Working in the Woods

Forest Management Information

• Best Management Practices
• Find Your Forester:
  • Your local Maine Forest Service District Foresters
  • Selecting a Private Consulting Forester
• Forest Certification
• Forest Trees of Maine
• Forester's Institute
• Information Sheets
• Maine DEP Exemption Letter for Certified Erosion Control Forestry Contractors (PDF | 70 KB)
• Tree Growth Tax Law Information
• What Will My Woods Look Like?
• Water Resources
• Woods Wise Incentives to Stewardship Enhancement

Forest Health Information

• Forest Pest Index
• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid In Maine
• Invasive Threats to Maine's Forests and Trees
• What is wrong with my tree/shrub/forest report form
• Woodland Integrated Pest Management (PDF | 605 KB)

Forest Protection Information

• Forest Protection Programs and Services
• Report Violations/Concerns/Problems
• Wildfire Danger Report

Forestry Rules and Regulations

• Quarantine Information
• Rules and Regulations
• Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting in Shoreland Areas

Other Resources

• This Is My Office - Maine (video)
• Historic Forestry Notes: Woodlot Harvesting with Small Tractors, c.1982 (PDF | 3.5 MB)
• Historic: The Farm Tractor in the Forest (PDF | 9.82 MB)

Maine Logger Bulletins

Weekly email newsletter to distribute information to loggers in Maine.

Past Maine Logger Bulletins

Licensed Forester Bulletins

Weekly email newsletter to distribute information to licensed foresters in Maine.

Past Licensed Forester Bulletins