When you step outside the FSM office right now, you’ll likely notice the sweet scent of the bee tree wafting on the breeze. There are quite a few bee trees, more commonly known as linden or basswood, in our downtown Bangor neighborhood. They’ve grown up enough to shade the sidewalks and grace us with their pleasant scent for a week or so each summer. Clusters of whitish-yellow blossoms, five … [Read more...]
Swan Internship Program Begins
The Forest Society of Maine is happy to welcome Carlton Scott as the very first participant in our Swan Internship Program. This opportunity is made possible by a generous bequest by long-time donors and Attean Circle members Hank and Freda Swan. Hank, who served as a board member during FSM’s 282,000-acre West Branch easement project, attended the University of Maine School of Forest Resources … [Read more...]
People Support FSM in Many Ways
FSM is fortunate to have friends that have made an annual gift for decades in support of our ongoing work. And many of these same folks, along with others, make special gifts on occasion—either in support of a specific project or in memory of a friend. These gifts are being made via check, credit card, stock, or retirement distributions. A few of these same people informed us that FSM has been … [Read more...]
Timber Frame Buildings Span the Past and the Future
For this article Anna Mercier spoke with Erin Connolly, owner of Connolly & Co. Timber Frame Homes and the Maine Barn Company, a longtime FSM business supporter. Have you ever wandered through a timber frame home or barn, the timbers stretching gracefully upward like tree trunks, the exposed wood arching like branches far above your head? These structures are part of the New England … [Read more...]
Karin and FSM Featured on Bill Green’s Maine
On Saturday, May 26 FSM's executive director, Karin Tilberg, was featured on the show Bill Green's Maine. Bill focused on the importance of Maine's North Woods and FSM's conservation work, and on Karin's role as FSM's leader. Click on the video below to view. … [Read more...]
