Hello  from Forests for Maine's Future:

In forest news from around Maine, New England, North America and the globe this week  . . .

In the case of an Old Town mill, state government gives with one hand, fines with the other.

Maine's highest court considers Plum Creek development plan.

Up north.                             (Photo:  Larry Davis)

Millinocket company brings old logs back up from the depths. 

New nature preserve in southern Maine. And, in Cushing, a 27-acre riverfront parcelis conserved. And . . . in South Paris, an easement protects more than 200 acres of farmland and woodlands. In Washington County a land conservation effort gets almost a million dollars.

Verso Paper may be delisted by New York Stock Exchange.

It's a mild snowless winter, but experts say that won't have a big impact later in the year.

Fine tuning the fight against the    hemlock woolly adelgid.

New primate species found in remote forest on Indian Ocean island of Madagascar.

Tree bark:  varied, complex, interesting. . . learn about trees from the outside in.

In the Siskiyou National Forest lives the world's tallest pine tree, a ponderosa named "Phalanx". How tall is it? Click here to find out.

In British Columbia the Ancient Forest Alliance balances jobs with retaining old growth forest.

China's forestry output increases by almost 25 percent.

NASA scientists compile a neat map of where the trees are in the U.S. And how green is Maine on this new map? Click here to find out.

The stacker at Robbins Lumber Co. in Searsmont (Photo: The Rankin File)

If you haven't had a chance yet, check out our latest Fresh from the Woods fature on a modern sawmill: fast, efficient and loaded with sophisticated technology. 

You might also check out some of the features in our archives. We recommend our piece on the changing uses of wood and the wood uses of the future . . . the Forest Bookshelf, a look at the best books about the northern forest . . . and a story about the North Maine Woods, which manages access to a huge area of northern Maine that offers countless opportunities for recreation.

And join us later this month when we look at forest conservation in Maine and around the nation. Time economic times may be tough, but all the news isn't bad.

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