Hello and Happy Holidays from Forests for Maine's Future:

For centuries the eastern white pine has served as a symbol of Maine and an important

White pine, Searsmont. (Photo: MFS)

natural resource. Today a number of large white pine sawmills, including the largest in the country, produce more than 200 million board feet of pine lumber each year. In our latest Fresh from the Woods feature we look at the ecology and economy; the past, present and future, of the mighty Pinus strobus.

In case you missed it, you might want to check out our November FFTW feature on positive developments in Maine's forest products industry. 

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As always, we'll see you in the woods!

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