UMaine Sponsors Yankee Woodlot Trails Tree Tour
Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205
SKOWHEGAN, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a tree tour of the Yankee Woodlot Trails on Norridgewock Avenue in Skowhegan, on Friday, August 3 from 10 a.m.-12 noon.
Patty Cormier, district forester with the Maine Forest Service, will lead the tour, which will provide an opportunity to see several different forest bio-types, including hemlock, pine, early succession and a mature forest. In addition, the property is home to wildflowers, a pond, vernal pools, seasonal streams and a deer wintering area. This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is requested. Those interested should call the UMaine Extension office in Cumberland County at 800-287-1471 (in Maine) or 207-780-4205 before Monday, July 30.
This tour is an organized outing of the Maine Tree Club, an educational outreach program established by UMaine Extension, the Maine Forest Service and the Pine Tree State Arboretum. The club is designed to teach people young and old how to identify 50 trees of Maine over a two-year period, to teach participants how to best care for trees on their property and in their community and to help people to better understand the importance of trees to Maine, their ecosystems and their economy.