LEEDS — A day of forestry education for farms and small woodlot owners will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22. The morning session will be held at the Leeds Town Hall, 8 Community Drive. After a brown bag lunch, participants will travel to The Kennebec Land Trust’s Curtis Homestead in Leeds for an afternoon tour of the woodlot and discussion of management practices.
Workshop topics include: Goals For Your Woodlot, (including multi-use management, silvicultural concepts and working with foresters and loggers); State Regulations; Best Management Practices During and After Harvest to Prevent Erosion and Protect Water Quality; Developing and Maintaining Access Roads and NRCS Related Programs.
Speakers are Shane Duigan, district forester, Maine Forest Service; Keith Kanoti, water resources forester, Maine Forest Service; Candace Gilpatric, agricultural engineer, Natural Resources Conservation Service; and Jim Johnson, district conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The event, first in a series of agricultural workshops, is sponsored by the Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, Maine Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service.
An agenda and registration form is available at www.androscogginswcd.org or by calling Jane at 753-9400, ext. 400. Preregistration is required by Oct. 16. The nonrefundable registration fee is $3 per person or $2.50 each for two participants from the same entity. The registration fee will offset the cost of morning refreshments provided.
Notify Jane at 753-9400, ext. 400, for special accommodation needs. Afternoon tour of woodlot will not be handicap accessible.
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