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forest products

Published
September 29, 2024

Maine’s top forester to head national association at critical time

Maine State Forester Patty Cormier has been elected president of the National Association of State Foresters.
Published
July 11, 2024

Pilot program will pay Maine’s big forest owners to increase carbon storage

The foundation estimates the 12,000 enrolled acres have the potential to store an additional 250,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide through the adoption of climate-smart practices.
Published
June 28, 2024

Bingham plywood mill moves closer to opening with promise of 110 jobs for economically challenged region

Charlie Martin has been working to open Maine Plywood USA in the small Somerset County town, investing millions to manufacture a product in the U.S. that now is largely imported.
Published
June 20, 2024

Biden administration old-growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry

Environmentalists have urged the administration to go even further as they seek to stop logging projects on federal lands in Oregon, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho and other states.
Published
March 7, 2024

Founder of Madison wood fiber insulation company to be Golden’s guest at State of the Union Address

Congressman Jared Golden invited the president of TimberHP, Josh Henry, to join him at the U.S. Capitol Thursday night, saying he helped ensure one of Maine's heritage industries will have a future.

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Published
November 27, 2023

Innovation in food packaging boosts Maine’s struggling forest industries

Tanbark Molded Fiber Products in Saco is making clamshell containers for Luke's Lobster shacks with pulp from Maine trees, the latest reinvention of the state's legacy industry.
Published
October 23, 2023

Maine is named a forest bioproducts tech hub, opening door to investment

The highly competitive designation comes with a $500,000 planning grant and the opportunity to receive an additional $50 million-$75 million in federal funding for wood fiber bioproducts innovation.
Published
December 18, 2022

Efforts to restore American chestnut tree raise burning question for food lovers

When do we get to eat the chestnuts? Experts say they are tastier than the Asian and European nuts we import.
Published
December 17, 2022

Commentary: Maine’s forests can protect our global climate, grow our local economy

We’ve uncovered clear pathways for Maine’s forests to participate in the mitigation of climate change.
Published
November 7, 2022

Commentary: Don’t be fooled by myths of carbon in Maine, New England wood products

Despite its trendy greenwashed label, the success of lumber and wood products in storing carbon fails miserably to measure up to what living trees do.