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Forest & Shade Tree Insect & Disease Conditions of Maine

Forest Inventory Reports

Silvicultural Activities Reports

Stumpage Price Reports

Wood processor Reports


Fact Sheets

Forest Policy and Management Information Sheets

Forest Insect and Disease Fact Sheets


Reports

Maine Forest Service 2009 Activities

Dated: January, 2010


2006 Mid-Cycle Report on Inventory and Growth of Maine's Forests

Dated: March 29, 2009


Maine Forestry Best Management Practices
Use and Effectiveness 2008

Complete Report

File Format: (pdf 2.7 MB)

Executive Summary

File Format: (pdf 787 KB)

Dated: August, 2009


Report on Maine Forest Service District Forester Program to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry of the 124th Maine Legislature, First Regular Session

File Format: (pdf | 390 KB)

Cover Letter to ACF Committee (pdf)

Dated: January 9, 2009


Maine Forest Service Assessment of Sustainable Biomass Availability


File Format: (pdf)

Dated: July 17, 2008


Report on Maine Forest Service District Forester Program to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry of the 123rd Maine Legislature, Second Regular Session

 

File Format: pdf (275 KB)| rtf (12.5 MB)| html (851 KB)

Dated: March 10, 2008


Environmental Assessment Regarding Management of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Impacts In Maine

 

File Format:

  • Without Figures (pdf .1MB | rtf .6MB)
  • With Figures (pdf 2.2MB)
  • Figures
    • Complete Set (pdf | 2MB)
    • Figure 1 - Projected Hemlock Mortality (percent basal area) Caused by Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, 2006 - 2021 (pdf)
    • Figure 2 - Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infested Stands and Delineated "Core" HWA Management Area York County Maine (pdf)
    • Figure 3 - Location of Landscape Settings with Out PLanted HWA-Infested Hemlocks (pdf)
    • Figure 4 - Proposed HWA Core Area Spray Treatments, 2004 York County Maine (pdf)
    • Figure 5 - Proposed HWA Core Area Spray Treatments, 2005 York County Maine (pdf)

Dated: November 6, 2007


Where We Are and Where We Are Going

Prepared for the Cooperative Management Review with the USDA Forest Service

File Format: pdf 361KB

Dated: September 8, 2006


Recommendations to Maintain and Enhance Maine's Forests

Report to the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
As Required by 12 MRSA §8879

File Format: pdf (164KB)|doc (569KB)

Dated: January, 2006


The 2005 Biennial Report on the State of the Forest and Progress Report on Forest Sustainability Standards

Report to the Joint Standing Committee of the 122nd Legislature on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

File Format:
Executive Summary
pdf (500KB) Full Report pdf (2.7 MB)

Dated: December 29, 2005


Maine Future Forest Economy

Full Report, Executive Summary, and individual sections of the report.

File Format: pdf

Originally Published: 2005


The Forests of Maine: 2003

published by the US Forest Service

Dated: 2005


Annotated Bibliography Tax and Economic Incentives toward the issue of: Making good Silviculture Pay

File Format: pdf (3.4 mb)| doc (3.5 mb)

Dated: August, 2005


Legislative Report - Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting in Shoreland Areas

File Format: pdf

Originally Published: February 18, 2003


Legislative Report - Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting in Shoreland Areas - List of Recommendations

File Format: pdf


Originally Published: February 18, 2003


The 2001 Biennial Report on the State Forest and Progress Report on Forest Sustainability Standards
Report to the Joint Standing Committee of the 120th Legislature on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

File Format: pdf

Originally Published: October 11, 2001


The Economic Importance of Maine's Forests
This publication is provided through the North East State Foresters Association.

File Format: pdf

Originally Published: March, 2001


Maine Logging Industry and the Bonded Labor Program: An Economic Analysis by Pan Atlantic Consultants and The Irland Group

File Format: pdf

Originally Published: November, 1999


The Impact of Timber Harvesting on Nonpoint Source Pollution

File Format: html

Originally Published: January 15, 1999


Timber Liquidation in Maine: A report by the Maine Forest Service

File Format: pdf

Originally Published: January 5, 1999


State of the Forest and Recommendations for Forest Sustainability Standards
Final Report to the Joint Standing Committee of the 119th Legislature on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

File Format: pdf

Originally Published: June 17, 1999


Sustaining Maine's Forests: Criteria, Goals, and Benchmarks for Sustainable Forest Management  
Report of the Maine Council on Sustainable Forest Management
A self-extracting zip file, it will be saved to your desktop.  Run the file from your desktop and the .pdf  file  will be saved to your C:\temp.

File Format: pdf

Originally Published: July, 1996


Timber Supply Outlook for Maine 1995-2045

File Format: html

Originally Published: September 1998


References

Information Package on Solar Dry Kilns for Small Woodlot Owners

File Format: (pdf 2.5MB)


Maine Forest Service
Interpretations of MFS Rule – Chapter 23
Timber Harvest Standards to
Substantially Eliminate Liquidation Harvesting
(rich text format)

File Format: pdf|rtf|doc

Revised: July 11, 2006


Maine Forest Service Interpretations of the Maine Forest Practices Act Statute and Rules

File Format: pdf | Word | rtf

Updated: April 24, 2007


Maine Forest Practices Act
Revised to include changes through July 1, 2004

File Format: pdf| html

Originally Published: July 29, 2004


Forest Trees of Maine
Field guide to common trees in Maine

Dated: 2006


Best Management Practices for Forestry:
Protecting Maine's Water Quality


Woods In Your Backyard

Originally Published: July, 1999


Maine Register of Big Trees


Tree Growth Tax Law Application-Schedule for Classification of Land as Forest Land
Electronic version of form to enroll in Tree Growth Tax Law Program

File Format: zipped doc file


What Do Trees Have To Do With It?
A Forestry Guide for Communities

File Format: pdf


MFS Rules - Chapter 22
Certified Resource Manager Grant Program

File Format: pdf


It's Your Woodland
15 page booklet introducing woodland owners to management values and options.

File Format: pdf


MFS Rules - Chapter 20, Forest Regeneration and Clearcutting Standards
as approved by the 119th Legislature

File Format: html | Word | pdf

Originally Published: April 28, 1999


Other Maine Forest Service Publication Pages

Forest Health and Monitoring Division Publications

Project Canopy Publications

Request copies of Maine Forest Service Publications/Forms

Older Maine Forest Service Publications


Other Sources

Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2007 Tax Year from the US Forest Service


Forestry Habitat Management Guidelines
for Vernal Pool Wildlife
(pdf 1.2MB)

File Format: pdf

Published: 2006

A cooperative publication of the University of Maine, Maine Audubon, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Department of Conservation, and the Wildlife Conservation Society.


Federal Income Tax on Timber
A Key to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions

File Format: pdf

Authors: Harry L. Haney, Jr., Garland Gray Emeritus Professor of Forestry, Department
of Forestry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

William C. Siegel, Attorney and Forest Service Volunteer, River Ridge, Louisiana

Larry M. Bishop, Forest Management and Taxation Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, Atlanta, Georgia


Maine Non-industrial Private Landowner Practices Crop Tree Management

File Format: htm|pdf (468 KB)

Author:
Roger Monthey Forest Stewardship Coordinator
USDA Forest Service Durham New Hampshire Field Office

Dated: August 16, 2006


Forest Landowner's Guide to Internet Resources: States of the Northeast.
This USDA Forest Service website links to a wealth of publications, articles, links, and other items of interest, for both landowners and foresters.


A Landowner's Guide to Building Forest Access Roads published by Northeastern Area USDA Forest Service

File Format: html|pdf (1.25 mb)


Biodiversity in the Forests of Maine: Guidelines for Forest Management Originally Published in 1999 by University of Maine Cooperative Extension

File Format: pdf (2.5 mb)


Forested Wetlands, Functions, Benefits and the Use of Best Management Practices (NA-PR-01-95) published by Northeastern Area USDA Forest Service

File Format: html|pdf (5.4 mb)


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