Adult Education and Outreach

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District presents a variety of programs throughout the year for landowners and landusers.

Workshops as diverse as conservation landscaping, forming a road association, fruit tree pruning, pond construction, and forestry management are offered at sites in Knox and Lincoln counties.

Check out programs in our Calendar or 2012 Events for this year's schedule or scroll down for Upcoming Programs.

Upcoming Programs

Tree Pruning Demonstration

Saturday, May 19 at 10 am
Village Cemetery, Thomaston (map)

Pete Lammert is demonstrating the pruning of hardwoods and weeping flowering crabapples! This demonstration will focus on:

• Proper tool use
• Pruning techniques to remove co-dominant hardwood leaders & lateral branches for a balanced crown
• Other problems with trees that have been in the ground for 8-10 years

Lammert is the Thomaston Tree Warden and cemetery sexton as well as being a licensed Maine Forester and Arborist. The cemetery is located off Route 1 in Thomaston between Erin and Dwight St (map).

Please meet at the white wooden building on Erin St.
FMI, call Pete Lammert at 354 8000 or 691 2900.

Planning for a Successful Timber Harvest  

Tuesday, June 5 from 9am to noon
Bremen

Join Morten Moesswilde, District Forest with the Maine Forest Service, to discuss the steps in planning for timber harvests, such as long-range forest management plans, hiring foresters, primary considerations for harvest operations, finding a logger, and contracts. Several “on the ground” aspects of harvest planning will be discussed during a woods walk on Steve and Jo Laurich's woodlot.

This program has been co-organized by Pemaquid Watershed Association and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District.

For more information and directions, please RSVP by May 29 to Rebecca Jacobs, KLSWCD, at  rebecca@knox-lincoln.org or (207) 596-2040.

Pond Construction & Maintenance

Wednesday, June 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Union Town Office
576 Common Road, Union, ME 04862 (map)

Registration: $15 (includes materials and refreshments)
Pre-registration required by June 15

Click HERE to download registration form.

Do you have questions about your existing pond?
Do you need information on how to construct a pond on your property?
     If so, this classroom session and Q&A is for you!

Join our experts to learn basic pond building and maintenance techniques AND get answers to all your pond questions:

• What do I need to sustain a pond in my backyard?
• How can I control cattails, fish, waterfowl & predators?
• My backyard pond has algae. What can I do to clean it up?
• How can I test the water in my backyard pond and what will it tell me?
• What changes take place in my pond through the seasons?
• If I have problems with my pond, who can I contact for advice and assistance?
• and more...

Presenters
Candace Gilpatric, PE  USDA-NRCS Engineer
Sonny Pierce, Fisheries Biologist, Pierce Associates/Shy Beaver Hatchery

For more information, please pre-register with Rebecca Jacobs, KLSWCD, at rebecca@knox-lincoln.org or (207) 596-2040.

*Conservation Landscaping Series in Lincoln County

Conservation Landscaping Series will be offered at a Lincoln County location on July 18/25 and August 1 in partnership with Pemaquid and Damariscotta Lake Watershed Associations and Muscongus Pond Association. The series includes:

July 18: Native Plants for Wildlife, Water Quality, and WOW!

July 25: Lush Lawns without Chemicals

August 1: Beef Up YOur Buffer: More IS Better

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