The Budworm Tracker program is seeking volunteers in northern Maine to assist in its citizen science program, according to a recent press release from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The program, part of the Healthy Forest Partnership, will provide a better understanding of how budworm populations increase and spread. “The Budworm Tracker team wants to engage interested citizens to help us conduct research and monitor spruce budworm populations in their own ... Read More ›
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Gov. LePage, Task Force outline Maine’s strategy against budworm
AUGUSTA - Gov. Paul R. LePage and the Maine Spruce Budworm Task Force today released recommendations about how to respond to the upcoming spruce budworm infestation. “Coming Spruce Budworm Outbreak: Initial Risk Assessment and Preparation & Response Recommendations for Maine’s Forestry Community” and other materials are available at sprucebudwormmaine.org. “We are on the verge of another spruce budworm epidemic and our goal is to lessen its damage,” Gov. Paul LePage said at a news ... Read More ›