Common Ground Country Fair 2012: Full Schedule

9:00am EDT

What is Low Impact Forestry?

Speakers

Andy McEvoy

MOFGA

Friday September 21, 2012 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

10:00am EDT

Building Woods Roads & Trails

Speakers

Keith Kanoti

Maine Forest Service

Friday September 21, 2012 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

10:00am EDT

Directional Tree Felling Techniques w/ Chainsaw

Proper use of chainsaw and appropriate tools to aim and drop a tree where YOU want it to go.

Speakers

John Cullen

Friday September 21, 2012 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

10:00am EDT

Working Animals in the Woods

Speakers

John Plowden

Plowden Horse Logging

Friday September 21, 2012 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry, Draft Animals

12:00pm EDT

Maine Woods Conservation

Updates about conservation initiatives in the Maine Woods.

Speakers

Jym St. Pierre

RESTORE: The North Woods

Friday September 21, 2012 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Railcar Speakers Tent Behind Environmental Concerns and YEZ, next to the shingled building (Sprinkler Water Tank Building)

Forestry

12:00pm EDT

Thinning for Value

Speakers

Morton Moesswilde

Maine Forest Service

Friday September 21, 2012 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

1:00pm EDT

Identifying & Managing Invasive Plants

Speakers

Barrie Brusila

Mid-Maine Forestry

Friday September 21, 2012 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

2:00pm EDT

Saw Mill Demonstrations

Speakers

Nick Zandstra

Knock on Wood Saw Works

Friday September 21, 2012 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Mill Yard Exit the Pine Gate (south) and follow the path across the RR tracks, then turn Left at the Kiosk

Forestry

2:00pm EDT

Working Animals in the Woods

Speakers

Peter Hagerty

Peace Fleece

Friday September 21, 2012 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry, Draft Animals

9:00am EDT

What is Low Impact Forestry?

Speakers

Andy McEvoy

MOFGA

Saturday September 22, 2012 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

10:00am EDT

Directional Tree Felling Techniques w/ Chainsaw

Proper use of chainsaw and appropriate tools to aim and drop a tree where YOU want it to go.

Speakers

John Cullen

Saturday September 22, 2012 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

10:00am EDT

Working Animals in the Woods

Speakers

John Plowden

Plowden Horse Logging

Saturday September 22, 2012 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry, Draft Animals

10:00am EDT

Working Animals in the Woods

Speakers

Bradbury Johnson

ALL Together Farm

Saturday September 22, 2012 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry, Draft Animals

11:00am EDT

Firewood Production & Management

Speakers

Kirk Niese

Niese Forestry Works LLC

Saturday September 22, 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

1:00pm EDT

Hand Powered Tree Felling

Speakers

LIF & Friends

Saturday September 22, 2012 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

2:00pm EDT

10 Common Landowner Mistakes

Speakers

Tom Doak

SWOAM

Small Woodlot Owners of Maine

Saturday September 22, 2012 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

2:00pm EDT

Saw Mill Demonstrations

Speakers

Nick Zandstra

Knock on Wood Saw Works

Saturday September 22, 2012 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Mill Yard Exit the Pine Gate (south) and follow the path across the RR tracks, then turn Left at the Kiosk

Forestry

2:00pm EDT

Working Animals in the Woods

Speakers

John Plowden

Plowden Horse Logging

Saturday September 22, 2012 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry, Draft Animals

3:00pm EDT

Human Scale Forestry Tools & Machines

Speakers

LIF & Friends

Saturday September 22, 2012 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

9:00am EDT

What is Low Impact Forestry?

Speakers

Andy McEvoy

MOFGA

Sunday September 23, 2012 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

10:00am EDT

Directional Tree Felling Techniques w/ Chainsaw

Proper use of chainsaw and appropriate tools to aim and drop a tree where YOU want it to go.

Speakers

John Cullen

Sunday September 23, 2012 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

10:00am EDT

Tree Identification

THIS PRESENTATION WILL DISCUSS HOW TO IDENTIFY TREES OF MAINE. KEVIN DORAN WILL LEAD AN INTERACTIVE WALK THROUGH MOFGA'S FOREST WHILE DISCUSSING TREE IDENTIFICATION, LOW IMPACT FORESTRY, AND THINNING YOUR WOODS.

Speakers

Kevin Doran

Maine Forest Service

Sunday September 23, 2012 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

10:00am EDT

Working Animals in the Woods

Speakers

Bradbury Johnson

ALL Together Farm

Sunday September 23, 2012 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry, Draft Animals

10:00am EDT

Working Animals in the Woods

Speakers

Bradbury Johnson

ALL Together Farm

John Plowden

Plowden Horse Logging

Sunday September 23, 2012 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry, Draft Animals

11:00am EDT

Woodlot Pruning for Profit

Speakers

Peter Lammert

Maine Forest Service, retired

Sunday September 23, 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

11:00am EDT

Woodlot Pruning for Profit

Speakers

Peter Hagerty

Peace Fleece

Sunday September 23, 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

1:00pm EDT

Hand Powered Tree Felling

Speakers

LIF & Friends

Sunday September 23, 2012 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

1:00pm EDT

Working Animals in the Woods

Speakers

Bradbury Johnson

ALL Together Farm

Sunday September 23, 2012 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry, Draft Animals

1:00pm EDT

Working Animals in the Woods

Speakers

Bradbury Johnson

ALL Together Farm

John Plowden

Plowden Horse Logging

Sunday September 23, 2012 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry, Draft Animals

2:00pm EDT

Human Scale Forestry Tools & Machines

Speakers

Andy McEvoy

MOFGA

Sunday September 23, 2012 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry

2:00pm EDT

Saw Mill Demonstrations

Speakers

Nick Zandstra

Knock on Wood Saw Works

Sunday September 23, 2012 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Mill Yard Exit the Pine Gate (south) and follow the path across the RR tracks, then turn Left at the Kiosk

Forestry

3:00pm EDT

Everything You Need to Know About Firewood

Speakers

Peter Lammert

Maine Forest Service, retired

Sunday September 23, 2012 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Low Impact Forestry Tent & Demonstration Area Exit the Pine Gate (south). Located a very short walk down the path and before the RR tracks.

Forestry