Maine Adaptive BMP Cooperative

Maine Adaptive BMP Cooperative (ABC)

Endorsed Trainings

Maine Forest Service District Forester Lauren Ouellette speaks to a group of foresters and loggers at a MFS “Fundamental BMPs for Haul Roads and Skid Trails” training in Millinocket.
Maine Forest Service District Forester Lauren Ouellette speaks to a group of foresters and loggers at a MFS “Fundamental BMPs for Haul Roads and Skid Trails” training in Millinocket.

Who should take this training?

New foresters, loggers, road construction personnel, landowners unfamiliar with forestry Best Management Practices.

Content

  • Introduction to ME’s BMP manual, Maine Forest Service BMP monitoring program and the Silvicultural Exemption for forestry.
  • Overview of BMP practices
  • Envisioning BMPs as a system.

Format - 1 day

  • ½ day of presentations in person or virtual format followed by
  • ½ day of field exercises viewing and discussing examples of topics introduced in the morning sessions.

Prerequisites required

  • None

Course Facilitator/Primary Contact

Road Maintenance using a Grader training in the Nicatous region with Maine Public Lands
Road Maintenance using a Grader training in the Nicatous region with Maine Public Lands

Who should take this training?

Grader operators, supervisors, contractors and individuals with road maintenance responsibilities.

Content

  • Principles of Soil Erosion and water flow control related to grading
  • BMP’s specifically related to road maintenance utilizing a Grader
  • Introduction to Road construction basics
  • Grader functions and terminology
  • Grader operation basics
  • Essential grading points
  • BMP planning and installation options related to road maintenance
  • Rapid Assessment methodology
  • Develop grading plan based on in field Rapid Assessments
  • Implement the grading plan
  • Onsite Grader demonstrations

Format - 2 days

  • Day 1
    • ½ day class room
    • ½ day Rapid Assessment and creation of a grading plan for day 2.
  • Day 2
    • Field day focused on grader operation basics, demonstration of a variety of techniques plus implementation of grading plan.

Prerequisites required

  • None

Course Facilitator/Primary Contact

  • Pat Sirois
    Executive Director
    ME’s SFI Implementation Committee
    535 Civic Center Drive
    Augusta, ME 04330
    Email: psirois@maineforest.org
    Phone: 207-837-0101

Road Maintenance using a Grader in Greenville area with Weyerhaeuser

People standing around a table that demonstrates water flow.
People standing around a table that demonstrates water flow.

Description

This is an introduction to road/stream crossing principles that maintain fish and wildlife habitat while also protecting roads and safety.

Who should take this training?

New foresters, loggers, road construction and maintenance personnel, landowners.

Content

  • Introduction to the Ecological Value of free-flowing streams and how Stream Smart crossings allow these stream functions to be maintained.
  • Regulatory Requirements for road/stream crossings on private forest lands
  • Video of a stream demonstration table showing different stream crossing options and how they fair under various flow regimes
  • How to create a Stream Smart crossing
  • Available technical and financial assistance through NRCS

Format

  • 2.5 hour online, pre-recorded session

Prerequisites required

  • None

Course Facilitator/Primary Contact


People surveying a stream.
People surveying a stream.

Description

This is a two-day, hands-on field training that provides an introduction to stream survey techniques and concepts associated with designing ecologically sound stream crossings.

Who should take this training?

New foresters, loggers, road construction and maintenance personnel, landowners.

Content

  • Training on stream survey tools and techniques including longitudinal profiles, cross sections and streambed characterization
  • Onsite evaluation of features associated with stream crossing sites
  • Collection and analysis of data from stream crossing sites
  • Development of recommendations for properly sized and installed structures

Format - 2 days

  • Day 1
    • Brief classroom refresher on Stream Smart principles and survey protocols.
    • Hands-on field training on what information to collect and how to collect it.
  • Day 2
    • Class time on field data analysis and tools to develop initial designs for Stream Smart crossings.
    • Return to the field to assess our crossing design and visit additional crossings to see good and bad crossing design.

Prerequisites required

Course Facilitator/Primary Contact

Trainings Submitted for Endorsement

No trainings currently submitted for endorsement.