Last week, our staff and lobbyists appeared before two legislative committees to represent our membership in Augusta. In the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, we presented testimony neither for nor against LD 180, “An Act to Allow a Person to File a Paper Copy of a Timber Harvest Notification Form.” In the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife […]
Legislative Update – February 10, 2023 Read More »
Last week, our staff and lobbyists appeared before four legislative committees to represent our membership in Augusta. In the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, we presented testimony in support of LD 24, “An Act To Prohibit Open Burning Under A Red Flag Warning And Regulate Recreational Campfires” and neither for nor against LD 108, “An Act To
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With the holiday season now behind us, the 131st Legislature is officially underway. Cloture, the last day for legislators to submit bill titles, was December 30. The full list of 2,123 legislative requests (LRs) was recently released, revealing the first real preview of the session ahead. The Office of the Revisor is now in the process of drafting
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Forest Recovery Initiative grants, proforestation rebuttal, Northern long-eared bat update and more!
December 2022 MFPC Newsletter Read More »
By Patrick Strauch, special to the Portland Press Herald Recently, your paper ran an opinion piece (“Commentary: Don’t be fooled by myths of carbon in Maine, New England wood products,” Nov. 7) by authors from two out-of-state groups that misrepresented Maine’s forest industry and oversimplified the very complicated issue of climate change. The truth is, Maine’s responsibly managed
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The Maine Forest Products Council awarded Brian Flewelling of Easton with the organization’s 2022 President’s Award at a board meeting on Thursday, November 10. The award, presented by MFPC Board President Ryan McAvoy, was presented to Flewelling in recognition of his public service to the forest products industry as an exceptional businessman in the financial
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Today Sappi announced plans to invest $418 million at the Somerset Mill in Skowhegan to convert Paper Machine #2 to produce solid bleached sulfate board and expand production from 240,000 tons to 470,000 tons annually. This announcement comes on the heels of a $400 million expansion announcement at LP Building Solutions Houlton facility just over
Today it was announced that Maine Forest Products Council member LP Building Solutions will invest $400 million to expand the Houlton Facility. Below is a quote by Pat Strauch, Executive Director of the Maine Forest Products Council. LP Building Solutions held a grand re-opening of the facility as the first SmartSide manufacturer on the east coast on
By Patrick Strauch, Executive Director of the Maine Forest Products CouncilPrinted by the Bangor Daily News The forest products industry has been an integral part of Maine’s economy, culture and heritage for hundreds of years. While supporting an $8.1 billion industry, our sustainably managed working forests also provide unparalleled recreational opportunities, critical wildlife habitat, climate
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