JEFFERSON — The 60th annual Forestry Field Day will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, at Hidden Valley Nature Center, with exhibits, demonstrations, walks, tours and food in abundance. The event, located each year at the Maine Outstanding Tree Farm, is hosted jointly by the Small Woodland Owners of Maine and Maine Tree Farm.
David “Tracy” Moskovitz and Bambi Jones, founders of Hidden Valley, are the 2014 Maine honorees and were also selected as the outstanding tree farm in the Northeast Region by the American Tree Farm System.
Gates open at 8 a.m. and the program begins at 8:50 a.m. Among the featured tours and demonstrations are managing for wildlife, birds of the forest, wildflowers, mushrooms, non-timber forest products, bog walks, tree pruning, and trail construction.
Three different timber harvesting methods will be demonstrated throughout the day, and children’s activities are included.
Lunchtime speakers included John Piotti of the Maine Farmland Trust and Willard Morgan of the Chewonki Foundation.
The public is welcome to Field Day, which is annually attended by up to 300 people. Admission is free, and lunch tickets are available for $6 / $10. Hidden Valley Nature Center is on the Egypt Rd. For directions, call 626-0005.
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