Author: <span>Gary Fisher</span>

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Tapped out?

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Tapped out? Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/26/2023 07:00 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests Are you tapped out on National Invasive Species Awareness Week? Find a sweet spot! Maine Maple Sunday is […]


NISAW: Learn How To Spot a Sucker

NISAW: Learn How To Spot a Sucker Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/24/2023 11:52 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests Location, Location, Location, and the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Hemlock woolly adelgid, a piercing-sucking insect native to Asia […]


March 1 is a key deadline for Maine Building, and other ways to represent Maine at the Big E Fair this seas

Reminder – March 1 is a key deadline for Maine Building, and other ways to represent Maine at the Big E Fair this season Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/23/2023 08:34 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Agricultural Resource Development Exhibit Opportunities, Represent Maine at the Big […]


National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests

NISAW: Woodpecker Assist Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/22/2023 01:44 PM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests Looking for Emerald Ash Borer? Watch for woodpecker activity. Bright specks on stems of ash provide a tip that woodpeckers have […]


Structural Pest Management Recertification Credit Meeting

Structural Pest Management Recertification Credit Meeting Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/22/2023 08:05 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Board of Pesticides Control Maine BPC and UMaine Extension to Host Upcoming Pesticide Recertification Course on Structural Pests Do you need pesticide recertification credits? A Structural Pest Management […]


National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Save Your Skin, Follow the 4 Rs to Knock Out Browntail Moth Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/21/2023 04:54 PM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests KNOCK OUT BROWNTAIL with the Four Rs […]


Ash Tree Protection Training Series

View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service Sign up for the Ash Protection Training Series The following item is being sent to subscribers as a courtesy Ash trees throughout the region are under severe threat due to the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB).  In response to the growing interest in protecting […]


Maine Specialty Crop Grant Program Applications Now Open

Maine Specialty Crop Grant Program Applications Now Open Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/13/2023 03:04 PM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Agricultural Resource Development Maine Specialty Crop Grant ProgramApplications Now Open  Augusta, ME – The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural […]


RCTB’s 2022 campaign

  RealChristmas TreeBoard.org   RealChristmas TreeBoard.com   2022 Campaign Highlights   The biggest news coming out of RCTB’s 2022 campaign is the significant increase in media contacts and news coverage secured by the RCTB. And, as in years past, the RCTB used social media influencers, a satellite media tour and an on-line paid campaign to […]


BPC Exam Testing Centers Available

BPC Exam Testing Centers Available Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/10/2023 10:53 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Board of Pesticides Control Pesticide Applicator Exam Testing Centers Available Spring is just around the corner, and the busy season for taking exams is here. BPC staff want to […]