE, ME
Thomas Schaeffer
- Regional Biologist - Jonesboro, ME
Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc
NE/Mid-Atlantic Region - Waterbury, VT
Carbon Credits and Sequestration
American Carbon Registry
John Kadyszewski - Director - Arlington, VA
Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO
Blue Source
Jessica Stalberger - Office Manager - Murray, UT
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme
Forest Trends (attention: BBOP Secretariat) - Washington, DC
C2Invest, LLC
- The Plains, VA
Carbon Cycle Institute (CCI)
- Nicasio, CA
Chicago Climate Exchange
Offset Registry - Chicago, IL
Climate Action Reserve
Gillian Calof - Interim-President/Operations Director - Los Angeles, CA
Ecosystem Economics LLC
- Bend, OR
Ecosystem Investment Partners
- Baltimore, MD
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA
ENVIRON
- Arlington, VA
EP Carbon
Zach Barbane - Director, Projects and Operations - Berkeley, CA
Finite Carbon
- Wayne, PA
Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA
Forest Carbon Portal
Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace - Washington, DC
Forest Trends
Forest Trends Association - Washington, DC
Green Assets, Inc
- Wilmington, NC
ImageTree
- Morgantown, WV
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Nora Vogel - Director of Communications - New York, NY
TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL
The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR
Trout Headwaters, Inc.
- Livingston, MT
Conservation Credit Markets
Blue Source
Jessica Stalberger - Office Manager - Murray, UT
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Dave Gibson
IFC/World Bank - Senior Environmental Risk Specialist - Warrenton, VA
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA
Ecosystem Economics LLC
- Bend, OR
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA
EP Carbon
Zach Barbane - Director, Projects and Operations - Berkeley, CA
Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA
National Mitigation Banking Association
- Washington, DC
Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
Ross Guidry - Region Land Manager - Lafayette, LA
Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Longmont, CO
TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL
Fisheries Biologists
Cobscook Bay Resource Center
Will Hopkins - Eastport, ME
Dave Boucher
- Regional Biologist - Strong, ME
Francis Brautigam
- Regional Biologist - Gray, ME
James Lucas
- Asst. Regional Biologist - Sidney, ME
Jeff Bagley
- Asst. Regional Biologist - Greenville, ME
Joseph Overlock
- Biology Specialist - Jonesboro, ME
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
- Augusta, ME
Steve Seeback
- Biologist Specialist - Greenville, ME
Timothy Obrey
- Regional Biologist - Greenville, ME
Foresters
Aaron R Carroll
Alderwood Farm Forestry Services - Limerick , ME
Adam E. Cates
- Embden, ME
Alan C Magrath
Magrath Forestry Service - Wilton, ME
Alfred D Schaeffer
Northern Forests Llc - Owner - Gray , ME
Allen LeBrun
American Forest Management - Forester - Milford, ME
Alvin E Yates
- W Paris , ME
Amanda Farrar
Orion Timberlands, LLC - Management Forester - Bangor, ME
Amanda J. Dow-Smith
- New Sharon, ME
Amanda Mahaffey
Forest Stewards Guild - Northeast Region Director - Freeport, ME
American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC
Andy Carlo
F&W Forestry - Montpelier, VT
Barbara E. Brusila
Mid-Maine Forestry - Warren, ME
Benjamin F. Hoffman, Jr.
- Bradford, ME
Benjamin Povak
Pine State Timberlands - Skowhegan, ME
Blaine N. Miller
Dirigo Timberland Management - Owner - North Anson, ME
Bob Young
American Forest Management - GIS Analyst - Augusta, ME
Bret P. Vicary, ACF
James W. Sewall Company - Vice President - Old Town, ME
Brian E Milligan
Brian Milligan Forestry Services - Hanover, ME
Brian Reader
Reader Forest Management - North Waterboro, ME
Brien Boucher
Orion Timber Lands - Operations Forester - Bangor, ME
Bruce Brockway
James W. Sewall Co. - Old Town, ME
Bryan J Savoy
Sappi North America - Skowhegan , ME
Carl H Sanborn
Cs Forestry Services - Bangor , ME
Carol L. Redelsheimer
- Yarmouth, ME
Chad Cote
Orion Timber Lands - Planning Forester - Bangor, ME
Charles A. Crockett
- Consulting Forester - Lincoln, ME
Chester G. Gage
- Caribou, ME
Chip Love
Southern Maine Forestry Services - Turner , ME
Christopher D. Stevens
Stevens Consulting - Lincoln, ME
Claude Dufour
LandVest, Inc. - Staff Forester - Jackman, ME
Clifton E Foster
Timberstate G. Inc - Gray , ME
Dale L. Robinson
- Forester - Pittsfield, ME
Dale R. Covey
- Groveton, NH
Dan Jacobs
District Forester - Island Falls, ME
Daniel McConville
Prentiss & Carlilsle - Bangor, ME
Daniel P Smith
Northwoods Management - Licensed Forester LF0000002015 - Bangor, ME
Daren Turner
Kennebec Valley Forestry Inc - Forester, Professional Maine Guide - Skowhegan , ME
David Anselm Irving
Shelterwood Solutions Inc - Forest and Wildlife Consultant - Lincoln, ME
David C. Parker, ACF
Parker Forestry Associates, LLC - Owner - North Berwick, ME
David Cole
American Forest Management - Milford, ME, District Manager - Milford, ME
David Degruttola
Landvest Inc - District Forester - Bethel , ME
David J. Daut
Domain Timber Advisors - Regional Forester - Berlin, VT
David T. Edson, ACF
James W. Sewall Company - President - Old Town, ME
David Wardrop
Golden Forestry Services - President - Veazie , ME
Debra Bourgon
American Forest Management - Licensing Specialist - Milford, ME
Dennis H Stevens
- Jay, ME
Donald Feeney
New England Forestry Consultants - Professional Forester - Bryant Pond, ME
Donald G. MacKay, Ph.D, CFA
Forest Research, LLC - Forest Economist and Appraiser - Orono, ME
Douglas Denico
Maine Forest Service - Director - Augusta, ME
Duane Nadeau
Forest Resource Specialties, LLC - Wilton, ME
Edward G. Witt, Sr.
- Madison, NH
Erik Grove
Southern Me Forestry Services - Parsonsfield , ME
Ervin B Tower
Towering Forest - Patten , ME
Eugene L Putnam-Surveyor
- Hampden , ME
Fredrick C Herrick
- Harmony , ME
Gary D. Bahlkow, ACF
LandVest, Inc. - Forester - Portland, ME
Gary L Morse
Moosehead Forestry Services - Greenville , ME
Gerilyn L. Bosse, ACF
James W. Sewall Company - Senior Consultant - Old Town, ME
Gregory E. Foster, ACF
Timberstate G. Inc. - Treasurer - Gray, ME
Gregory J Gorten
Moose Ramble Forestry - Clinton , ME
Harold F. Dwyer
Ghost Dancer Forestry - Fayette, ME
Harold K. Burnett, ACF
Two Trees Forestry - Winthrop, ME
J. Michael Eash
- Sherman, ME
Jake Maier
Jm Forestry - Orland , ME
Jason Lyle
Northern Forestland Investors - Consulting Forester - East Wakefield, NH
Jay Braunscheidel
- Auburn, ME
Jay Plourde
Forest Diversity Services Inc. - Owner - Cross Lake, ME
Jeffrey C. Wikle, MAI
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Manager - Monroe, NC
Jeremy Stultz
Integrated Forest Management - Vice President Forestry - Turner , ME
Jesse Duplin
Northwest Forest Management - Licensed Professional Forester - Sebago, ME
Jesse Scribner
Wadsworth Woodlands Inc - Hiram , ME
Jim Ward
American Forest Management - Forester - Milford, ME
John A. Dirkman
Dirkman's Consulting - Waterville, ME
John C. Steward
LandVest Inc. - Colebrook, NH
John W Starrett
- Farmington , ME
John W. Ackley
Prism Forestry - Skowhegan, ME
John Wadsworth
Wadsworth Woodlands Inc. - Licensed Professional Forester - Cornish, ME
Jon Scott
Prentiss & Carlisle - Forester - Bangor, ME
Jones Associates, Inc.
Rick Jones - President and Owner - Auburn, ME
Karl Buckley
Wadsworth Woodlands Inc - Hiram , ME
Katie Cousins
SFPNA Sustainable Forestry Program - Forester, Biologist - Skowhegan, ME
Keith P. Johnson
Fitts Mountain Forestry - Holden , ME
Ken Lamond
Family Forestry - Brewer , ME
Kendall Huggins
- Bangor, ME
Kenneth Fergusson
Huber Resources - Operations Forester - Old Town, ME
Kerry D. Hebert
Mt Hunger Forestry - Starks, ME
Lawrence E. Caldwell, III, ACF
L.E. Caldwell, LLC - Owner - Winthrop, ME
Lucas Lamond
Sappi North America - Skowhegan , ME
Mark Rabon
Integrated Forest Management Inc - President - Turner , ME
Mark Vannah
Robbins Lumber Co. - Searsmont, ME
Marshall White
Orion Timberlands - Operations Forester - Bangor, ME
Martin Curnan
Blue Pond Forestry, LLC - Licensed Consulting Forester - Orono, ME
Matt Jacobs
American Forest Management - Forester - Stratton, ME
Matthew Jacobs
American Forest Management - Stratton , ME
McPherson Timberlands, Inc.
Henry E. (Hank) McPherson - Owner/Forester - Hermon, ME
Megan Henderson
- Madison, NH
Michael E. Kankainen, ACF
Michael E. Kankainen, Forester - Owner - Kingfield, ME
Michael Maines
Maine Tree Works - Gray, ME
Michael W. Demo
- Canaan, ME
Mike Howie
American Forest Management - Forester - Ellsworth, ME
Mike J. Benjamin
- Ellsworth, ME
New England Forestry Consultants, Inc
- North Sutton, NH
Nolan Steele
Robbins Lumber Co. - Staff Forester - Searsmont, ME
Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance
Kristen Miller - Policy and Communications Director - Menomonee Falls, WI
Orion Timberlands, LLC
John McNulty - President - Bangor, ME
Patty Cormier
District Forester - Norridgewock, ME
Paula Pelletier
American Forest Management - Environmental Services Manager - Milford, ME
Peter Honey
American Forest Management - Forest Technician - Milford, ME
Peter D. Chase
- Bar Harbor, ME
Peter Forrest Tracy
Maple Hill Forest-Tree - Farmington, ME
Philip Andrews
Andrews Land Services Inc. - Lincoln, ME
Phillip G. Dow
- Albion, ME
Randy Corriveau
Orion Timber Lands - Operations Forester - Bangor, ME
Rene Noel
Southern Maine Forestry Services, Inc. - President - Windham, ME
Richard G. Carbonetti, ACF
LandVest, Inc. - Vice President - Newport, VT
Richard Jones
- Auburn, ME
Richard W. Pierce
Timber Resources Group - Industry , ME
Rob Krantz
American Forest Management - Forester - Stratton, ME
Robert C. Kilpatrick
- Limestone, ME
Robert Haynes
Haynes Forestry - Skowhegan, ME
Robert J. Leso
- Chesterville, ME
Robert Murphy
American Forest Management - Forester - Milford, ME
Robert Nelson, CF
- Corinna, ME
Robert S Carlton
Freeman Ridge Forestry - Kingfield , ME
Robert Sawyer
Orion Timber Lands - Operations Forester - Bangor, ME
Robert Thorndike
- State Stewardship Forester - Avon, ME
Roger Milligan
St. Croix Property Services - Forester, Professional Maine Guide - Princeton, ME
Ronald E. St. Saviour
- Parsonsfield , ME
Sally Butler
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Certified Forester - Smithfield, ME
Scott B. Austin
- Winslow, ME
Seven Islands Land Company
John McNulty - President - Bangor , ME
Sherman R Small
New England Forestry Consultants Inc - Bethel , ME
Stephen Coleman
Land Vest Inc. - Certified Forester/Forestry Consultant - Dennistown, ME
Stephen J. Mongan, ACF
LandVest, Inc. - President - Concord, NH
Steve Gauthier
Steve Gauthier - Portland, ME
Steve Zagorianakos
American Forest Management - Forester - Milford, ME
The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands
Ted Wright - Executive Director - Augusta, ME
Thomas G. Cushman
Maine Custom Woodlands, LLC - Durham, ME
Thomas L Short
- Saint Albans, ME
Todd Massey
American Forest Management - Forester - Milford, ME
Tony Collin
Orion Timber Lands - Operations Forester - Bangor, ME
Trevor E. London
- Merrill, ME
Walter R. Armstrong
- Woolwich, ME
Walter R. Gooley
- Farmington, ME
Wayne Millen
Two Trees Forestry - Forester - West Paris, ME
Whitney Souers
Treeline Inc. - Vice President - Lincoln, ME
William A Haslam
American Forest Management - Farmington , ME
Geologists / Hydrologists
Jeff Littleton
Moosewood Ecological - Chesterfield, NH
Rich Campbell
Campbell Environmental Group - Maine and New Hampshire Certified Geologist - Falmouth, ME
Land Trusts
American Farmland Trust
- Washington, DC
Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance
Charlie Baeder - Executive Director - Belgrade Lakes, ME
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust
Cindy Krum - Executive Director - Cape Elizabeth, ME
Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust
Penny Asherman - President - Chebeague Island, ME
Crabtree Neck Land Trust
Judy Adelman - President - Hancock, ME
Damariscotta River Association
Steven Hufnagel - Executive Director - Damariscotta, ME
Downeast Salmon Federation
Dwayne Shaw - Executive Director - Columbia Falls, ME
Equity Trust
Jim Oldham - Executive Director - Amherst, MA
Forest Society of Maine
Jake Metzler - Forestland Stewardship Manager - Bangor, ME
GreenTrust Alliance
Dr. Doug Frederick - Executive Director - Raleigh, NC
Holden Land Trust
John Bryant - President - Holden, ME
Islesboro Islands Trust
Steve Miller - Executive Director - Islesboro, ME
Kittery Land Trust
Christine Bennett - Executive Director - Kittery, ME
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust
Simon Rucker - Executive Director - Portland , ME
Maine Audubon
Sally Stockwell - Conservation Director - Falmouth, ME
Maine Farmland Trust
Amanda Beal - President, CEO - Belfast, ME
Maine Wilderness Watershed Trust
- Augusta, ME
Maine Woodland Owners
Tom Doak - Augusta, ME
New England Forestry Foundation
Lisa Hayden - Landowner Outreach Coordinator - Littleton, MA
New England Wild Flower Society
- Framingham, MA
North American Land Trust
Monica McQuail - Communications & Stewardship Assistant - Chadds Ford, PA
Northeast Wilderness Trust
Marisa Riggi - Conservation Director - Montpelier, VT
Peaks Island Land Preserve
John Whitman - President? - Peaks Island, ME
Pemaquid Watershed Association
Donna Minnis, Ph.D. - Executive Director - Damariscotta, ME
Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation
Lois Winter - Executive Director - Addison, ME
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Missoula, MT
Saco Valley Land Trust
- Saco, ME
Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust
Gordon Johnston - President - Sanford, ME
Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
Jennifer Irving - Executive Director - Unity, ME
Sebasticook River Watershed Association
ME
Somerset Woods Trustees
Jack Gibson - Skowhegan, ME
Sportsmen's National Land Trust
- Agawam, MA
The Nature Conservancy, Maine Field Office
Barbara Vickery - Director of Conservation Programs - Brunswick, ME
Trust for Public Land, Massachusetts State Office
- Boston, MA
Vinalhaven Land Trust
Linnell Mather - Executive Director - Vinalhaven, ME
Western Foothills Land Trust
Lee Dassler - Executive Director - Norway, ME
Windham Land Trust
- Co-Presidents - Windham, ME
Woodie Wheaton Land Trust
Patty Bubar - Office Manager - Forest City, ME
York Land Trust, Inc.
Doreen MacGillis - Executive Director - York Harbor, ME
Mediators
Design Workshop
Anna Laybourn - Principal - Aspen, CO
Resource Analytical & Management Group, LLC
Billy K. Lemons - President & Principal Consultant - Nacogdoches, TX
Mitigation Banks
Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA
Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
Ross Guidry - Region Land Manager - Lafayette, LA
Natural Resource Law Attorneys
Benjamin M. Leoni
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Blair Schilling
Fishman Haygood, LLP - Attorney - New Orleans, LA
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Brenda M. Buchanan
Warren, Currier & Buchanan - Portland, ME
Christopher J. Austin
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
David B. Van Slyke
Preti Flaherty - Partner - Portland, ME
David M. Kallin
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
David P. Silk
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Edmond J. Bearor
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
Eliza Cope Nolan
Bernstein Shur - Shareholder - Portland, ME
Elizabeth R. Butler
Butler Law Offices, LLC - Brunswick, ME
Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA
George F. Eaton II
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Partner - Bangor, ME
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James N. Katsiaficas
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
James P. Moorhead
Moorhead Law Group, LLC - Founder and Principal - Chicago, IL
Jeffrey T. Selser
Fletcher, Selser & Devine, LLC - Partner - Portland, ME
John Paul Erler
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Jonathan A. Pottle
Eaton Peabody, PA - Shareholder - Bangor, ME
Karen Huber, Shareholder
Eaton Peabody, PA - Chair, Real Estate and Natural Resources & Timberlands Practice Groups - Bangor, ME
Kirk G. Siegel
Siegel & Crockett, P.C. - Partner - Bethel, ME
Legal Services Food Hub
Conservation Law Foundation - Boston, MA
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Beginning birders can get their avian adventures started at these locations around Greater Bangor - Bangor Daily News
5/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
Beginning birders can get their avian adventures started at these locations around Greater Bangor    Bangor Daily News These three locations around Greater Bangor are the perfect places to get your birding wings.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from ...
From the archives: Maple View Farms’ Bob Nutter known as a dairy farm pioneer, philanthropist - Durham Herald Sun
3/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
From the archives: Maple View Farms’ Bob Nutter known as a dairy farm pioneer, philanthropist    Durham Herald Sun Bob Nutter is co-owner of Maple View Farms, his family's dairy operation in Orange County. He moved the family and farm from Maine in 1963 and is known for ...
Maine farmers are taking extreme measures to protect their farms for future generations - Bangor Daily News
3/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine farmers are taking extreme measures to protect their farms for future generations    Bangor Daily News When Bill and Anna Spiller purchased their farm in 1967, trees were starting to grow up in the fields. Without the funds to hire help, the couple worked tirelessly ...
Kennebec Land Trust cabins featured on TV are now available to rent - Mainebiz
2/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
Kennebec Land Trust cabins featured on TV are now available to rent    Mainebiz The Kennebec Land Trust has become a landlord for the first time in its 30-year history, offering two renovated West Gardiner cabins for rent from July through ...
Maine maple sugar forest could still tap U.S. conservation funds - Press Herald
2/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine maple sugar forest could still tap U.S. conservation funds    Press Herald AUGUSTA — A 23,000-acre forest north of Jackman that yields 25 percent of the state's maple syrup could still qualify for $3.8 million in federal funding despite ...
Maine North Woods Protection - Natural Resources Council of Maine
1/29/2019 3:11:26 PM
Maine North Woods Protection    Natural Resources Council of Maine Learn more about current and past work by the Natural Resources Council of Maine to protect the Maine North Woods and the wildlife that depend upon it.
Allowing sprawling development would hurt towns, wildlife and wilderness - Bangor Daily News
1/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Allowing sprawling development would hurt towns, wildlife and wilderness    Bangor Daily News It would have opened up nearly 2 million acres for potential development.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily ...
Fermentation company buys Maine farm to preserve farmland - Bangor Daily News
1/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Fermentation company buys Maine farm to preserve farmland    Bangor Daily News The family behind Thirty Acre Farm of Whitefield hopes to buy a property in Bremen, transform it into its headquarters and ensure it remains farmland forever.
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Department serves diverse interests. That's not all bad. - Bangor Daily News
1/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Department serves diverse interests. That's not all bad.    Bangor Daily News Discussions about the effectiveness of any government department are healthy. But giving up on a merged department may be premature.. Maine news, sports ...
Debate brews over splitting Maine's agriculture, conservation department - Press Herald
1/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Debate brews over splitting Maine's agriculture, conservation department    Press Herald Some interest groups who represent farmers and conservationists want to break up the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, but Gov.
Blue Hill has two big business clusters. Two groups are trying to connect them. - Bangor Daily News
11/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
Blue Hill has two big business clusters. Two groups are trying to connect them.    Bangor Daily News A Maine town wants to make it easier for pedestrians to travel the 1½ miles between downtown and South Street, where there are a growing cluster of retail ...
Frenchman Bay Conservancy looking for national reaccreditation - The Ellsworth American
11/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Frenchman Bay Conservancy looking for national reaccreditation    The Ellsworth American HANCOCK — Maine is one of the most privately owned states in the country. In fact, at 6.5 percent, Maine has the lowest percentage of publicly owned land.
Albert Tilt, III - Teton Valley News
10/31/2018 3:00:00 AM
Albert Tilt, III    Teton Valley News Albert “Skip” Tilt, III died on October 7, 2018 at his home overlooking the Georges River in Tenant's Harbor, Maine, leaving behind a life rich in family, friends, ...
Former State Department diplomat settles on historic Maine farm - Press Herald
9/14/2018 3:00:00 AM
Former State Department diplomat settles on historic Maine farm    Press Herald Susan Thornton, who resigned as the top U.S. diplomat in East Asia after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got fired, has purchased the Packard-Littlefield farm.
Appalachian Mountain Club Maine Woods Initiative to be honored as district's Outstanding Cooperator of the Year - observer-me.com
9/3/2018 3:00:00 AM
Appalachian Mountain Club Maine Woods Initiative to be honored as district's Outstanding Cooperator of the Year    observer-me.com Each year the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) recognizes a cooperator in Piscataquis County who has implemented ...
How Mainers are working to prevent the coast from losing public access - Bangor Daily News
7/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
How Mainers are working to prevent the coast from losing public access    Bangor Daily News As the boat cruised around Treat Island, 45 passengers shuffled around the deck to get a good view of the isle's evergreen-covered hills, gravel beaches and ...
Conservation deal protects 10000 acres in Western Maine - Mainebiz
6/28/2018 3:00:00 AM
Conservation deal protects 10000 acres in Western Maine    Mainebiz The Trust for Public Land, partnering with the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust and the U.S. Navy, announced that more than 10000 acres along the ...
Public is right: There's no reason to change Unorganized Territory development rule - Bangor Daily News
6/22/2018 3:00:00 AM
Public is right: There's no reason to change Unorganized Territory development rule    Bangor Daily News A website devoted to changes that would allow more scattered development throughout Maine's Unorganized Territories begins with this statement:.
Proposal could create 'retail hubs,' sprawl in Maine woods - Bangor Daily News
6/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Proposal could create 'retail hubs,' sprawl in Maine woods    Bangor Daily News Officials who oversee development in the state's Unorganized Territory were urged Wednesday to not make rule changes that critics say could create sprawl in ...
Alna Hopyard Becomes Protected 'Forever Farm' - The Lincoln County News
6/14/2018 3:00:00 AM
Alna Hopyard Becomes Protected 'Forever Farm'    The Lincoln County News The farmers at Alna Hopyard and Farm recently closed on an easement with Maine Farmland Trust to ensure that the land will remain available for agriculture in ...
Brewers' 'silent partner': Portland Water District honored for protecting Sebago watershed - Mainebiz
3/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
Brewers' 'silent partner': Portland Water District honored for protecting Sebago watershed    Mainebiz Good beer needs good, clean water — which is an important backdrop for why the Maine Coast Heritage Trust awarded its 2018 Espy Land Heritage Award to ...
Boothbay weighs legal deal to allow botanical gardens to resume $30M expansion - Bangor Daily News
3/28/2018 3:00:00 AM
Boothbay weighs legal deal to allow botanical gardens to resume $30M expansion    Bangor Daily News Boothbay selectmen will hold a public hearing Wednesday and then consider a proposed settlement with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens that would let the ...
Maine land trusts say governor uses bogus data in pitch to tax them - Press Herald
2/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
Maine land trusts say governor uses bogus data in pitch to tax them    Press Herald Conservation advocates call his claims misleading and say he ignores payments made to host towns in lieu of taxes. By Kevin MillerStaff Writer. Follow on ...
With Tax Bases Eroding, Some Rural Communities Say Land Trust Conservation Comes At Their Expense - Pine Tree Watch
2/16/2018 3:00:00 AM
With Tax Bases Eroding, Some Rural Communities Say Land Trust Conservation Comes At Their Expense    Pine Tree Watch In his State of the State address last week, Gov. Paul LePage continued his attack on the tax-exempt status of Maine's 75 private land trusts, claiming they take ...
Forest Society of Maine names new executive director - Press Herald
12/20/2017 3:00:00 AM
Forest Society of Maine names new executive director    Press Herald The Forest Society of Maine has named Karin Tilberg as its new executive director. Tilberg joined the Bangor-based nonprofit in 2011 after working as the ...
Land for Maine's Future awards Ragged Mountain project $500000 - PenBayPilot.com
11/19/2017 3:00:00 AM
Land for Maine's Future awards Ragged Mountain project $500000    PenBayPilot.com The state's Land for Maine's Future has pledged $500000 to support the conservation of Ragged Mountain in Rockport, Camden and Hope. The 790-acre Mirror ...
Land for Maine's Future board reviews controversial Big Six project, 24 other applicants - Press Herald
11/7/2017 3:00:00 AM
Land for Maine's Future board reviews controversial Big Six project, 24 other applicants    Press Herald Board members asked questions about public access to the Big Six lands but will not make funding decisions on conservation projects until Thursday. By Kevin ...
Alan Hutchinson, 'champion' of land conservation in Maine, dies at age 70 - Press Herald
8/30/2017 3:00:00 AM
Alan Hutchinson, 'champion' of land conservation in Maine, dies at age 70    Press Herald He played a key role in protecting 1 million acres for people who hike, hunt, fish, paddle or work in the state's vast forestlands. By Kevin MillerStaff Writer.
Popular overlook and orchards preserved in York County - Press Herald
7/17/2017 3:00:00 AM
Popular overlook and orchards preserved in York County    Press Herald The apple orchards that will be protected have produced apples for the wholesale market for 80 years. Photo courtesy of Maine Farmland Trust. More than 240 ...
Maine Land Conservation - Lay of the Land - Down East
4/28/2017 3:00:00 AM
Maine Land Conservation - Lay of the Land    Down East When we sat down with Martha Stewart to plan the April 2017 special issue, she raised the question: who's leading the effort to protect undeveloped land in ...
State Park Cuts, the Maine Public Lands Takeover, and $3 Million Missing - Freepress Online
3/30/2017 3:00:00 AM
State Park Cuts, the Maine Public Lands Takeover, and $3 Million Missing    Freepress Online The proposal to cut 24 seasonal state park jobs, increase forest *service* jobs, and permanently shift Maine Public Lands under the control of the Maine Forest Se.
State drops plan to use coastal land as wetlands bank for I-395 project - Bangor Daily News
2/2/2017 3:00:00 AM
State drops plan to use coastal land as wetlands bank for I-395 project    Bangor Daily News Maine Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt said the department would not move forward with the acquisitions.. Maine news, sports, politics, election ...
Transportation Commissioner Fields Questions on Sherman Marsh - The Lincoln County News
12/14/2016 3:00:00 AM
Transportation Commissioner Fields Questions on Sherman Marsh    The Lincoln County News Maine Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt answered questions from Newcastle town officials and local property owners regarding the Maine ...
Conserving farmland in central Maine comes at a price - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
10/1/2016 3:00:00 AM
Conserving farmland in central Maine comes at a price    Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel Michael Sholz's house sits atop a hill overlooking hundreds of acres of field and forest with painting-esque views on a recent sun-filled day in Albion, golden ...
Poliquin hears harvesters' concerns about Acadia - The Ellsworth American
8/30/2016 3:00:00 AM
Poliquin hears harvesters' concerns about Acadia    The Ellsworth American ELLSWORTH — Just in time for the 100th anniversary celebration of the National Park *Service*, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine) heard complaints from ...
Water Company Permanently Protects Mirror Lake, Ragged Mountain and Grassy Pond - Freepress Online
6/23/2016 3:00:00 AM
Water Company Permanently Protects Mirror Lake, Ragged Mountain and Grassy Pond    Freepress Online Since 1885, the corporation now known as the Maine Water Company has been tapping clean, clear water from Mirror Lake to supply drinking water to ...
Canadian company eyes potential sale of 300000 acres of Maine forestland - Press Herald
2/5/2016 3:00:00 AM
Canadian company eyes potential sale of 300000 acres of Maine forestland    Press Herald The parent company of Katahdin Forest Management, which owns land near Millinocket and Baxter State Park, is reviewing whether to sell its assets in Maine ...
Acadia to take ownership of 1400 acres on Schoodic Peninsula - Bangor Daily News
11/18/2015 3:00:00 AM
Acadia to take ownership of 1400 acres on Schoodic Peninsula    Bangor Daily News It may represent only 3 percent of the land it owns or on which it has conservation easements, but Maine's only national park is growing by more than 1400 acres ...
Maine skips applying for federal funds to conserve forestland - Press Herald
11/9/2015 3:00:00 AM
Maine skips applying for federal funds to conserve forestland    Press Herald The state says its decision not to pursue project money for the first time in at least 15 years has nothing to do with Gov. Paul LePage's criticism of land ...
Apple funds conservation of 32400 acres in The County - Bangor Daily News
4/16/2015 3:00:00 AM
Apple funds conservation of 32400 acres in The County    Bangor Daily News REED PLANTATION, Maine — A large chunk of at-risk forestland in southern Aroostook County will be protected thanks to a partnership between one of the ...
Heart-shaped Maine island goes back on the market for $1.275 million - Bangor Daily News
4/15/2014 3:00:00 AM
Heart-shaped Maine island goes back on the market for $1.275 million    Bangor Daily News BROOKSVILLE, Maine — A lot of people love the coast of Maine. And though people have said money can't buy love, it can buy a 22-acre symbol of love off the ...
Mogul's land buy prompts questions - Press Herald
1/30/2011 3:00:00 AM
Mogul's land buy prompts questions    Press Herald When media mogul John Malone adds 1 million acres of Maine and New Hampshire timberlands to his holdings next week, he might become the largest private ...
Conservation Markets News Items
Amid CMP corridor controversy, Mills mulls a key energy policy pick - Bangor Daily News
5/22/2019 9:58:00 AM
Amid CMP corridor controversy, Mills mulls a key energy policy pick    Bangor Daily News The Democratic governor is likely close to nomination someone to a plum job on the Maine Public Utilities Commission, a move that will likely strike a careful ...
BioTrackTHC Selected For Maine's Traceability Contract - Cannabis Industry Journal
5/22/2019 7:07:00 AM
BioTrackTHC Selected For Maine's Traceability Contract    Cannabis Industry Journal The Helix TCS subsidiary announced in a press release that they received the conditional award for Maine's seed-to-sale traceability software contract.
Maine legislators seek to expand state's solar industry via community solar in new bill - Solar Builder
5/20/2019 8:32:08 AM
Maine legislators seek to expand state's solar industry via community solar in new bill    Solar Builder Maine has lagged behind the other Northeastern states the last five years in solar energy adoption, mainly due to indecisive and regressive renewable.
Farmington woman to head Maine Forest Service - Lewiston Sun Journal
5/17/2019 5:00:00 AM
Farmington woman to head Maine Forest Service    Lewiston Sun Journal FARMINGTON — On Monday, May 20, Patty Cormier will begin her duties as the director of the Maine Forest *Service*. Patty Cormier of Farmington has been ...
Bipartisan Bill Would Accelerate Investment In Solar Energy Across Maine - Environment Maine
5/16/2019 4:20:49 PM
Bipartisan Bill Would Accelerate Investment In Solar Energy Across Maine    Environment Maine For the last five years Maine has ranked last in New England for solar energy generation and number of solar jobs per capita. A new bipartisan bill that received ...
Bar Harbor's Indian Market expected to double economic impact in one year - Mainebiz
5/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Bar Harbor's Indian Market expected to double economic impact in one year    Mainebiz The second annual Indian Market, a program of the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, is expected to nearly double its economic impact in the local community.
Feds helping Maine preserve island for conservation - Bradenton Herald
5/11/2019 8:06:00 AM
Feds helping Maine preserve island for conservation    Bradenton Herald A Maine state agency has been awarded $1 million to help acquire an island in the state's midcoast area for conservation.
Mid Coast Farmers Alliance Food Buyers Survey open until June 1 - Bangor Daily News
5/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Mid Coast Farmers Alliance Food Buyers Survey open until June 1    Bangor Daily News ROCKPORT — The Mid Coast Farmers Alliance with the support of Maine Farmland Trust invites regional food buyers to complete a survey assessing their ...
Uncertain future for 'super' seaweed after court ruling - Fox Business
5/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
Uncertain future for 'super' seaweed after court ruling    Fox Business Members of Maine's seaweed industry say a court ruling could dramatically change the nature of the business in the state, which has seen the harvest of the ...
Maine considers banning sale of cats, dogs at pet shops - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
4/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine considers banning sale of cats, dogs at pet shops    Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Maine could prohibit pet shops from selling dogs and cats under a Democrat's bill.
Committee signs off on changes to Maine’s blueberry board - Charlotte Observer
4/22/2019 11:32:00 AM
Committee signs off on changes to Maine’s blueberry board    Charlotte Observer A Maine legislative committee has given its blessing to a proposal to change the makeup of the state's wild blueberry commission.
Politics & Other Mistakes: Power siblings - Daily Bulldog
4/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Politics & Other Mistakes: Power siblings    Daily Bulldog The Conservation Law Foundation, a respected environmental group based in Boston, is firmly in favor of Central Maine's Power's plan to build a 145-mile ...
‘Potato seed stock an industry all on its own,’ says Maine Potato Board - Potato News Today
4/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
‘Potato seed stock an industry all on its own,’ says Maine Potato Board    Potato News Today Potato farmers are gearing up for another season. In this week's County Ag Report, Kathy McCarty speaks with Maine Potato Board officials who say seed stock ...
Maine AgrAbility Offers Services for Disabled Farmers | Northern Edition - Lancaster Farming
4/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine AgrAbility Offers Services for Disabled Farmers | Northern Edition    Lancaster Farming RUMFORD, Maine — Over a period of 20 years, Annette Marin experienced increasing difficulty performing the physical labor needed to complete daily chores ...
Seed Company Founded During Maine's 'Back-to-the-Land Movement' - Lancaster Farming
4/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Seed Company Founded During Maine's 'Back-to-the-Land Movement'    Lancaster Farming In 1974, four years before C.R. Lawn founded Fedco Seeds, there were fewer than 6500 working farms in Maine. Lawn, who was part of the back-to-the-land ...
Panel endorses changing Maine blueberry commission as tensions rise - Press Herald
4/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Panel endorses changing Maine blueberry commission as tensions rise    Press Herald A proposal to expand and diversify the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine has cleared its first legislative hurdle as the industry struggles through an economic ...
Rep. Pingree highlights role of farmers in fighting climate change - Food & Environment Reporting Network
4/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Rep. Pingree highlights role of farmers in fighting climate change    Food & Environment Reporting Network Maine Democrat Rep. Chellie Pingree rolled out a five-point plan to “support farmers in the fight against climate change,” offering a contrast to the Green New…
Sinclair Promotes Susan Walther To General Manager In Portland, Maine - PRNewswire
4/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Sinclair Promotes Susan Walther To General Manager In Portland, Maine    PRNewswire PORTLAND, Maine, April 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) ("Sinclair") announced that Susan Walther has been ...
Maine reviews Dragon's request to burn alternative fuel – asphalt shingles, plastic – in cement-making process - PenBayPilot.com
4/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine reviews Dragon's request to burn alternative fuel – asphalt shingles, plastic – in cement-making process    PenBayPilot.com THOMASTON — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is reviewing applications from Dragon Products, LLC, the cement-making plant in ...
Maine Farmland Trust - Growing Local - Down East
4/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine Farmland Trust - Growing Local    Down East Over the past 20 years, Maine Farmland Trust has protected more than 60000 acres of farmland from development, helped more than 200 new farmers gain a ...
The debate over proposed Belfast fish farm takes a turn toward civility - Bangor Daily News
3/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
The debate over proposed Belfast fish farm takes a turn toward civility    Bangor Daily News While it wasn't unusual to see a standing-room-only crowd at one of the company's information sessions, something did seem different this week.. Maine news ...
Maine to Boost Investment in Electric Vehicles - Natural Resources Council of Maine
3/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine to Boost Investment in Electric Vehicles    Natural Resources Council of Maine New rebate could double the number of electric vehicle drivers in Maine.
Prospective buyer takes run at getting Maine ski resort back in business - Times Record
3/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Prospective buyer takes run at getting Maine ski resort back in business    Times Record A Boston investment firm has made an offer to buy Saddleback Mountain, pledging to invest $25 million to $30 million after the sale to help restart the Rangeley ...
Cambria Hotels Planned for Detroit and Portland, Maine - PRNewswire
3/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Cambria Hotels Planned for Detroit and Portland, Maine    PRNewswire ROCKVILLE, Md., March 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) inked agreements with Koucar Management to develop new ...
Path set for Maine land conservation bonds under new governor - Bond Buyer
3/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Path set for Maine land conservation bonds under new governor    Bond Buyer Maine Gov. Janet Mills is backing bonds for a state conservation initiative that her predecessor, conservative firebrand Paul LePage, delayed for the past four ...
The fight over CMP's $1 billion corridor project moves to the Maine Legislature - Bangor Daily News
3/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
The fight over CMP's $1 billion corridor project moves to the Maine Legislature    Bangor Daily News Opponents of the proposed $1 billion corridor through western Maine will rally around a bipartisan bill that would make the state study emissions reductions ...
Meet the new ag boss: Amanda Beal - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
3/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
Meet the new ag boss: Amanda Beal    Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel Amanda Beal grew up on a dairy farm in Litchfield. She's Maine's first female commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
Viewpoint: Planning for change on energy - Mount Desert Islander
3/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Viewpoint: Planning for change on energy    Mount Desert Islander By Brian Hubbell Maine's energy systems place our state today at a critical decision point. On one hand, inaction and inertia leads to grave economic.
Maine Official Apologizes for Confusion After Ordering CBD Edibles Removed From Stores - Cannabis Business Times
2/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine Official Apologizes for Confusion After Ordering CBD Edibles Removed From Stores    Cannabis Business Times Celeste Poulin with the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is apologizing for the widespread confusion.
Maine should plan for energy independence by 2030 — Contributors — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine - Bangor Daily News
2/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine should plan for energy independence by 2030 — Contributors — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine    Bangor Daily News Maine's energy systems place our state today at a critical decision point.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily ...
Maine Gov. Mills, 2 Environmental Groups Back Controversial $1 Billion Transmission Project - WBUR
2/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine Gov. Mills, 2 Environmental Groups Back Controversial $1 Billion Transmission Project    WBUR Maine Gov. Janet Mills and two environmental groups are signing on to Central Maine Power's bid to build a controversial new transmission line through the ...
CMP "Settlement" Less Than Meets the Eye, Opposition to Corridor Continues to Grow - Natural Resources Council of Maine
2/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
CMP "Settlement" Less Than Meets the Eye, Opposition to Corridor Continues to Grow    Natural Resources Council of Maine MA Attorney General testimony shows project would not reduce carbon pollution; Firefighters join growing chorus of opposition in Western Maine. NRCM News ...
Flowering in the North | The Heart of the Farm is the Family - Lancaster Farming
2/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Flowering in the North | The Heart of the Farm is the Family    Lancaster Farming Ironically, Arctic temperatures, gale-force winds, periods of heavy snowfall and an approaching nor'easter highlighted the weather forecast for Portland, Maine, ...
Maine farm's bid to save 'Game of Thrones' goats imperiled by crackdown on semen - Bangor Daily News
2/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine farm's bid to save 'Game of Thrones' goats imperiled by crackdown on semen    Bangor Daily News The goat was once only found in Iceland, but the rare breed has recently found a second home: Maine.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and ...
CMP sweetens its offer for approval of transmission corridor, to $258 million - Press Herald
2/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
CMP sweetens its offer for approval of transmission corridor, to $258 million    Press Herald A raft heads down the Kennebec River near West Forks Plantation on June 13. The controversial CMP transmission line would run through western Maine.
Maine lawmakers have a heaping serving of new food policy proposals on their plate - Press Herald
2/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine lawmakers have a heaping serving of new food policy proposals on their plate    Press Herald They'll chew over bills seeking to boost local foods and improve labeling, and one that would establish a constitutional right to food. By Meredith GoadStaff ...
As Maine debates 145-mile electric line, energy giant with billions at stake is absent - Bangor Daily News
1/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
As Maine debates 145-mile electric line, energy giant with billions at stake is absent    Bangor Daily News As Maine regulators are deciding whether to approve the construction of a $1 billion transmission line across much of western Maine, the Canadian ...
Emerald ash borer quarantine in Maine may be expanded - Press Herald
1/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Emerald ash borer quarantine in Maine may be expanded    Press Herald It was imposed last year to prevent movements of the destructive forest pest in York and Aroostook counties. By ED PIERCEJournal Tribune. Share. facebook.
Our View: It's time to think big in Maine agriculture - Press Herald
1/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
Our View: It's time to think big in Maine agriculture    Press Herald Amanda Beal, Gov. Janet Mills' nominee to head the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, will be busy on all fronts. Beal will have to help ...
Apple Whisperer John Bunker Explores Maine for Forgotten Heritage Apple Varieties - Lancaster Farming
1/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Apple Whisperer John Bunker Explores Maine for Forgotten Heritage Apple Varieties    Lancaster Farming John Bunker is a self-taught fruit explorer has pioneered work in locating, identifying and preserving heritage apple tree varieties he has found while exploring ...
New analysis shows there are 113862 regulatory restrictions on the books in Maine - The Maine Wire
1/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
New analysis shows there are 113862 regulatory restrictions on the books in Maine    The Maine Wire The 2018 Code of Maine Rules is home to 113862 restrictions and 8.1 million words. It would take an individual about 449 hours – or more than 11 weeks – to ...
Maine Agricultural Trades Show set for Jan. 15-17 - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
1/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
Maine Agricultural Trades Show set for Jan. 15-17    Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel AUGUSTA — The 78th annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show will be held Tuesday, Jan. 15, through Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Augusta Civic Center at 76 ...
NRCM Optimistic About Maine's Clean Energy Future Under New Governor - North American Windpower
1/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
NRCM Optimistic About Maine's Clean Energy Future Under New Governor    North American Windpower On the eve of Janet Mills' inauguration as Maine's 75th governor, the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) is hopeful for the state's renewable energy ...
What Maine farmers can expect in 2019 — Homestead — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine - Bangor Daily News
12/31/2018 3:00:00 AM
What Maine farmers can expect in 2019 — Homestead — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine    Bangor Daily News One thing is certain: Growing year 2019 will be different from 2018.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News.
Maine Voices: When it comes to preserving northern forests, Maine can't afford to falter - Press Herald
12/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
Maine Voices: When it comes to preserving northern forests, Maine can't afford to falter    Press Herald BRUNSWICK — Twenty years ago this month, The Nature Conservancy faced a nerve-wracking decision. That summer, a new breed of real estate investors ...
Nominee for Mills Cabinet sees broadband access as key to Maine economy - Press Herald
12/27/2018 3:00:00 AM
Nominee for Mills Cabinet sees broadband access as key to Maine economy    Press Herald Skowhegan native Heather Johnson now directs the ConnectME Authority and previously led the Somerset County Economic Development Corporation.
How leftover farmers market produce is helping provide hunger relief in Greater Bangor - Bangor Daily News
12/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
How leftover farmers market produce is helping provide hunger relief in Greater Bangor    Bangor Daily News I realized that at the end of many days there are quite a few of the growers at the market that have extra stuff.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and ...
How Ocean Heatwaves Are Threatening The Gulf Of Maine - Forbes
12/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
How Ocean Heatwaves Are Threatening The Gulf Of Maine    Forbes The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than most of the world's oceans, having dramatic impacts on the local lobster fishery and characteristic animals.
Newly approved farm bill seen as an overall win for Maine farms - Bangor Daily News
12/13/2018 3:00:00 AM
Newly approved farm bill seen as an overall win for Maine farms    Bangor Daily News The final version of the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill passed the U.S. Senate and House this week and is on its way to the desk of President Donald Trump to be signed ...
GrowGeneration Signs Lease to Open New 10,000 Sq. Ft. Facility in Maine - PRNewswire
12/11/2018 3:00:00 AM
GrowGeneration Signs Lease to Open New 10,000 Sq. Ft. Facility in Maine    PRNewswire GrowGeneration Enters 8th State, with 20th Location DENVER, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - GrowGeneration Corp. (OTCQX: GRWG), ("GrowGen" or the ...
MAINE: Emissions battle ensnares link to Canadian hydropower - E&E News
11/28/2018 3:00:00 AM
MAINE: Emissions battle ensnares link to Canadian hydropower    E&E News Maine's Democratic governor-elect, Janet Mills, campaigned as a climate champion. But a proposed transmission line to bring hydropower to New England from ...
Maine's udder love affair with cheese - Times Record
11/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
Maine's udder love affair with cheese    Times Record There are 74 cheesemakers milking four types of animals in what the Maine Cheese Guild says is one of the best states to make cheese — and they're not just ...
New USDA deal to open up interstate markets to Maine meat producers - Bangor Daily News
11/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
New USDA deal to open up interstate markets to Maine meat producers    Bangor Daily News Maine is the first state in New England and the fifth in the country to sign such a Cooperative Interstate Shipment.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, ...
Maine transmission line entangled by conflicting claims on emissions - Energy News Network
11/8/2018 3:00:00 AM
Maine transmission line entangled by conflicting claims on emissions    Energy News Network Critics of the proposed 145-mile power line say it won't reduce global greenhouse gas emissions despite company's claims.
Report shows economic benefit of modern wood heating in Maine - Biomass Magazine
10/25/2018 3:00:00 AM
Report shows economic benefit of modern wood heating in Maine    Biomass Magazine The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Maine Forest *Service* recently released a report documenting the economic and ...
Here's where the Maine House of Representatives candidates stand on key issues - Bangor Daily News
10/25/2018 3:00:00 AM
Here's where the Maine House of Representatives candidates stand on key issues    Bangor Daily News Ahead of the Nov. 6 election, the Bangor Daily News put the same eight questions to every candidate on the ballot in each of the 151 Maine House of ...
New England Power Line Opposition Brings Together Unusual Alliance - Natural Resources Council of Maine
10/19/2018 3:00:00 AM
New England Power Line Opposition Brings Together Unusual Alliance    Natural Resources Council of Maine Environmental groups and gas generators both oppose the power line project, which would carry Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts.
New Study Shows CMP Transmission Project Would Not Reduce Climate-changing Pollution - Natural Resources Council of Maine
10/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
New Study Shows CMP Transmission Project Would Not Reduce Climate-changing Pollution    Natural Resources Council of Maine A new study shows that the CMP transmission line project would not reduce carbon pollution and would have no benefit for climate change.
Cal-Maine Foods to acquire Featherland Eggs Farms - www.thepoultrysite.com
10/15/2018 3:00:00 AM
Cal-Maine Foods to acquire Featherland Eggs Farms    www.thepoultrysite.com USA - Cal-Maine Foods, Inc announced on 10 October 2018 that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Featherland ...
Maine's Forest Industry Transforms to Compete in New Global Era - PR Newswire
9/25/2018 3:00:00 AM
Maine's Forest Industry Transforms to Compete in New Global Era    PR Newswire AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- FOR/Maine (Forest Opportunity Roadmap), a broad coalition working to diversify the state's wood products...
South Portland’s Tar Sands Ban Upheld in a 'David vs. Goliath' Pipeline Battle - InsideClimate News
8/28/2018 3:00:00 AM
South Portland’s Tar Sands Ban Upheld in a 'David vs. Goliath' Pipeline Battle    InsideClimate News Citing Maine's 'home rule authority' to protect public health, the small city took on Big Oil, which lined up behind a company challenging its tar sands ban.
Maine net metering case sent to lower court - pv magazine USA
8/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Maine net metering case sent to lower court    pv magazine USA The legal challenge brought by Conservation Law Foundation to Maine's dismantling of net metering has hit another delay.
Fighting for Maine’s lobster industry - Foster's Daily Democrat
8/19/2018 3:00:00 AM
Fighting for Maine’s lobster industry    Foster's Daily Democrat Lobstering has served as an economic engine and a family tradition in Maine for generations, helping to support the livelihoods of thousands of families in our ...
Nature Conservancy sees an opportunity to fight climate change – using Maine's woodlands - Press Herald
8/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Nature Conservancy sees an opportunity to fight climate change – using Maine's woodlands    Press Herald The organization's vast forestland holdings could benefit from businesses hoping to offset their carbon footprints, opening 'new ways to blend conservation and ...
What You Can Do about the Unfolding Recycling Crisis | Sustainable Maine - Natural Resources Council of Maine
8/8/2018 3:00:00 AM
What You Can Do about the Unfolding Recycling Crisis | Sustainable Maine    Natural Resources Council of Maine Find out what you can do to help recycling in Maine, which has as an inconsistent and confusing system of recycling.
New map highlights growing farmer market trends - Mainebiz
7/13/2018 3:00:00 AM
New map highlights growing farmer market trends    Mainebiz The Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets, in Pittsfield, has released a new Farmers' Market Trail map for coastal markets from Bath to Lubec.
Highbush Blueberries Stand Out in Maine's Lowbush Country - Lancaster Farming
7/6/2018 3:00:00 AM
Highbush Blueberries Stand Out in Maine's Lowbush Country    Lancaster Farming In 1988, Walter and Sharon Goss planted blueberry and raspberry bushes, and a strawberry patch to sell the fruit on a picnic table in front of their farm along ...
Terry Hayes makes lots of commitments on environmental and conservation issues - Bangor Daily News
6/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
Terry Hayes makes lots of commitments on environmental and conservation issues    Bangor Daily News Terry Hayes is an independent candidate for governor. Today I am sharing her comprehensive responses to a lengthy survey by Maine Audubon. On June 27 I ...
In Maine, industrial hemp is the crop to watch - Press Herald
6/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
In Maine, industrial hemp is the crop to watch    Press Herald Ben Rooney, co-owner of Wild Folk Farm, and Janel Bodley plant hemp clones on Thursday. The farm is growing about 300 organic hemp plants this year.
Old cows, new market: Inside Maine's heritage barnyard breeds - Bangor Daily News
4/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Old cows, new market: Inside Maine's heritage barnyard breeds    Bangor Daily News It's absolutely important to keep these [heritage] breeds going,” said Chris Russell, who with his wife Wendy Russell, runs Widdershins Farms in Dover-Foxcroft.