Publications
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
Full Report, Executive Summary, and individual sections of the report.
File Format: pdf
Originally Published: 2005
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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