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The Piscataquis Observer

Gov. Mills establishes task force to develop forest carbon program for woodland owners

Feb. 3, 2021

AUGUSTA – As part of Maine’s ambitious effort to fight climate change by reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Janet Mills has signed an executive order to create the Maine Forest…

Press Release

New England Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees

Jan. 28, 2021

Know a farmer or forestland owner who goes above and beyond in their care and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2021 New England Leopold Conservation Award. Sand County…

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New England Forestry Foundation adds 2,200 of downeast forest to its network

Dec. 29, 2020

A Downeast forestland property totaling 2,200 acres in Washington County has been added to the New England Forestry Foundation network of forests. The Venture Brook Community Forest abuts the Dennys…

The Ellsworth American

2,200 acres Downeast added to Forestry Foundation network

Dec. 23, 2020

ELLSWORTH — A Downeast forestland property totaling 2,200 acres in Washington County has been added to the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) network of forests. The Venture Brook Community…

Press Release

New England Forestry Foundation Protects 2,200 Downeast Maine Acres for Salmon, Timber, Public Use

Dec. 17, 2020

New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) has added a 2,200-acre forest near the Bay of Fundy in Downeast Maine’s Washington County to a growing roster of public-use properties across New England…

Old Colony Memorial

Rinta Family Cranberry Farm receives 2020 Leopold Conservation Award

Dec. 11, 2020

PLYMOUTH — Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association member Linda Rinta and the Rinta Family Farm of West Wareham have been selected by the Sand County Foundation as the recipient of the 2020…

Courier-Sentinal

Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Assoc. member Linda Rinta wins conservation award

Dec. 11, 2020

WAREHAM – Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association member Linda Rinta and the Rinta Family Farm of West Wareham have been selected by the Sand County Foundation as the recipient of the 2020…

The Washington Post

The Energy 202: Two GOP senators back tree planting as answer to climate change

Dec. 9, 2020

Planting more trees. This is officially the hot new solution to climate change that Republicans are rallying around. Indiana’s two Republican senators, Mike Braun and Todd Young, are both backing…

Reuters

Big carbon? Oil majors turn to nature to help plug revenue gap

Dec. 9, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil companies such as BP and Shell are nurturing nature as a future revenue stream, betting on an expected rise in carbon credit prices as their fossil fuel profits ebb. BP…

The Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts

The Pooled Timber Income Fund: A New Conservation and Estate Planning Tool

Dec. 2, 2020

The New England Forestry Foundation has created a new vehicle for land conservation called the Pooled Timber Income Fund (PTIF).  The PTIF offers landowners the opportunity to permanently protect…

Bisnow Boston

With ‘Really Remarkable’ Speed, Mass Timber Construction Has Caught On In Boston

Nov. 24, 2020

Developers in Boston are vying for their projects to be the city’s premier showcase of mass timber construction, an increasingly popular building style that eschews steel for highly compacted…

Courier-Sentinal

Wareham’s Linda Rinta receives New England Leopold Conservation Award

Nov. 20, 2020

WAREHAM – Linda Rinta and the Rinta Family Farm of West Wareham have been selected as the recipient of the 2020 New England Leopold Conservation Award®. Given in honor of renowned…