Forestry

The Trump Administration issued a temporary, month-long reprieve for the sweeping tariffs, which were scheduled to go into effect Tuesday — but lumber industry experts remain concerned.

The site will be located in place of the former Great Northern Paper mill, with plans to turn logging byproducts into heating fuel.

In epidemic years, when the population explodes, the budworm becomes of the most damaging forest insects in north America

New Census data released last month showed more than 14,000 business applications were filed statewide in 2023.

Research from the New England Forestry Foundation suggests there is potential to sequester and store even more carbon with improved forest management, conservation and expanded markets for wood — but it would take more investment to achieve.

Former University of Maine Professor Andrew Egan has written a new book, "Haywire: Discord in Maine's Logging Woods And The Unraveling of an Industry." It's about the threats, both physical and financial, that have faced Maine loggers for decades.

Farming in Maine is in transition. According to the most recent Census of Agriculture, in the five years from 2012-2017, Maine lost 10 percent of its…

Broadcasting live from the University of Maine at Presque Isle:The forest economy in Maine has been a major force, especially in Northern Maine. How is…