This meeting of Forest Works! may be of interest to some of our members.
Woods Neighbor Network
6-8 p.m. Wednesday March 20
Willowbrook 19th Century Village in Newfield (in building on left just past the post office and before the fork in the road)
Bring us your ideas and we’ll feed you a delicious meal.
Forest Works! is seeking volunteers with a love of the woods willing to learn from others and spread the word about one of their favorite activities.
The meeting will be an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences and help develop a local neighbor-to-neighbor program. The way neighbor-to-neighbor programs have worked elsewhere is this: Volunteers receive training in basic forestry practices, wildlife attraction techniques, landowner assistance programs, and conservation tools. Throughout the year, these people provide guidance and referral assistance to neighbors who request it. Volunteers are not expected to provide actual forestry instruction. We’d like to know how you think this could work in our area.
If you are interested, please come. Forest Works! is inviting the participation of all kinds of citizens. We are looking for landowners and also for active community members who love the woods – men and women of different ages and backgrounds. Although residents of any town are welcome, we are focused on the towns of Parsonsfield, Cornish, Limington, Limerick, Newfield, Acton, Shapleigh, Lebanon, Sanford, and Alfred.
RSVP Lee at 324-1596 or forestworksme@gmail.com