WLBZ Covers Forestry Summer Camp in Acadia National Park
Bill Green of WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the University of Maine School of Forest Resources’ three-week forestry summer camp. As part of the course, students used skyline logging in Acadia National Park to improve the views from scenic vistas along Park Loop Road. Skyline logging is a West Coast technique that involves stringing a cable down into a wooded section. Each tree that is cut is attached to the cable and brought up the hillside doing minimum damage to the forest floor, according to the report. “We’re not coming in and just removing trees. We’re doing it systematically. We’re thinking about everything around,” said Louis Morin, a forest resources instructor overseeing the students on the project. Mount Desert Islander also published a report on the project.