Officials head into the woods to explain plans for China School Forest’s upcoming harvest

The harvest could generate up to $8,000 from wood products, which volunteers hope can be put toward continued maintenance of the China School Forest on Lakewood Avenue.

Discovery of tree-killing beetle in Portland prompts quarantine in 13 communities

The emerald ash borer, one of the most destructive invasive insects in the country, had previously been found in small pockets in Aroostook and York counties.

Timber company dropping hotly contested Moosehead development plan

Weyerhaeuser wants to revert to more typical zoning for commercial forests because none of the housing and resort development approved in 2009 has happened.

UMaine receives funds for remote sensing research for large-scale forest health assessment

State-of-the-art geospatial data collection and modeling to assess, monitor and forecast the quality, health and value of Maine forestlands is the focus of a new NASA-funded project led by the University of Maine.

UMaine gets $1 million grant to help strengthen state forest economy

The funding will help strengthen Maine’s forest economy and create jobs in rural Maine by increasing production of advanced bio-based products and support the purchasing of a former mill site.

Last Mills Cabinet nominee to come up for confirmation wins committee’s backing

Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement.

Lots of trees in Maine. Unfortunately, lots of pests, too

At Grow Maine Green Expo, experts discuss ways to slow down the spread of many destructive insects.

Debate brews over splitting Maine’s agriculture, conservation department

Some interest groups who represent farmers and conservationists want to break up the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, but Gov. Janet Mills has reservations.

Forest products group calls for new investment

Black named one of nation's top tree farmers