OLD TOWN — Maine Tree Farm and Maine Woodland Owners are set to host Forestry Field Day on Saturday, Sept. 7 to honor Larry and Barbara Beauregard, the 2024 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year.

The Beauregards received this award from Maine Tree Farm for their work managing Beauregard Family Woodland; the event will be held at the
property on Old Stagecoach Road.

Forestry Field Day will run from 8:30 a.m. through 3 p.m. and is a free, all-ages event, open to the public. The day will be filled with forest tours and presentations, an award ceremony, as well as opportunities to connect with forestry experts and woodland owners and stewards.

Tours will showcase various approaches that promote healthy and productive woods, as well as ways to promote wildlife habitat and pollinators, protect water quality, monitor and reduce forest pests and diseases, and identify tree species and measure trees. There also will be informative exhibits that participants can visit to learn about important forest stewardship topics, according to a news release from Pamela Dorman with Maine Woodland Owners.

Lunch will be available for purchase for $15 and can be ordered at mainewoodlandowners.org.

Parking for Forestry Field Day will be located at the Maine Forest Service Central Region Headquarters, 87 Airport Road. Shuttles will transport visitors to the event and back at regular intervals. The first shuttle leaves the parking lot at 8 a.m. The last shuttle leaves the event at 3:30 p.m. Those requiring closer parking or intend to bike to the event, can request information by calling 207-621-9872 or emailing [email protected].

The Forestry Field Day Grand Sponsors are Renoster and Cyr Bus, and Gold Sponsors are Sappi and Stihl. Ed Bessey and Son, Robbins Lumber, Lumbra Hardwoods and Weyerhaeuser are Silver Sponsors. Scythe Supply and Liberty Graphics are Bronze sponsors.

To learn more, including directions to the event, visit mainewoodlandowners.org.

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