North Maine Woods. experience the tradition 2014 $3. P10 Katahdin Ironworks Jo-Mary. P28 Trout Fishing with Hatcheries. P34 Bear Hunting Referendum

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1 2014 $3 North Maine Woods P10 Katahdin Ironworks Jo-Mary P28 Trout Fishing with Hatcheries P30 Maine s Forest Economy P34 Bear Hunting Referendum experience the tradition On behalf of the many families, private corporations, conservation organizations and managers of state owned land, we welcome you to this special region of Maine. We re proud of the history of this remote region and our ability to keep this area open for public enjoyment. In addition to providing remote recreational opportunities, this region is also the wood basket that supports our natural resource based economy of Maine. This booklet is designed to help you have a safe and enjoyable trip to the area, plus provide you with important information about forest resource management and recreational use.

2 2014 Visitor Fees and Checkpoint Information RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT Under Free Day Use & Camping Age 70 and Over... Free Day Use Per Person Per Day... $7... $12 Camping Per Night... $10... $12 Annual Day Use Registration... $75... N/A Annual Unlimited Day Use & Camping... $ N/A Special Reduced Seasonal Rates Summer season is from May 1 to September 30. Fall season is from August 20 to November 30. Either summer or fall passes are valid between August 20 and September 30. RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT Seasonal Day Use Pass... $50... $90 Seasonal Unlimited Camping... $ $150 Seasonal Unlimited Family Camping... $ N/A Family camping covers 2 adults and their children between 15 and 21 for day use and camping for the season price of 2 adults. Camping Only Annual Pass... $ $100 Camping Only Seasonal Pass... $60... $60 These two passes are for visitors with complimentary day use including seniors age 70 and older Commercial Sporting Camp Visitors... $25... $40 Per trip, for any trip over 3 days Leaseholders and Internal Landowners of Record... $50... $50 May purchase 2 annual passes through the NMW office Guest Passes for Leaseholders... $75... $75 May purchase up to 8 annual passes through the NMW office Visiting Paticipating Businesses... $1... $1 for meals and supplies, up to four hours limit For Allagash Wilderness Waterway fees, see page 17 in this brochure. For Penobscot River Corridor fees, see page 22. Visitors traveling by vehicle will pass through one of the following checkpoints. Please refer to the map in the center of this publication for locations. NMW Checkpoints Allagash Caribou Dickey Fish River Little Black Six-Mile St. Francis Telos Twenty-Mile 5am-9pm daily 6am-9pm daily 5am-9pm daily 6am-9pm daily 5am-9pm daily 5:30am-9:30pm daily 5am-9pm daily 6am-9pm daily 5am-9pm daily Canadian Border Checkpoints Estcourt 7am-5pm M-F (register at gas station/gaz bar) US Customs Canadian Customs St. Pamphile am-5pm M-F US Customs Canadian Customs St. Juste am-5pm M/T/Th/F US Customs (closed Wednesdays) Canadian Customs St. Aurelie am-5pm M-Th US Customs am-4pm Friday Canadian Customs The schedule of operation for Canadian border checkpoints and both U. S. and Canadian Customs offices are subject to change at any time, so it is advised that you call the number listed for the crossing you intend to use for current information. U.S. Customs offices are closed during New Year s Day, President s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran s Day and Thanksgiving. U.S. citizens are required to have a U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card to enter the U.S. Other travelers will need NEXUS, FAST, or SENTRI identification. By Federal Law PL , there is a $5,000 fine for a first time offense of entering Maine without proper permission, plus an additional fine of $1,000 per person involved. This includes entry by foot or by water. 2

3 Changes have been implemented so we can continue our mission of keeping the area open to public use by protecting property through managing access. We are doing this with motionsensitive cameras, satellite internet service and telecommunications at some entry points. Use of New technology Reduces Costs and Keeps Visitor Fees Stable Al Cowperthwaite, Executive Director If you arrived at one of our staffed checkpoints after daily operating hours or entered through one of the unstaffed electronic gates last season, you are aware that we have been making some significant adjustments in the way we operate. These changes have been implemented so we can continue our mission of keeping the area open to public use by protecting property through managing access. We are doing this with the use of motion sensitive cameras, satellite internet service and telecommunications at some entry points. Supplementing people with technology has been occurring at many businesses in order to improve operations and to maintain or reduce operating costs. NMW has been going through a similar transition. Automated gates As a non- profit organization, North Maine Woods operates on a break even basis. The amount charged for overnight camping is directly related to costs NMW incurs for maintaining campsites. The same is true for the amount charged for day use. Day use fees offset costs for operating checkpoints which allow access into the NMW region. In an effort to continue to allow access while keeping user fees reasonable, we have installed a number of automated, unstaffed gates in recent years which is a more cost effective way to manage access. Visitors entering the North Maine Woods on some low traffic access roads may encounter automated, electronic gates. These gates are not staffed, but have instructional signs, motion sensitive video cameras and a telephone located in a small building next to the road. Signs instruct visitors to call the number provided which will connect them to one of our employees who will help them self register and pay appropriate fees. Once the registration process is complete, permission will be granted to enter. If someone wants to enter or leave NMW via one of the automated gates, it will simplify the process if they pre-register at a staffed checkpoint or have season passes, L Passes or Guest Passes with them. NMW staff monitors traffic at these locations 24 hours a day, seven days a week and the cameras record all video for the year at each location. Dickey Checkpoint was the first to be automated in 2005 and, following several years of successful operation, more have been added at other locations. In 2009, Seboomook Dam and Northeast Carry automated gates were installed on roads leading into North Maine Woods from Seboomook Township north of Rockwood. In 2013, another automated gate was installed on the so-called Red River Road heading west from St. Froid Lake in the town of Winterville and it is called Winterville Gate. We encourage visitors to preregister at the Eagle Lake Town office which is open weekdays from 8am to 4:30pm, Wednesday until 8pm and Saturday from 8am to 12noon. The phone number for the town office is In 2014 Oxbow Checkpoint will be converted to an automated gate. It will be operated during day time hours by staff at 6-Mile Checkpoint and at night by staff located at our main office in Ashland. People are encouraged to stop and pre-register at the Deep in the Woods Gift Shop located a few miles from Route 11 on the way into the NMW. The shop is open from 10am to 5pm Friday through Tuesday and closed Wednesday and Thursday. The phone number is Night Time Entry and Motion Detection Cameras In 2009 we installed motion sensitive lights, live time video recording cameras and satellite internet service in order to monitor traffic between 9pm and 6am from our Ashland office for 6-Mile Checkpoint on the American Realty Road, Telos Checkpoint, Caribou Checkpoint on the Golden Road and Fish River Checkpoint west of Portage. Camera images are sent via satellite internet to a central control room in our Ashland office where one person watches all nighttime traffic. Telephone communication is available at all locations which allows visitors to call our office at night to register and enter or leave NMW or get assistance in case of an emergency. Although this system may not be as convenient as having someone at the checkpoints, it is less expensive and so reduces the need to increase fees paid by visitors. With cameras recording traffic 24 hours a day seven days a week, it also helps us keep track of who is traveling in and out of the area should we have theft or vandalism problems. 3

4 NMW History and User Fees History In the early 1970s, user fees were initiated to help landowners recover part of the management costs related to accommodating public visitors to their lands. Before the North Maine Woods (NMW) organization was created, separate landowners had their own regulations and fee schedules for use of their lands. Travelers might have passed through two or three checkpoints to get to their destinations and paid separate fees on each stop. In 1971, with the agreement between landowners to form NMW, a day use season registration for Maine residents was set at $2. Landowners also imposed a self assessment to fund the start up the North Maine Woods program. The self assessment share was based on the owner s percentage of acres within the designated North Maine Woods area. During the period between 1971 and 1986, these assessments amounted to nearly three quarters of a million dollars. Since then, increased usage, prudent management and modest fee increases have allowed the program to become self sufficient. Although annual assessments have ceased, landowners still absorb many costs. They provide staff time on the various operating committees; donate professional services of draftsmen, soil evaluators, and others; donate use of construction equipment; and maintain thousands of miles of roads which receive wear and tear from public travel. For more than 40 years, steps have been made to increase visitor comfort and satisfaction with the facilities. Improvements made in the campsite program include better maintenance of campsites along with the creation of new ones. Public communications, identified as a shortcoming, has been addressed with NMW s own publications as well as articles in other publications, to enable our visitors to better understand our goals and objectives. Visitor use has always occurred without any advertising by NMW, and this is thought to be due, in part, to the favorable experiences of our recreational users spreading the word after returning home from their visits. Purpose Fees for each activity pay for the management of that activity. In general, all day use fee collections offset costs for operating the checkpoint facilities. Receptionists are available at convenient times for visitors to enter the area. Guidance, brochures and information are provided. Trash bags are provided to help control litter in the area. Receptionists also assist parties with emergencies and provide information to game wardens looking for sportsmen to relay emergency messages from home. Camping fees collected are dedicated to maintaining and developing facilities used by campers. Our travel costs are similar to those of visitors. If all 300+ campsites were located on 20 acres as with most campgrounds, NMW camping fees would be lower. Staff frequently travel 30 to 40 miles between campsites. Fees from the bear bait site management program are dedicated in part to managing this program. NMW staff works with wildlife biologists, game wardens, landowner foresters, guides and hunters to manage the locations of bait sites to minimize conflicts in our working forest. Management contracts established over the years with the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, the Bureau of Parks and Lands, Jo-Mary Campground, and members of the KI Jo-Mary Multiple Use Forest provide just enough income to offset costs for managment. Under Maine law, NMW is established as a non-profit corporation. There are no stockholders, no profit sharing and no dividends. None of the fees collected at checkpoints are distributed to the landowners in this program. Income is budgeted to meet expenses and fees reflect this arrangement. Additional use is not promoted because the area is not like a park, commercial campground or other area designated specifically for recreational use. This benefits users by keeping the NMW from getting overcrowded. All visitors help defray operating costs. Even the landowners and their staff members pay the regular user fees when visiting the area for recreation. NMW staff also pay their own camping fees. photo by Amanda Barker MISSION To provide the visiting public with high quality, traditional outdoor recreational experiences that are compatible with providing renewable forest resources which sustain approximately 20% of Maine s economy. Forest recreation, when managed properly, is compatible with harvesting forest products. 4

5 Find valuable, up-to-date information on the Web Whether you are planning another trip or visiting North Maine Woods (NMW) for the first time, you will find an abundance of helpful information about the NMW region on our newly redesigned website. Information on land use, regional history, rules and regulations, checkpoint hours of operation, user fees, camping locations and safety can all be found at the click of your mouse. maineheritagetimber.com (207) RECOVERING A FORGOTTEN FOREST Your reliable source for river reclaimed wood Under the Business Links heading you can search a listing of many businesses that cater to a variety of outdoor activities including: cabin rentals, charter services, guide services, outdoor products, vehicle shuttle services, sporting lodges, camps, or whitewater rafting. Our site provides information on the St. John River canoe trip and a map of the 3.5 million acre NMW region. North Maine Woods also manages the one hundred eighty thousand acre KI-Jo Mary Multiple Use Forest located between Millinocket, Greenville and Brownville. Our website contains all the information you will need for planning a trip to this unique area. Camping information is available as well as information on these popular attractions: Gulf Hagas Gorge, Katahdin Iron Works, the Hermitage, and the Appalachian Trail. Within the KI Jo-Mary Forest is Jo-Mary Campground, also managed by NMW. It is a 70 site commercial campground with running water, flush toilets, laundromat and other amenities not available at our remote campsites. We also have a Links page that can direct you to a variety of Maine State websites where you can find information and regulations on canoeing, hunting and fishing and purchase hunting and fishing licenses. There are links to over two dozen other websites were you can find canoeable river water flow rates, regional weather forecasts and other useful information. Our website also features the North Maine Woods and KI Jo-Mary Campsite Guides. Each guide uses Google Earth to depict Authorized and Fire Permit campsites thoughout each respective region; and once downloaded users can click on a campsite icon to pull up photos and a list of amenities for each location. These guides were designed to assist you in planning your next camping trip while at the same time offering you a virtual tour of campsites throughout the region. Another feature is the homepage Bulletin Board which allows us to post up-to-date information on what is happening in NMW. The Bulletin Board contains important news, information, and describes current conditions within NMW. New to our website is a photo gallery consisting of eight different image categories (wildlife, landscape, camping, fishing, canoeing, hunting, historic and working forest). Visitors can submit photos of their own North Maine Woods experiences for posting in the gallery. Our website is one of the most frequently visited websites for people considering a trip to northern Maine. Remember to check www. northmainewoods.org as we continue to expand on the quality and quantity of information on our website. 5

6 Information for North Maine Woods and KI Jo-Mary Forest Cutting live trees is not permitted. You are welcome to use dead and down wood for your fire at an authorized location. To prevent the spread of injurious insects, movement of firewood more than 50 miles is discouraged. Importation of firewood to Maine is prohibited. Extreme caution is always the rule. Remember a small fire is best for cooking. By Maine law, there is a $50 fine for leaving any fire unattended. The steel fire ring provided is the only place a fire may be built at authorized campsites. Limits on camper trailer and vehicle sizes. Only single vehicles less than 28 feet in length, or vehicle and trailer with a combined length of less than 44 feet, and with a maximum width of 8 feet, will be allowed entrance. Large vehicles within these limits may be required to travel at certain low traffic periods through any checkpoint if requested by the checkpoint receptionist on duty. Bicycles, motorcycles, all terrain vehicles, tractors and horses are not allowed in the NMW or KI Jo-Mary Forest at any time of year. This is necessary for logging road safety and avoidance of fire hazards in hard to reach locations. Maine Forest Service The Maine Forest Service protects hundreds of thousands of acres in NMW from wildland fire every year. It is everyone s responsibility to be safe with campfires and report wildland fires that you encounter. Remember, you must attend your campfire at all times. It s important to put your fire dead out before you leave your site for the day. A heavy wind and dry conditions can create a large wildland fire from what was an innocent campfire, and the person who lights the fire is responsible for damages. Campers are reminded that it is unlawful to burn prohibited items such as plastic, metal cans, bottles, and any type of trash. Please carry your trash out. Your actions will help ensure that the resource we all enjoy is preserved for this and future generations. If you encounter a wildland fire, report it immediately. Information that is helpful when reporting a fire includes: where the fire is (township, GPS coordinates, nearest road), what fuel the fire is burning in, what type of fire behavior is being exhibited, is there a water source nearby, and are there any camps or tree plantations threatened. This information helps Maine Forest Service provide a quicker, more efficient response. To report a wildland fire, obtain fire permits, or to receive additional information you may call: Ashland Regional Headquarters Old Town Regional Headquarters Portage District Headquarters Allagash Unit Headquarters Aroostook Waters District Headquarters East Branch District Headquarters Moosehead District Headquarters Fire Emergency Number to report fires after 6pm 6 Through-traf ic between Canada and Maine is discouraged via the private road system in the NMW. These roads are privately built for the purpose of managing the woodland area. Recreationists are encouraged to travel to their desired destinations within the area and then return to the country from which they entered. Parties entering at a Canadian border checkpoint must leave via the same checkpoint. Through passage between the US and Canada is allowed for camp owners and other visitors only when at least one night s lodging is spent within NMW. Water supplies in the NMW and KI Jo-Mary Forest area are not tested for safety. It is recommended that you bring in water from a known safe source. You should not drink water directly from any stream or pond without treating it to kill bacteria and other organisms. The safest way to treat the water is to boil it for at least one minute at a rolling boil. While other methods of treatment are available, they may not be totally effective against all harmful organisms and are not recommended. Biting insects are common most of the summer. Visitors should be equipped with insect repellent at all times. The peak time for mosquitoes and blackflies is from the end of May through July. Daily periods of increased insect activities are during early morning and evening hours. The weather varies greatly in northern Maine. May temperatures range from 20 to 70 degrees on any given day, and snow may even fall. During the summer, temperatures average 50 to 90 degrees. It is suggested that visitors pack clothing for both extremes. Rain is unpredictable with the average seasonal amount between 35 and 45 inches. The temperatures begin to drop below freezing in mid-september with daytime highs in the 50s. In November it is common for temperatures to approach 0 with highs in the 40s, and snow can begin to build up. November hunters are cautioned to camp near main roads and listen to weather forecasts. There are very few stores or gas stations in the NMW or KI Jo-Mary Forest. All supplies must be carried in with you. Fireworks are prohibited in NMW. Although the State of Maine legalized the use of fireworks in 2011, the new law also requires that users of fireworks have landowner permission. None of the private landowners and managers of public land within North Maine Woods have agreed to give permission or allow the use of fireworks. Fire hazard is the major concern, but public safety and disturbance to other recreationists and wildlife are also factors cited in their decision to prohibit fireworks in NMW. A majority of visitors come to the NMW and KI Jo-Mary to enjoy peace and tranquility. Although there are no rules regarding the use of generators, chainsaws, other types of motors and radios, we do ask that visitors use common sense and be considerate of others. All parties lying into the area must abide by the area s rules and regulations. NMW Land Use and Camping permits are available from many commercial bush pilots or you may obtain permits by writing to North Maine Woods, PO Box 425, Ashland, ME

7 Camping in North Maine Woods Camping permits are issued at the checkpoints upon entrance to the North Maine Woods area. Camping is allowed at the more than 300 designated, marked camping areas for a two-week maximum time limit per campsite. The North Maine Woods map in this publication shows campsite locations. There are two types of campsites available for use: Authorized Campsites: These campsites are marked on the NMW map and are listed here for reference. While all campsites are rustic, there are steel fire rings, cedar picnic tables and toilets at the authorized campsites. Fires may be carefully built in the steel fire rings, and many of the campsites have picnic shelters. A Maine Forest Service fire permit is not required. Designated Fire Permit Campsites: These are locations where overnight camping is allowed but where building campfires requires a Maine Forest Service fire permit. The locations of designated fire permit campsites are shown on the NMW map. These campsites have fewer facilities than authorized campsites. Although some fire permit campsites are not as attractive as authorized campsites, fall hunters prefer sheltered locations rather than windswept lake shore campsites. Outhouse Update: North Maine Woods is currently using an active enzyme (Bio Quest SST-850) for the treatment of outhouse solids. We ask that visitors do not dump lime, deodorizers, trash, or liquid materials into outhouse openings. These foreign substances will either kill or greatly reduce the effectiveness of the enzyme. photo by NMW staff Rules of the Road for Industrial Logging Roads These rules apply to all road users Your safety is important Give all logging trucks the right of way! The roads in this area were built to move wood products. For safety, please give logging trucks the same respect provided to fire trucks and ambulances. Logging trucks typically travel on the crown of the road for stability. When you see a truck coming from either direction, please pull over to let it pass safely. Obey posted speed limit signs. Maximum speed is 45 mph. Lights on for safety. Always travel on the right hand side. Be prepared to stop at all times. Never stop on a corner. Always give yourself at least 500 feet of visibility front and back. Reduce speeds on freshly graded roads. You are more likely to blow a tire or lose control because of loose gravel. Never block side roads. Even roads that seem unused may be needed in emergencies. Do not linger on roads or stop on bridges. Most bridges in NMW are one lane. Park vehicles well off the road. Do not park in front of checkpoints. Use parking area provided All drivers must have a valid state or provincial driver s license. All vehicles yield right of way to loaded trucks. All traffic yield to equipment working in roads. Pass only after operator s acknowledgement. Campsites on Google Earth: Campsite locations within the North Maine Woods and KI Jo-Mary regions are shown on Google Earth. Visit our website (www. northmainewoods.org) to download this new feature found on the homepage. In addition to showing campsite locations, there photos and a written description of each campsite to help you decide which campsite to visit. Please carry your trash out. Do not leave trash at your campsite or alongside roads and waters. photo by NMW staff 7

8 Township Sites Shelters Water Access Vehicle Access Canoe Access Camper Access Township Sites Shelters Water Access Vehicle Access Canoe Access Camper Access ASHLAND REGION Little Munsungan Lake T8R9 2 y y Chase Brook Road T10R9 2 y y y Munsungan Falls T8R9 3 y y y Malcolm Branch T9R8 2 2 y y y Mooseleuk Dam T10R9 3 2 y y N. Br. Machias River T11R7 6 2 y y y Machias Bridge T11R7 2 y y y Machias River T11R7 1 y y y Chase Lake T9R y y y Ragged Mountain Pond T9R10 1 y y Jack Mountain T11R8 3 y y S. Br. Machias River T10R7 2 y y y Pratt Lake T11R9 1 1 y y y Island Pond T10R y y Machias Lake Dam T12R8 3 1 y y 20-Mile Bridge T12R8 3 1 y y y Little Clayton Lake T12R8 1 y y Moosehorn Crossing T12R7 2 1 y y y Upper Elbow Pond T10R10 2 y y Peaked Mountain Pond T10R10 3 y y Russell Crossing T11R8 3 1 y y y Musquacook Stream T12R11 2 y y y McNally Pond T11R10 2 y y y 2nd Musquacook Lake T11R y y y Squirrel Pond T11R y y y Beaver Sprague T11R7 3 3 y y Weeks Brook T11R8 1 y y y Smith Brook T9R9 1 y y Big Hudson Brook T10R9 3 y y y Munsungan Thoroughfare T8R10 2 y Little Moosehorn T8R10 2 y y Kelly Brook T11R14 5 y y y Squirrel Mountain T11R13 2 y y Ross Lake T10R y y y Red Pine T11R16 3 y y y y TOTAL 86 ALLAGASH REGION Little Falls Pond T17R11 1 y y Fall Brook Lake T18R y y y Little Black River Plt T19R y y y Upper Little Black T19R12 1 y y Little Black River T19R y y y Chimenticook Stream T17R13 2 y y y West Twin Brook #1 Allagash 1 y y West Twin Brook #2 Allagash 1 y y West Twin Gravel Pit Allagash 1 y y y Blue Pond T13R13 2 y y y Deadeye Bridge T18R13 3 y y 3rd Pelletier Pond T16R9 3 y y y Ben Glazier T14R12 1 y y Big Black River Road T15R13 2 y y y Old Camp 106 T16R13 1 y y Big Black Fall Site T15R13 1 y y y Connors Cove T18R10 7 y y y TOTAL NMW Campsite Information TELOS REGION Umbazooksus West T6R y y y Umbazooksus East T6R y y Kellog Brook T6R12 3 y y y Indian Stream T7R12 2 y y Indian Pond T7R y y y Haymock Lake T8R11 8 y y y Cliff Lake T8R y y y Pillsbury Deadwater T8R11 2 y y y Spider Lake T9R y y y Little Pillsbury Pond T8R y y y Coffeelos South T6R11 3 y y Coffeelos North T6R11 2 y y y TOTAL 44 CAUCOMGOMOC REGION Caucomgomoc Landing T7R y y y Caucomgomoc Dam T6R14 3 y y y Henrys Island T7R15 1 y y Rowe Thoroughfare T7R15 1 y y Round Pond North T7R14 4 y y Round Pond Inlet T7R14 1 y y Lost Pond T5R16 2 y y Russell Stream T4R16 1 y y y Big Bog T5R18 4 y y y 5th St. John Bridge T6R17 2 y y y y 5th St. John Dam T6R17 1 y y Wadleigh Pond Beach T8R15 1 y y Wadleigh Pond T8R y y y Wadleigh Pond South T8R15 1 y y y St. Francis Lake T8R16 2 y y y Baker Lake North T7R y y y Baker Lake South T7R17 1 y y Boulet Campyard T7R17 2 y y Turner Pond T7R16 2 y y y Crescent Pond T9R15 2 y y y Johnson Pond Island T8R14 2 y y Elm Stream T4R16 2 y y TOTAL 48 FISH RIVER REGION Gleason Brook T13R7 1 y y y Carr Pond T13R8 4 y y y Fish River Falls T14R8 8 2 y y y Fish Lake T14R8 5 1 y y y Big Brook T14R y y y Fox Brook T13R9 3 1 y y y TOTAL 24 AROOSTOOK RIVER REGION Munsungan Branch T8R8 1 y y Mooseleuk Branch T8R8 1 y y Lapomkeag Stream T9R7 1 y y Houlton Brook T9R5 2 y y TOTAL 5

9 Township Sites Shelters Water Access Vehicle Access Canoe Access Camper Access RAGMUFF/SEBOOMOOK REGION Lane Brook T2R4 4 1 y y y Leadbetter Falls T2R18 4 y y y Leadbetter Pit T2R y y y Gilberts Crossing T2R4 3 1 y y y Lane Brook (Boundary Rd) T3R4 1 y y y Cheney Pond T3R4 3 y y Penobscot Dam T4R4 4 1 y y y Penobscot Pd (Ice Box Pit) T4R4 1 y y y Long Pond T3R5 4 1 y y y Dole Pond T3R5 3 1 y y y Dole Brook T3R5 1 y y Hurricane Pond T5R20 1 y y Hurricane Stream T5R y y Snake Campsite T4R y y y y Nulhedus Pit T1R4 1 y y Little Lobster Lake T3R y y y 35-Mile Campsite Dole Twp 1 y y TOTAL 45 OXBOW REGION Lapomkeag Field T8R8 2 1 y y y Millinocket Stream T8R8 2 y y y Munsungan Stream T8R9 2 1 y y y TOTAL 6 Township Sites Shelters Water Access Vehicle Access Canoe Access Camper Access ST. JOHN RIVER Turner Bogan T8R17 2 y y Flaws Bogan T8R y y Flaws Bogan Camp T8R17 1 y y Morrison Depot T9R17 2 y y Southwest Branch T9R17 1 y y Doucie Brook T10R17 3 y y Knowles Brook T10R16 4 y y Northwest Branch T10R17 2 y y Ledge Rapids T11R y y Moody Campsite T11R y y Red Pine T11R16 3 y y y y Burntland Brook T11R y y Nine-Mile Campsite T12R16 2 y y East Nine-Mile T12R15 1 y y y Connor Farm T13R15 1 y y Seven Islands T13R y y Priestley Campsite T13R y y y y Simmons Farm T14R y y Basford Rips T14R13 1 y y Big Black Rapids T15R y y Ferry Crossing T15R y y y y Boom Chain T15R13 2 y y Seminary Brook T15R y y y y Longs Rapids T16R y y y Castonia Farm T16R12 2 y y y y Ouellette Brook T16R12 2 y y y Ouellette Farm T16R y y y y Fox Brook T16R y y y y Poplar Island Allagash 1 1 y y y TOTAL 63 Jo-Mary Campground on beautiful Upper Jo-Mary Lake 70 waterfront campsites (recreation room, shower house, laundromat) Beautiful sand beach with family-friendly swimming area Spectacular views of Mount Katahdin right from your campsite Great wildlife viewing and fishing opportunities Special family camping rates Includes access to the 175,000-acre KI Jo-Mary Multiple Use Forest and all its natural attractions to include: Gulf Hagas... Gauntlet Falls... Appalachian Trail More than 70 remote lakes and ponds... and more PO Box 685 Brownville, ME jomarycampground@northmainewoods.org 9

10 photo by Mary Gerow Katahdin Ironworks Jo-Mary general Information The KI Jo-Mary Multiple Use Forest is a 175,000 acre tract of forest land located between Millinocket, Brownville and Greenville. At the request of the forest landowners in this area, NMW contracted with them in 1986 to establish checkpoints and campsites to manage increasing public use of their lands. Due to differences in operating costs and landowner management objectives, the KI Jo-Mary user fees are slightly different from fees assessed for use of NMW. Season registrations are not interchangeable between NMW and KI Jo-Mary. In both cases, land use fees help offset recreational management costs. Checkpoints and hours of Operation Recreationists traveling by vehicle will pass through one of these checkpoints. Please refer to the map located on page twelve of this publication. The following listing will inform you of operating hours. All four checkpoints open the first of May and close mid October. Jo-Mary Checkpoint : Open from 6:00am to 9:00pm Sunday through Thursday, and 6:00pm to 10:00pm Friday and Saturday. KI Checkpoint : Open from 6:00am to 9:00pm seven days a week. Hedgehog Checkpoint : Open from 6:00am to 9:00pm seven days a week. Henderson Checkpoint : Open from 6:00am to 9:00pm seven days a week. Henderson is an electronic, unmanned checkpoint managed by Jo-Mary checkpoint staff. land Use and Camping Fees Maine Non Residents Residents Under 15 and over 70 years of age Free Day Use Free Day Use Per Day $7.00 $12.00 Day Use Season Registration $60.00 $75.00 Camping Per Night $10.00 $10.00 Passage At Any Checkpoint After Hours $20.00 per vehicle photos by NMW staff 10

11 Camping in the KI Jo-Mary Forest The KI Jo-Mary Forest is not your everyday camping area. The sites are primitive and well spread out. You will be able to find solitude, fishing, hunting, hiking, fresh air, clean water, good times and many other outdoor activities if this is what appeals to you. The KI Jo-Mary Multiple Use Forest landowners are trying to encourage and preserve this type of experience. No party will be allowed to camp more than two weeks in one location. No trailer, tent or other equipment is to be stored on any campsite. Items left unattended for more than three consecutive days may be removed at the expense of the owner. Camping is allowed only in the authorized campsites shown on the map on page twelve. The checkpoint receptionists will gladly assist you in choosing a location when you register. Fees will vary according to the number in your party and the length of your stay. A fireplace, picnic table and privy are located at each campsite. There is no running water or electricity. Campsites are maintained weekly. Campsite reservations are not required, but recommended for Friday and Saturday nights. For the areas served by the KI and Hedgehog checkpoints, call KI checkpoint at For the area served by the Jo-Mary checkpoint, call If you are not able to honor your reservation, please call the checkpoint early enough in the day so others might enjoy the campsite. You will find solitude, fishing, hunting, hiking, fresh air, clean water, good times and many other outdoor activities if this is what appeals to you. The KI Jo-Mary Multiple Use Forest landowners are trying to encourage and preserve this type of experience. You are welcome to use dead and down wood for your fire at an authorized location. Extreme caution is always the rule. Remember a small fire is best for cooking and a DEAD fire is the best when unattended. All outside fires must be within the steel fire rings provided at the authorized campsites. Building your own rock fireplaces is not permitted. By Maine law, it is illegal and punishable by a fine to have an unauthorized cooking or warming fire, or to leave any fire unattended. Please carry your trash out. Do not leave trash at your campsite or alongside roads and waters. KI Area Number of Facilities Name Location Sites Privies Tables Shelters Silver Lake Field T6R Silver Lake #1 T6R Silver Lake #2 and #3 T6R Silver Lake #4 and #5 T6R Pleasant River #1 T6R Pleasant River #2 T6R Pleasant River #3 T6R Pleasant River #4 T6R Pleasant River #5 T6R Pleasant River #6 T6R High Bridge #1 T7R High Bridge #2 T7R High Bridge #3 T7R Big White Bk. #1, 2, 3, 4 T7R Pleasant River #7, 8, 9, 10 T7R Hay Brook Campsites T7R Pine Camp T8R Totals Hedgehog Area Number of Facilities Name Location Sites Privies Tables Shelters Long Pond - Vehicle Access T7R Long Pond - Water Access T7R Horseshoe Pond W. Bowdoin College Grant Trout Pond Lean-To W. Bowdoin College Grant Totals Jo-Mary Area Number of Facilities Name Location Sites Privies Tables Shelters Gauntlet Falls #1 T8R Gauntlet Falls #2 T8R Crawford Pond TAR Long Pond TAR Big Pleasant Pond TAR Johnston Pond TAR Little Jo-Mary Pond TBR East Branch Pleasant #1 TBR East Branch Pleasant #2 TBR East Branch Pleasant #3 TBR East Branch Pleasant #4 TBR East Branch Pleasant #5 TBR Pratt Brook TAR Johnston Brook T1R Totals

12 T 2 R 12 Bridge Out Parking Area Boat Launch Commercial Campground Campsite Unmanned Gate Manned Checkpoint Minor Streams and Brooks Ponds, Rivers and Streams Township Boundary Line Winter or Discontinued Roads Minor Road or Spur Primary Road Paved Public Highway Appalachian Trail KI Jo-Mary Boundary PorTLANd AUgUSTA greenville BAr HArBor MILLINoCKeT HoULToN BANgor AreA of enlargement PorTAge ForT KeNT T A R 12 UNMANNED GATE Jo-Mary Checkpoint to Henderson Checkpoint...13 Hedgehog Checkpoint to Jo-Mary Checkpoint...31 Greenville to Hedgehog Checkpoint...11 Route 11 to KI Checkpoint...7 LegeNd Jo-Mary Checkpoint to Jo-Mary Lake Campground...6 KI Checkpoint to Hay Brook...6 Jo-Mary Checkpoint to B Pond...10 Hedgehog Checkpoint to Hay Brook...12 Brownville to KI Checkpoint...14 Brownville to Jo-Mary Checkpoint...18 Millinocket to Jo-Mary Checkpoint...15 Millinocket to KI Checkpoint...32 This list shows the miles between various points in the KI Jo-Mary Forest. These are not high speed roads. If you try to average more than 20 miles per hour you will be endangering your life and the lives of others. distances T 2 R 13 UNMANNED GATE BRIDGE OUT B POND CAMPSITE BRIDGE OUT BOAT LAUNCH BRIDGE OUT T A R 11 CRAWFORD POND CAMPSITE BIG PLEASANT POND CAMPSITES LONG POND CAMPSITE MASQUASH BROOK CAMPSITES 1 & 2 BOAT LAUNCH MASQUASH FIELD CAMPSITES 1 & 2 OVERFLOW CAMPSITE E BRANCH PLEASANT RIVER CAMPSITE #1 LITTLE JO-MARY POND CAMPSITES 1-4 JOHNSTON POND CAMPSITES 1-5 E BRANCH PLEASANT RIVER CAMPSITE #5 E BRANCH PLEASANT RIVER CAMPSITE #4 T A R 10 JO-MARY MTN UNMANNED GATE PRATT BROOK CAMPSITE POTAYWADJO MTN T 1 R 10 T 2 R 10 BOAT LAUNCH UNMANNED GATE HENDERSON CHECKPOINT COOPER MTN LEAVITT POND CAMPSITE EAST BRANCH PLEASANT RIVER CAMPSITE #3 T 1 R 11 NESUNTABUNT MTN WADLEIGH POND CAMPSITES 1-3 WADLEIGH POND NORTH CAMPSITE T 2 R 11 JOHNSTON BROOK CAMPSITE BRIDGE OUT SMITH S JO-MARY LAKE CAMPGROUND (COMMERCIAL) UNMANNED GATE M U LT I P L e U S e M A N A g e M e N T A r e A UNMANNED GATE Katahdin Iron Works Jo-Mary VEAZIE CORE 12 INDIAN N T1R9 T2R9

13 WATER ACCESS CAMPSITE BOAT LAUNCH Gulf Hagas Reserve HAY BROOK CAMPSITES T7R9 N.W.P. PARKING AREA PARKING AREA UPPER WEST BRANCH PLEASANT RIVER CAMPSITES UNMANNED GATE B POND ROAD SITE WEST BRANCH PLEASANT RIVER CAMPSITES CHAIRBACK MTN HIGH BRIDGE CAMPSITES SILVER LAKE FIELD SILVER LAKE SITES PINE CAMP CAMPSITES BRIDGE OUT KATAHDIN IRON WORKS KATAHDIN IRON WORKS CHECKPOINT BARRIER BIG WHITE BROOK CAMPSITES SADDLEBACK MTN T B R 11 BRIDGE OUT T5R9 N.W.P. Brownville Jct. 14 Miles EBEEMEE MTN 1 e1 out er in Ma T B R 10 GAUNTLET FALLS CAMPSITES 1 & 2 E BRANCH PLEASANT RIVER CAMPSITE #2 LAKEVIEW T4R9 N.W.P. JO-MARY CHECKPOINT PLEASE REMEMBER... CAMPING AND OUTSIDE FIRES ARE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE AUTHORIZED CAMPSITES AVAILABLE LONG POND CAMPSITES HEDGEHOG CHECKPOINT WEST BOWDOIN COLLEGE GRANT p hoto by N M W s ta f f Greenville 5 Miles HORSESHOE SITES ELEPHANT UNMANNED GATE MTN GULF HAGAS MTN EAST BOWDOIN COLLEGE GRANT Millinocket 14 Miles Landowners and Managers within the 175,000 acres of KI Jo-Mary AMC Maine Woods, Inc.** Pine State Timberlands, LLC Cassidy Timberlands, LLC* North Woods Maine Timberlands, LLC** Greentrees, Inc.* Katahdin Forest Management, LLC McCrillis Timberland, LLC* Prentiss & Carlisle Company, Inc.* The National Park Service Silver Ridge Land Company* State of Maine *Lands managed by Prentiss & Carlisle Management Co. **Lands managed by Huber Resources Corp. Buttermilk Falls 13

14 New Management Plan for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Matthew LaRoche, Superintendent Allagash Wilderness Waterway A 15-year management plan for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) has received final approval by senior officials at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (ACF). The plan reflects changes made to the State s Allagash statutes since adoption of the last plan, in 1999, and presents policies, goals and strategies for the management and recreational use of the Waterway. After two years of development and broad input from stakeholders, the new plan was signed on December 20, 2012 by ACF Commissioner Walt Whitcomb and by Will Harris, Director of the Division of Parks and Public Lands. Five-year periodic reviews will keep the plan up to date. The AWW is a spectacular, 92-mile long waterway that, in 1970, became the first state-administered river approved for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River system as a Wild River Area. The State of Maine purchased the land along the waterway after Maine voters overwhelmingly approved a $1.5 million bond issue. The bond money, together with matching federal dollars from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, provided the funds necessary for acquiring the restricted zone land within 400 to 800 feet on both sides of the waterway. A 2005 attempt at updating the AWW management plan ended in failure primarily because the various parties could not agree on motor vehicle access points and the rebuilding of Henderson Brook Bridge. Legislation codifying motor vehicle access points and permanent bridge crossings, as well as designating the number of snowmobile access points, effectively settled the primary areas of contention. The establishment of the AWW Advisory Council also paved the way For instance, the plan directs the waterway to eliminate snowmobile access locations at Burntland Brook and Indian Stream and add snowmobile access at Smith Brook and Nugent s Camps. This maintains the total of 19 snowmobile access locations as directed by statute. The wilderness character of the waterway is to be enhanced by several strategies, including the removal of directional signs that are not absolutely necessary and minimizing signage outside the concentrated use areas. The buildings at Telos Dam are slated for removal and the access road to the dam will be relocated. The parking lot next to the ranger station at Michaud Farm will be closed in favor of a new handicap accessible parking area that will be screened from the river. Some other highlights of the plan are: The use of ATVs will be prohibited year-round but could be allowed by special exception when there is lack of snow in the winter by the posting of access trails. Three new campsites are to be built next to the Chamberlain parking lot to accommodate late arriving canoe groups. Multi-party campsites will be reduced in size or replaced with single party campsites where possible. Campsite standards will be developed and sites will not be allowed to fall below a base standard. Remedial action will be taken, such as hardening or relocation when problems are identified. Facilities at vehicle access points are to be improved to better accommodate use by persons with disabilities. Public information will be enhanced by using web-based tools to help users preview and plan trips to the waterway. photo by Trevor O Leary The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is a spectacular, 92- mile long waterway that, in 1970, became the first stateadministered river approved for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River system as a Wild River Area. for the recently approved plan. The Council s first task was to develop a first-ever strategic plan for the waterway. That work, completed in December 2010, followed the guidelines of the founding legislation, which directs the waterway to preserve, protect and develop the maximum wilderness character of the watercourse. That strategic plan, along with related legislation, forms the underpinning of the 2012 AWW management plan. The waterway plan is broken into nine management policy sections with goals, objectives, and strategies under each section To download a copy of the AWW management plan, visit the Division of Parks and Public Lands website at the following link: parks/programs/planning/aww2011plan.html Requests for a printed copy of the AWW plan should be sent to: Maine Division of Parks and Public Lands, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME or by to melissa.macaluso@maine.gov For general information on the AWW, go to: or call , heidi.j.johnson@maine.gov or write to the Division of Parks and Public Lands, 106 Hogan Road, Bangor, ME

15 photo by Kevin Brown Allagash Video Series Available Online Matthew LaRoche, Superintendent Allagash Wilderness Waterway The Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) is truly the jewel of Maine s legendary northwoods. A remote 92- mile long river and lake area that is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the AWW is one of the premier canoe trips in the eastern United States. The fisheries of the waterway are plentiful and essentially native. The AWW is held in high esteem by those who paddle its waters and fish its depths for native brook trout and togue. The idea for a web-based video series was first discussed during the recently completed 15-year management planning process. The AWW received private donations and a Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Grant to fund the project. Patrick Bonsant of House Productions was awarded the contract. Patrick and his film crew came up to the waterway in late September 2013, and again in early October to shoot summer and fall footage. The film crew returned in January to film the segment on winter use and hit perfect winter weather conditions. The resulting video series includes eight segments that can be watched independently or as one unit. The segment topics include: Planning a trip to the North Maine Woods; Planning a visit to the AWW; Geog- photo by Steve Day raphy of the AWW; AWW Heritage; Staying Safe; Minimize your Campsite Impact; AWW Fisheries; and Winter Use. The total length of the video series is 50 minutes. One of the most significant challenges of the production was editing the many hours of film down to a clear, concise presentation that captures the beauty and uniqueness of the AWW and its many offerings. The segment on AWW Heritage was particularly challenging because there is so much history related to early logging along the waterway. Allagash Wilderness Waterway staff hope the video series will give people a greater understanding of the AWW, and help potential visitors better prepare for an Allagash adventure. We also hope that the video will inspire more people to visit this beautiful National Scenic and Wild River. The video can be viewed by clicking on the link located on the AWW webpage: The project was funded, in part, by the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, from proceeds from the sale of a dedicated instant lottery ticket (currently Moose Money) used to support outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation. For more information about MOHF, go to: ifw/mohf.html. 15

16 Allagash Wilderness Waterway The Rules The rules governing the Allagash Wilderness Waterway have been established to protect the Waterway and its users. These rules contain important information on several subjects, such as the limitations placed on the use of boats, motors, canoes and authorized access points. Please refer to the rules when planning your trip. For a copy of the rules, please contact: Northern Region Bureau of Parks and Lands 106 Hogan Road, Bangor, ME Phone (207) The Trip Ability, desire and time are among the most important factors to consider when planning the type of trip you wish to undertake. Some visitors will want to engage a guide, outfitter or experienced canoeist. Others may wish to arrange for float plane transportation into or out of the Waterway. Information on outfitters, guides and float plane services is available from North Maine Woods. The longest trip through the Waterway starts at Telos Lake and ends at West Twin Brook, a distance of about 92 miles. This takes 7 to 10 days. It is wise to allow extra time, since some days strong winds make canoeing on the large lakes very difficult. With extra time built into your schedule, you will not be tempted to venture onto the lakes during dangerous conditions. Shorter trips may be taken from Telos north to Churchill Dam, which is mostly lake, or from Umsaskis Lake to West Twin Brook, which is mostly river. For a side trip, consider that three miles west of Lock Dam lies the mouth of Allagash Stream. An experienced canoeist can make the 6-mile trip with pole and paddle up this stream to the unforgettable solitude of Allagash Lake. This lake and stream are closed to airplanes, motors and mechanized equipment of any type. Only canoes are permitted here. Along the Way Lock Dam: The earthen dam was built in 1841 to divert the flow of Chamberlain Lake water into the East Branch of the Penobscot River. The Tramway: The original cable tramway was built in to transport logs from Eagle Lake to Chamberlain Lake, a distance of three-quarters of a mile. At peak production, a half-million board feet of logs were handled in a single day. 16

17 The water level in the side streams, including Allagash Stream, is highly variable. There may be a lack of adequate flow of water for canoeing, especially late in the season. Very early in the season, flows may be too heavy to canoe. A short portage from Lock Dam will take you along the traditional route with a 12- mile paddle across Eagle Lake, a 2-mile run through the thoroughfare, and 5 more miles of lake to Churchill Dam. Below the dam is a 9-mile trip through Chase Rapids, dropping into Umsaskis Lake. Chase Rapids is famed for its whitewater canoeing. It takes an experienced person in the stern, able to guide a canoe through the rocks when water is running high. On bright days after 2:00 pm, canoeists will experience considerable glare from the sun as they run the rips. Sunglasses help. The trip across Umsaskis Lake to the thoroughfare at Long Lake is 5 miles long. Here the private American Realty Road crosses the Waterway. Another 5 miles through Long Lake will carry you into the 10- mile run downriver to Round Pond, which is 3 miles wide. An 18-mile paddle to Allagash Falls, a third of a mile portage, and a run of 8 miles will bring you to West Twin Brook. West Twin Brook is the end of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, but many prefer to continue another 5 miles to Allagash Village at the confluence of the St. John and Allagash Rivers. It is about 15 miles downriver to St. Francis and another 15 miles to Fort Kent. Water levels vary throughout the season, but there is usually good recreational water for all types of canoeists from May through October. Access Both summer and winter access points to the AWW are designated and managed. Please refer to the AWW rules for the locations of authorized launch sites, hiking trails and winter access points. Party Size Groups of more than 12 persons of any age, including trip leaders and/or guides, are prohibited from traveling the Allagash Wilderness Waterway or camping at AWW campsites. For current water levels, visit CFS (cubic feet per second) below 500 means that the rocks are starting to show. CFS below 250 means that people are searching for the channel and dragging a lot. Abandoned Railroad: The Eagle Lake and Umbazooksus Railroad was built in and hauled 125,000 cords of pulpwood each year from Eagle to Umbazooksus Lake. Chase Rapids: The most taxing stretch of water on the Allagash extends between Churchill Dam and Umsaskis Lake. The 9-mile course through the rips can be a high point for whitewater canoe enthusiasts. Portage service is available for this stretch of white water. Camping Fees: Under 10 years of age is free. $4.00 per night per person for residents. $8.00 per night per person for non-residents. Plus a 8% lodging tax. 17

18 PRIDE IN THE plourde Family Business Dale Plourde hasn t been a logger all his life. After he graduated from high school, his father, Gerard Plourde, asked him to come to work in the family logging business to manually cut tree length logs into four foot pulpwood and stack it by hand along the road side. Instead, Dale chose to go to Connecticut for a while where he helped erect steel framed buildings. Not long after he left, his father talked him into returning to help run their family logging business based out of Fort Kent. In the 1980 s Dale and his father s operation had over twenty hand crews operating with skidders, some of which were owned by their company and some skidders that were contracted from others. Their homes are in Fort Kent and they operated in that area as well as west towards St. Francis, into Blackstone and south along Route 11. Gerard retired several years ago and Dale has been running the operation on his own for 17 years. Dale s wife, Lynn, teaches school in Fort Kent and they have three children. Twins Chelsey and Cody are eighteen and about to graduate from high school. Cody works with his father at every opportunity and plans on obtaining a degree in business which might work well should he decide to work with his father after college. They have another son Austin who is twelve and also likes the logger s life. Dale moved away from using hand crews with his first purchase of a feller-buncher in 1994 and the purchase of a processor in He has settled on maintaining a crew of six employees. Dale has been a harvesting contractor for Prentiss & Carlisle Management Company for many years with an occasional contract to harvest wood for Seven Islands Land Company. Prentiss & Carlisle Forester Carl Sjogren has contracted with Dale to operate on P&C managed lands for many years. Carl says Dale runs an efficient operation with modern equipment and a crew of experienced employees so there is little equipment downtime and very few issues related to following harvest plans Carl gives them. Dale is always on the job site making sure everyone has what they need to be productive. The crew works five 12-hour days generally arriving on the job site at 4 a.m. each day. On Fridays they sometimes end earlier than 4 p.m. In addition to a harvesting crew, Dale also has a road building crew of three people that build new roads and bridges at other locations that are not necessarily tied to the company s harvest operations. They are Dana Beaulieu who operates a bulldozer, Albert Raymond who operates an excavator and Lonny Soucy who operates the dump truck. All of the wood harvested is trucked by Northern Timber Trucking where Dale s brother Dean works as a crane operator. 18

19 Plourde Logging crew: L-R Jake Ouellette, Forwarder, owner/operator Alex Plourde, Feller-Buncher operator Dale Plourde, owner Benny Jandreau, Feller-Buncher operator Garfield Plantation 2014 Harvest Location River buffer marked in blue flagging. Block marked in pink flagging. DWA and property lines marked in pink flagging. Town: GARFIELD PLT. County:AROOSTOOK 0 1,500 3,000 FHN#: FSC Cert; SW-FM/COC Feet Forester:C. SJOGREN Contractor: D. PLOURDE LOGGING Dare: 1/29/14 Prentiss & Carlisle Management Co. Inc. 107 Court Street Bangor Maine Ü Forest products from Dale Plourde's Harvest Operation are sent to the following facilities Mill Location Tree Species End Product Blanchette Lumber St. Pamphile, Quebec spruce/fir logs lumber Maibec Industries St. Pamphile, Quebec spruce/fir logs/cedar lumber, cedar shingles Huber Resources Easton poplar laminated lumber, panels Maine Woods Co. Portage hardwood hardwood lumber Verso Bucksport softwood/poplar paper Hardwood Products Guilford birch birch bolts, hardwood items Katahdin Forest Products Oakfield cedar fencing, log homes Waska Clair, New Brunswick cedar shingles Columbia Forest Products Presque Isle hardwood veneer J & J Milling Bridgewater cedar fencing and cabin stock Bardobec Daaquam, Quebec cedar shingles Portage Wood Products Portage hardwood hardwood chips for pulp H.C. Haines/Sappi Skowhegan hardwood/softwood paper Levesque Lumber Masardis softwood lumber 19

20 Understanding Outcome Based Forestry Chris Houston, JD Irving Company Outcome Based Forestry is a voluntary program for participants looking for an alternative to the Maine Forest Practices Act, the law which governs forestry in the State. Maine defines Outcome Based Forestry (OBF) as, A forest management concept that allows timberland owners more flexibility and creativity in achieving their management goals while conserving the public resources and values of Maine s forests. Both Irving Woodlands LLC and the Division of Parks and Public Lands entered into an Outcome Based Forestry agreement in 2012 as part of the State s pilot program. Under Irving s agreement, obtaining and maintaining a third party forest certification is required. Irving is certified to both Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standards. It is also mandatory that the outcome of its operations is economically viable, socially responsible and environmentally sound. For Irving, OBF overrides some of the prescriptive regulations imposed under the Forest Practices Act (FPA). These changes are primarily focused around arbitrary measurements of harvest size, residual trees, and separation distance, while replacing them with a requirement of commitment to long term strategies to improve timber quality. OBF is not just about clearcuts, but rather it is about the entire landscape and improving the long term outcome of the forest. The principle of OBF actually has a greater impact on non-clearcut prescriptions. It takes into account multiple principles, many of which were previously not regulated under the FPA such as; soil productivity, water quality, riparian zones, timber supply and quality, aesthetic impact, biological diversity, and public accountability. All principles are monitored by a panel of forestry experts appointed by the State in addition to the Maine Forest Service. The participating landowner is thus subjected to an added level of scrutiny of their management practices. This ensures their commitments are carried out and scientific methods are being utilized. By allowing complete transparency with the appointed panel of experts, considerable administrative paperwork is waived, benefiting both the State and the participating landowner. In the approximately two years that Irving has been under OBF, many improvements have been realized. A major benefit has been to the contractors that work for Irving. OBF has allowed for sector plan ning or the grouping of operations, which reduces the amount of time contractors need to spend moving equipment, translating into better fiscal health. Sector planning more intensively manages a smaller portion of the landscape, leaving more area open for recreation at any one time. This strategy allows for landscape level and long term planning, leading to the improvement of the Northern Maine forest as a whole. This benefits Irving by not requiring the building and maintenance of additional miles of roads, which improves operational costs. This also allows for forest stands to be fully managed following scientific prescriptions, determined by a licensed forester, to capture all mortality and prevent wood loss. A reduction in redundant administrative tasks for internal and Maine Forest Service personnel has allowed both sides to focus on core principles such as environmental stewardship and sustainability. These improvements in operational costs and efficiencies often translate into investments in Northern Maine. In 2013, Irving s investment included significant programs of tree planting and thinning of young stands to improve future wood supplies. This is an example of the long term commitment as many of these stands won t be operated for 25 years. These programs supported 6 students from the University of Maine system that worked for the summer to gain valuable experience. Significant investments were also made in the harvesting operations through the addition of nine new machines, seven new staff, and seventeen new operators were trained. The construction of a new sawmill that will provide close to 70 new jobs in Aroostook County was started in 2013 and has fueled excitement and contributed to the social and economic viability of the County. 3rd party certification required State of Maine based technical experts review Maintain compliance to all local, state and federal regulations to protect water, wildlife and protected resources Provisions to improve timber supply and quality Provisions to protect forest health Provisions to conserve biological diversity Provisions to consider economic and social obligations Science-based harvest prescriptions Maximum clearcut size allowable Clearcut separation zone requirements Regeneration of clearcuts Reduced administrative work for staff and MFS Increased reporting transparency Not just about clearcuts, but rather the entire landscape and improving the long term outcome of the forest OBF Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Required for all harvests Only required for clearcuts 250 acres Landowner can manage with science-based silviculture prescriptions Buffering between clearcuts can utilize natural landscape features Yes Yes Yes Required FPA No No May only be harvested according to prescriptive standards in rule Minimum 250 foot separation zone with 1:1 acreage requirement Yes Yes

21 Take it Outside Adventure Series Visits NMW The Caribou Parks and Recreation Department has been helping area adult residents fall into shape. Surprisingly, many adults have never stepped foot into the North Maine Woods! As a society we form opinions and ideas before we visit different places. Seldom does a day trip give people the opportunity to understand what something is in its entirety. The North Maine Woods represents many things to many people. If you polled 10 people about what the North Maine Woods meant to them, you would likely get 10 different answers. The reality is that the North Maine Woods is a working forest, and balancing recreational interests around woods operations takes understanding and education. On October 22, 2013, representatives from North Maine Woods, including Al Cowperthwaite, along with Bart Plourde and Carl Sjogren from Prentiss & Carlisle, provided Aroostook area adults the chance to understand what it takes to balance recreational and commercial interests by viewing one of Dale Plourde s logging operations. Dale provided unprecedented access to the equipment, giving participants the chance to get a close look. Other adventures the Caribou Parks & Recreation Department offers in the North Maine Woods include visits to Bradford Camps on Munsungan Lake, Red River Camps in DeBoullie and Macannamac Camps on Spider Lake. FMI, visit us at or on Facebook at Caribou Parks and Recreation Department. LOGGERS cancer FOR Others are encouraged to support this cause by either making a pledge based on hourly operation of the Feller Buncher or by sending a onetime contribution to: Loggers for Cancer Edgar J Paradis Cancer Fund Northern Maine Medical Center 194 East Main Street Fort Kent, ME Maine Cancer Foundation Woman s Cancer Fund 170 US Route 1, Suite 250 Falmouth, ME White Oak Aims to Raise $75,000 In the spring of 2013, White Oak Inc. reached 200,000 fleet hours on its Tigercat equipment, which was purchased and serviced at Frank Martin Sons Inc. of Fort Kent. This milestone would not have been possible without the commitment and dedication of the strong women behind all the men involved. To commemorate this incredible achievement, Tigercat Industries, in conjunction with Frank Martin Sons Inc. and White Oak Inc., announced their aspiration to help the courageous women who are battling breast cancer. Their mission was to obtain sponsors to contribute an individually chosen amount per hour for the remaining life of White Oak Inc s newly renovated Pink 822C Tigercat Feller Buncher. The Feller Buncher had 6,800 hours at the time, and its life expectancy was 35,000 hours. Every spring the hours are tallied and each contributor writes a check with half the proceeds going to the Edgar J. Paradis Cancer Fund on behalf of Loggers for Cancer and the other half going to the Maine Cancer Foundation, Woman s Cancer Fund on behalf of Loggers For Cancer. So far, Tigercat Industries pledged $2.00/hour, Frank Martin Sons Inc. $.25/hour, Seven Islands Land Company $.10/hour, Orion Timberlands $.10/hour, Portage Wood Products $.10/hour, Moosewood Mill Works $.10/hour, Maine Woods Company $.10/hour, United Insurance Company and Daigle Oil Company $.12/hour. There are also many individuals who pledged $.05/hour. With these generous sponsors, Logger s For Cancer s goal of raising $75,000 is within reach. The accompanying photo shows White Oak Employees with the Feller Buncher. The buncher was put on display at the Northeast Logger s Show held in Bangor last spring. White Oak owner Mike Nadeau said that during his time at the show he was moved by the fact that about eight out of ten people who came to see the machine took photos. So many people either have had cancer, or know someone suffering from cancer or who is in remission, said Nadeau. Those photos would likely bring hope to so many people that are fighting this disease. 21

22 Penobscot River leisurely Flat Water, exciting Rapids and Comfortable Campsites Upper West Branch The Upper West Branch and Lobster Lake area offer pleasant canoeing and camping. Canoeing groups usually put in at Roll Dam Campsite, Penobscot Farm or Lobster Lake. It is a leisurely three day trip to Umbazooksus Stream or five to seven day trip to the take out at the former site of Chesuncook Dam. Paddlers encounter quick water only from Big Island to Little Ragmuff and (at very low water) Rocky Rips. Lobster Lake is a popular camping spot for canoeing and fishing groups. Groups using Lobster Lake should be aware that high winds can cause dangerous waves. Caution is recommended in the use of small watercraft. Chesuncook lake Chesuncook Lake is the third largest lake in the state, with a flowage length of 29 miles. High winds can cause dangerous waves. Be careful. Chesuncook Village is a popular stopping spot for canoe groups. In bygone days, the village had over 100 year-round residents, a school, post office, stores, church, hotel, boarding house and an organized town government. Today the village boasts two sporting camps, a modest store, several seasonal camps and a church that has Sunday services during June, July and August. lower West Branch The Lower West Branch offers easy access for camping and fishing groups. The Golden Road is a primary land management road used for the transportation of forest products and runs parallel to the river for 10 miles from Abol to Ripogenus Dam. Ripogenus Dam to Big Eddy contains very severe rapids runable only by an experienced team in a whitewater craft. It is recommended that groups wishing to run the Lower West Branch make arrangements with a whitewater rafting company. Big Eddy to Ambejejus is mixed flat water and rapids with several falls and stretches of heavy rapids. Canoe groups who wish to run the Lower West Branch should be experienced and use extreme caution due to the many rapids and falls. Several portages are also required. Refer to the AMC Canoe Guide. Campsites Camping is allowed only at sites designated by the Bureau of Parks and Lands. All sites are primitive, many accessible only by watercraft. All sites have a fire ring, table and outhouse. Fire permits are not required; however, fires must be contained in fireplaces provided, fire pans or portable stoves. Visitors are limited to no more than 7 consecutive nights. The Bureau of Parks and Lands may authorize an extension on a day to day basis. Tents or other equipment cannot be left unoccupied on any site more than one night and sites must be vacated by noon on the last day of the permit. If you are not interested in primitive camping there are commercial campgrounds or camps in the West Branch area. Camping Fees: Under 10 years of age is free. $4.00 per night per person for residents. $8.00 per night per person for non-residents. Plus a 7% lodging tax. Organized groups Groups of more than 30 people are prohibited. Groups of more than 12 people are restricted to using designated group campsites. Group campsites are marked by a on the map. Trip leaders of boys and girls camps licensed by the Department of Human Services are required by law to obtain a permit from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in advance of the trip. 22

23 North Branch Historic Pittston Farm Canada Falls Birch Point Canada Falls Lake PENOBSCOT RIVER CORRIDOR SEBOOMOOK LAKE Seven Mile Hill King s High South Landing Branch 20 Mile Seboomook Point Checkpoint (Public Lands Campsite) To Greenville 15 Miles Seboomook Dam Roll Dam Burbank MOOSEHEAD LAKE Little Ragmuff Smart s The Pines Big Island North Driving Camps Ouellette s Big Island South Big Ragmuff Lone Pine Halfway House Sandy Point Penobscot Farm Boat Launch Inlet Thoreau Island SEE INSET Umbazooksus West SEE INSET Cardiser Point Caribou Checkpoint CHESUNCOOK LAKE Umbazooksus East Cuxabexis Lake CARIBOU LAKE Red Brook Mouser Island Sunrise Cove To Greenville Telos Checkpoint Chesuncook Boat Launch Allagash Gateway Telos Lake Big Eddy Canvas Dam (2) Chesuncook Village Pine Stream Gero Island Longley Stream Gero 1 (2) Gero 2 Gero 3 Gero 4 Cunningham Brook (2) SEE INSET Baxter State Park To Millinocket (17 miles) Authorized Campsite (no fire permit required) Group Campsite North Maine Woods Checkpoint Gate North Maine Woods Campsite Ranger Station Adirondack Shelter Boat Launch/Parking (2) indicates the number of individual campsite cells per site. Vehicle accessible sites: Omaha Beach* Debsconeag Falls* Wheelbarrow Pitch* Little Omaha Beach* Abol Pines Abol Falls South Branch North Branch Horserace Brook Burbank Roll Dam Seboomook Dam Seboomook Ledge Canada Falls King s High Landing * 4 wheel drive vehicle recommended Ogden Cove (2) Shallow Bay (3 sites) Ogden Point Ogden South Boy Scout Lobster Lake Ogden North Jackson Cove Little Cove (2) Little Claw Big Claw Northeast Cove Horserace Brook (10) Salmon Point (1) Abol Falls (1) Wheelbarrow Pitch (2) Little Omaha Beach (2) Lower West Branch Abol Pines (4) Eight Holer (1) Nevers Corner Boat Launch Debsconeag Falls (1) Omaha Beach (3) Conservation easements In 1981 the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands accepted a perpetual Conservation Easement from Great Northern Paper Company. The easement encompasses 8,090 acres along the shores of the East and West Branch of the Penobscot River and Lobster Lake (approx. 12 miles of the lake frontage and 67 miles of river). The easement transfers to the State of Maine substantial development rights and gives the State the right to regulate and manage recreation activities within 500 feet of the high water mark. The recreation management plan calls on the Bureau of Parks and Lands to maintain and enhance present recreational opportunities and maintain the natural character of the corridor. In 2002 the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands accepted a renewable Conservation Easement of limited duration on portions of Chesuncook and Ripogenus Lakes and Brandy and Black Ponds from Brookfield Power. The easement protects 2,365 acres and 80 miles of lake frontage from development and gives the State the right to manage recreational activities within 250 feet of the high water mark. photos courtesy PRC staff 23

24 The Maine Forest Service has long been in the business of meeting the needs of the people of the State of Maine, including those of the landowners and recreationalists within the North Maine Woods. Drawing our roots from an 1855 law banning outdoor fires without permission of the landowner, forest fire suppression and prevention remain our top priority. We maintain six installations within NMW, with an assigned Forest Ranger and an assortment of firefighting gear and vehicles stationed at each one. Within the NMW, we respond to and suppress wildland fires whether they are caused by lightning strikes (primarily), logging equipment malfunction or unattended campfires. MaINeFORESTSeRVICe MANY ROLES in the North Maine Woods Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Forestry We help our sister division, Forest Health and Monitoring, by setting up and monitoring the large purple Emerald Ash Borer traps located throughout NMW. We also confiscate out-of-state firewood that may be a high risk for the movement of these invasive insects. In 2013, we helped document two separate significant wind events within NMW. A September 11th event, classified as a tornado, carved a traceable 35-mile long line of downed trees from Island Pond within the North Maine Woods to Griswold Siding located a few miles outside NMW near Oxbow. The other wind event, near the Arm of Chamberlain, directly hit a State-owned Public Lands parcel. In addition to our traditional roles, we are very active in providing an array of public services. For the loggers operating within NMW, we take time to do timber asset security checks over weekends and holidays on logging jobs. Basically, this means checking that logging equipment is left unharmed. We often do this while inspecting forest operations for compliance with water quality and Maine Forest Practice Act standards. For the landowner and logging contractor, we take seriously our role in preventing timber theft. Those found cutting firewood off active logging jobs are prosecuted. For all the users of the NMW, we follow up on litter complaints. In one case, a logger paid a fine and litter disposal fees. In another case, a camper paid a fine and disposal fees. Regardless of whether a litterer is engaged by a landowner, or is a recreationalist, bags of trash and other debris left behind are not tolerated. We ve welcomed a new helicopter pilot stationed in Ashland to the Maine Forest Service. In addition to providing quick fire response with a helicopter and bucket in the northern part of the state, helicopter crew members are being trained to provide a more skilled remote fire response crew. The team has developed a basic fire response kit that is sensitive to weight restrictions and travels in the helicopter. This allows us to get trained firefighters onto the ground quickly with the most effective equipment, helping us to provide the most efficient fire response we can in an area that can prove challenging to get crews and heavy equipment to in a timely fashion. We encourage the responsible use of the North Maine Woods and hope you enjoy your visit. If you have questions concerning environmental or logging practices, fire permits or invasive insect threats, please contact the Maine Forest Service at the Northern Region Office in Ashland at photos by Amanda Barker 24

25 photo by Steve Day Local Guide Helps FULFILL Young Hunter s DREAM Maria Hagigeorges Holloway Reprinted with permission of the author and The Bethel Citizen Just north of Jackman, Maine in wildlife management district 4, Jeff Watts of Hanover and fellow Maine Guide Joe Kruse of Norridgewock recently fulfilled a young girl s dream of a lifetime. Twenty-year-old Jamie LaPole, of Maryland, who has battled life-threatening cystic fibrosis since she was born, waited 10 years for her first moose hunt. After five 16-hour days of hunting, with barely four to five hours sleep each night, Jamie got her wish and shot her first moose. It was an experience that both Jamie and Watts will never forget. Since 2001 Watts, a Registered Maine Guide, has been a member of the Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation, a non-profit organization that grants hunting and fishing dreams to children and young adults with life-threatening illnesses. Watts owns Moose Look Outfitters, based in Hanover, and leads hunting and fishing trips in Maine for lovers of the outdoors. The Pennsylvania-based organization, Hunt of a Lifetime, was founded by Tina Pattison, President and CEO, whose son Matthew was diagnosed with incurable cancer. When Make-a- Wish couldn t grant Matthew s dream of hunting a moose, Tina took action and founded the organization. The selection process for participants is based on two major criteria - the person must be under age 21 and have a life threatening illness. A physician submits certification of the illness and then the application goes before a review board for approval and selection. Depending on the participant s health and availability of guides, there is often a wait, and trips may even be postponed until the person s health improves. Typically the participants come from families who enjoy hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. They are knowledgeable regarding the use of firearms and have been taught firearm safety. In Jamie s case, she hunts deer with her dad at home. Last year the organization provided 108 children with hunting or fishing trips. Last year s trip with Jamie and her Dad was Watts first with the organization. When asked what inspires Watts to volunteer for Hunt of a Lifetime, he explained, I want to be a part of providing a family, in a difficult situation, the opportunity of a lifetime. Jamie had her longawaited lung transplant 11 months prior. She never thought she would make it to her 20th birthday, much less go on a moose hunt that she had waited 10 years for. She never complained once during the long days. When she saw her first bull moose she got Moose Fever and the expression on her face was priceless. However, when she finally shot her moose after five days of waiting, she was in disbelief and so happy! My tear ducts were long dried out from the moments I cried. Jaime, her dad, Tony, and I, got to know each other intimately. It was a hunt of a lifetime for me as it was for them and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Maine grants two tags a year for these hunts, which are above and beyond those given out by the state s lottery. There are 20 registered Maine guides who participate in the Hunt of a Lifetime trips. The second Maine hunt in 2013 was granted to Joe Reed, a 19-year-old, who is paralyzed from the neck down. He used a rifle activated by blowing on a mechanism which fires the rifle. When asked about the feedback Watts receives from the participants and their parents, he explained, The families are so appreciative of the opportunity to fulfill their child s dream, a dream they might not be able to afford on their own. To have a professional guide provide housing, food, and the experience, is in itself, a dream come true. For all of us involved, the time spent with the families is priceless and for those supporting the organization, they can be assured that the child is going to have a great experience in the outdoors with their parent. When you have a child with a life-threatening disease, this is one time where everything is normal and they are living their dream. The Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation is supported by monetary contributions and donations of goods and services. For Watts recent hunt with Jamie, support was provided by Moose Look Outfitters of Hanover, Herring Brothers butchers of Guilford, Jim Gieb, taxidermist of Solon, Joe and Liz Kruse of Lake Parlin Lodge and Cabins of Parlin Pond Township, and Cabela s. For more information or to apply for a hunting or fishing opportunity, visit org. For a complete account of Watts hunting trip with Jamie and her dad, visit Jamie and her father, Tony LaPole, with Jamie s moose 25

26 trout Fishing opportunities from hatchery fish Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Ashland Regional Headquarters the North Maine Woods is well known for its extensive wild brook trout resource. Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife manages these wild populations for sport fisheries whenever possible. Where habitat limitations prevent the pos photo by Mike Langley

27 sibility of having a wild trout fishery, though, IF&W has the tools to create fisheries with hatchery fish where appropriate. The NMW has many of these popular fisheries located close to access and camping facilities. There are two age classes of trout stocked to create fishing opportunity yearling and fingerling and both are used in specific situations. Yearling (about 14 months old) trout are stocked in spring and are stocked where there is heavy competition from other fishes like yellow perch, white sucker, and fallfish (chub). Yearling ponds can also have limited habitat with respect to summer water temperature and dissolved oxygen. Fingerling (about 8 months old) trout are stocked in the fall and are used where competition from other fishes is low and habitat is generally good. In fingerling ponds, trout numbers are low for various other reasons like limited spawning habitat that limits recruitment of young fish to the population. In NMW waters where stocking is a management tool, we try to achieve some carry-over from year to year; that is, trout stocked in one year, survive and grow, for a chance to be caught one year later. In the best situations there is carry-over for more than one year so that older, larger trout are available to anglers. In both situations, hatchery trout are used to create fishing opportunity where very little or none would exist without stocking. Some northern waters in NMW with a trout stocking program (Y and F indicate age class stocked): Upper Elbow Pond (Y), T10R10 WELS, campsites, carry-in boat access Island Pond (Y), T10R10 WELS, campsites, unimproved trailered access Round Mountain Pond (Y), T11R8 WELS, carry-in boat access Island Pond (F), T14R8 WELS, carry-in boat access Upper McNally Pond (Y), T11R10 WELS, campsites, unimproved trailered access Perch Pond (F), T15R9 WELS, campsites, unimproved trailered access Moccasin Pond (Y), T14R8 WELS, walk-in access Rowe Lake (Y), T11R8 WELS, walk-in access Beavertail Pond (Y), T14R9 WELS, walk-in access Mountain Pond (F), T10R10 WELS, walk-in access Little Pillsbury Pond (F), T8R11 WELS, campsites, unimproved trailered access Ugh Lake (F), T12R14 WELS, walk-in access Mathews Pond (F), T8R10 WELS, walk-in access First Currier Pond (F), T9R11 WELS, walk-in access South Little Black Pond (Fry), T15R9 WELS, walk-in access photo by Jeremia Wood Restoration Continues at Big Wadleigh Pond The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife chemically reclaimed Big Wadleigh Pond in T8 R15 in November 2012 to remove rainbow smelt which were illegally introduced. The smelt were having a devastating impact on one of the few native char populations in the lower 48 States. Prior to the reclamation, we transported a number of the native brook trout and char to Mountain Spring Trout Farm in Frenchville. There, under the care of owner Gary Picard, the resident fish were spawned and their progeny were raised in tanks separate from his normal production lines. It is no easy task to raise wild fish, especially arctic char in captivity. Gary was faced with difficult issues relating to feeding, stress, injuries from fighting, and even a rogue frog that decided to plug his water intake. But he did a fantastic job and on October 24th 2013 we met Gary with a truckload of native brook trout and char destined for Big Wadleigh Pond. We restocked approximately 650 char fingerlings, 2 char adults, and 3,500 brook trout fry/fingerlings. We held some fish in reserve at the hatchery for a spring stocking and to allow us to take more eggs and milt in the fall of We hope that the char and brook trout will re-establish over the next few years in the absence of smelt and once again Big Wadleigh Pond will have flourishing populations of these native fish that provide such a unique fishing opportunity in Maine. We plan to maintain the catch and release regulations until we can document sufficient reproduction. In most cases, there is no option for restoration and the impacts of nonnative fish introductions are permanent and devastating to native fish. We must all work together to stop the epidemic of illegal fish introductions which represent the largest threat to Maine s indigenous fish species. 29

28 Family Members Honor John Gagnon Donate to Campsite Renovation John Gagnon s family members gathered at Fish Lake: wife Marcelle and children Matthew Gagnon, Corrine Routhier and Maurice Gagnon. Below, NMW employees Ralph Merchant (on roof), Mike McLellan (back) and sonin-law Arthur Routhier (front) work on campsite renovations at Fish Lake. John Gagnon loved the North Maine Woods. He learned to do so from his father, Albert Gib Gagnon. In the 1960 s Gib was a forest ranger stationed in the North Maine Woods at both 25 Mile in T12R8 on the American Realty Road and at The Elbows located near the Elbow Ponds in T10 R10. As one of twelve children of Gib and Edwina, John and his siblings were brought up learning the ways of the Maine woods, especially camping, fishing and hunting. John attended Ashland schools and, after a stint in the Army, he settled in Connecticut where he met and married Marcelle (Smith) in In 1974 they relocated to Portage and John went to work as a scaler for Pete Sawyer of Dunn Timberlands. John s father Gib also worked for the Dunn Family for over twenty years. John later took employment at the Pinkham Lumber Company mill in Portage for twenty four years and, after the mill closed, he went to work at the Maine Woods Company in 1999 and worked there eight more years before retiring. John and Marcelle have three children- Maurice, Corrine and Matthew and five grandchildren. John loved camping and Marcelle recalls one memorable camping trip John took to McNally Pond with his uncle Larry Gagnon. John was creative and figured out how to tow his camper trailer plus his boat trailer in tandem (something that is now frowned upon on NMW roads.) Apparently their trip coincided with the annual summer road grading of the American Realty Road and on their combined trip of going to and returning from McNally Pond they suffered nine flat tires on their pickup trucks, boat trailers and camper trailers. John s favorite camping location was at Fish River Lake and he frequently stayed at the campsite with his family during the summer months over many decades. He enjoyed fishing all of the brooks and streams in the surrounding area. In consideration of John s fondness for the Fish Lake Campsite, when he passed away his family requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to North Maine Woods with the purpose of renovating and expanding John s Campsite. John s close and extended family and many friends donated over $3,000 which was used to make several campsite improvements at Fish Lake Campsites. Two new picnic table shelters were constructed, a second outhouse was installed, new picnic tables were added and the campsite and nearby boat launch area were graveled and re-graded. The members of North Maine Woods thank members of the Gagnon Family and all their friends for their generosity in helping make improvements for other visitors to enjoy in the future. 26

29 Celebrate the Maine Woods! Paul Johnson As the most forested state in our country, Maine s woodlands, from large forests to small woodlots, are symbolic of our state. They sustain and inspire us every day through our livelihoods, our history and traditions, and our quality of life. The North Maine Woods and Katahdin Ironworks Jo-Mary Forest areas are rich in the natural resources, history, and traditions so important to Maine s heritage. dents, to better understand and care about Maine s forests and woodlands, and their influence on the quality of our lives each day economically, environmentally, educationally, culturally, and through our sense of place. We believe that an enlightened public will be much more likely to safeguard the vitality and benefits of Maine s forests and woodlands, now and in the future. In your visits to these areas, wherever you are headed, and whatever your interests or objectives, please take time to pause and reflect on all of the things that make these forest lands such special places, and contemplate what they mean to us and those who will follow us. The forest products industry supports thousands of jobs, and provides so many of the commodities important to our daily lives. Clean air and clean water are also products of the forest environment, and forested habitats are essential to the plants and animals we enjoy. At the same time these forests provide a multitude of recreational opportunities. All of these are found in the North Maine Woods and Katahdin Ironworks Jo-Mary Forest, where we are privileged to enjoy a unique tradition here in Maine - public access to private lands. To emphasize all of the uses and the benefits we derive from Maine s forests and woodlands, Maine Woods Forever has initiated a year-long, broad-based, state-wide collaboration called Celebrate the Maine Woods!. We encourage everyone, both Maine residents and nonresi- My First Bird In considering all the things our forests provide, there are indeed many good reasons to Celebrate the Maine Woods! We hope that you will, as you enjoy your visits to the inspiring, historic landscapes included in the North Maine Woods and the Katahdin Ironworks Jo- Mary Forest. For more information on programs and activities around the state related to Maine s forest and woodlands please go to Maine Woods Forever is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the legacy of Maine s forests and woodlands by finding common ground with diverse people and groups to foster responsible uses and shared stewardship of these important natural resources. Paul Johnson is a retired Maine fishery biologist and a member of Maine Woods Forever. During his career he enjoyed working on waters in the North Maine Woods and Katahdin Ironworks Jo-Mary Forest, and especially the opportunities to work with foresters and others in conserving the outstanding natural resources in these areas. My Name is Alex White and I turned 10 years old in September, I was finally old enough to go bird hunting with my Dad. We left Ashland and went west into the North Maine Woods. We started our hunt on the Jack Mountain Road. We drove up the Jack Mountain Road about 10 miles before we saw our first bird, but it did not stay in the road long enough for me to take a shot and flew into the woods. We continued our hunt up the Jack Mountain Road and went into the Elbow Pond area. At the campsite at Elbow Pond we got out and started to get ready for a walk in the woods to hunt for a partridge (Ruffled Grouse). We loaded our guns and started our hunt walking up an old road. I walked slowly at first and looked around for a bird and then I finally flushed one. The bird landed just in front of me and to my right side. I was able to see him in the bushes and took careful aim and then I shot!! DID I GET IT? I asked Dad, and he said I did not see it fly away. Just then I heard the bird start flapping its wings on the ground and said I GOT IT!! I went over and picked up the bird and I could not get over how heavy he was. I then realized that this was my first bird, which I have shot and I was very excited and I cannot wait till next season to go hunting with my Dad. THE END..of the Bird 27

30 The Maine Forest Products has graciously given North Maine Woods permission to print excerpts from its 2012 publication, Maine s Forest Economy. For footnotes, explanations and sources, refer to the full report, Maine s Forest Economy, online at This is not your father s forest products industry Patrick Strauch, Executive Director, Maine Forest Products Council I ve been talking a lot lately about an unlikely subject: popsicle sticks. That s because the future of the forest products industry and manufacturing in particular is on my mind and a 94-year-old Guilford company is a great illustration of where Maine s future lies. We re on the cusp of a new kind of thinking in Maine and across the nation. People are realizing our economy can t be solely a service economy, nor can it be designed around financial institutions. There s a growing consensus that, as Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institute said at the 2012 GrowSmart Summit in Augusta, Going forward, we will innovate less if we do not produce more. We must make things again. Maine s Forest Economy Katz called it the Third Industrial Revolution and stressed the need to bring manufacturing back to the nation and Maine. While he didn t mention the forest economy specifically, I came away thinking Mainers need to become reacquainted with our industry. This report, which is drawn from many sources, is a major step in increasing understanding of the new forest economy. As people talk about bringing back manufacturing jobs, for example, they should know that some of those jobs never left. While some may think forest products is a mature industry, we know it s not an industry that s seen its best days, but one that has a bright future. We are still the state s leading manufacturing industry and its largest exporter. As a 2013 University of Maine study shows, our industry has a total value-added impact of an estimated $3.3 billion. That s equivalent to 6.38 percent of the state s gross domestic product in Put another way, $1 out of every $16 in Maine gross state product is associated with the forest products sector. People need to understand that the forest economy isn t just about big paper mills crunching out paper anymore; it s about paper mills producing paper plus energy. It s about paper mills extracting chemicals out of wood, instead of just burning it as fuel. It s about hightech sawmills and mechanized logging. This new age requires a lot more research and development, and more innovation. You can even throw green jobs into the mix, because that s what our business is all about. Which brings me back to the 3.5 billion popsicle, ice cream, corn dog and other sticks that 400 workers make annually at Hard- $1 out of every $16 in Maine s gross state product and 1 of every 20 jobs is associated with Maine s forest products sector 30

31 Total economic impact Subject Amount Year Source Direct employment, including paper manufacturing, forestry and logging; wood product manufacturing, and other Total direct and indirect employment Maine forest industry at a glance $8 billion; $1 out of every $16 in Maine s gross state product is associated with the forest products sector 17,075 38,789 full and part time jobs; one out of every 20 jobs in Maine is associated with the forest products sector 2011 Economic Contribution of Maine s Forest Products Sector, Todd Gabe, Professor of Economics, University of Maine, 2013 Total payroll $1.9 billion Total state and local taxes paid $302 million Total exports Paper and paperboard Pulpwood etc. $885 million, Maine s top export, and 28.9% of all state exports $393 million $258 million 2012 Measures of Growth 2013, Maine Economic Growth Council Wood and articles of wood $234 million Total annual harvest 13.5 million green tons (5.4 million cords) 2011 Maine Forest Service Acres forested 17.6 million, 89% of Maine s total land acres 2012 Forest land ownership Privately owned 16.3 million acres, 92.7% of forested land State and local government 1.1 million, 6.3% US Forest Service 58,000 acres, 0.3% Other federal agencies 128,000 acres, 0.7% Acres certified as using sustainable forest practices by independent auditors of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Amercan Tree Farm Systems (ATFS) 9.4 million acres - 53% of Maine s forestland. Maine has more certified forestland than any other state 2013 wood Products in Guilford. The company has been going strong since 1919, and it s the only one of its kind left in the nation. One Canadian company still produces ice cream sticks alone, but five other companies in North America have gone under. Yet this Maine company is thriving. As James Cartwright, grandson of the founder and vice president of sales and woodware operations, told us, We ve been working 24 hours a day for the last 18 months just to keep up. We don t want to oversell the opportunities we see coming, because there also are challenges to face as we gear up for this new economy. In the forests, paper mills and sawmills, folks are starting to get concerned about the retirement of the baby boomers. It s time to invest in the education of the workers we will need. We re also in a race to make sure that manufacturing gets its first opportunity in Maine before materials are shipped away. Exports of processed materials are good. We don t mind being the lead exporter of paper, pulp or 2x4s. But we don t want to be the lead exporter of logs and paper mill chips to other parts of the world where they ll be processed further. We need to encourage more capital investments, so more processing can be done in Maine. We must make sure our regulations are smart still as rigorous as they need to be, but not cumbersome. They must allow innovation to take place, so we can approach problems and find solutions. We might discover even better environmental protections or ways to lower electricity costs. We also need to ensure our taxes are competitive and that we ve got a trained work force. Maine citizens want to maintain healthy forests, so we hope to help them understand that healthy forests depend upon competitive energy rates, economically and environmentally sound regulations, and the education of our youth. If we achieve those things, the entire Maine economy and all of our people will benefit. 31

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33 Wood is the most environmentally sound material on earth. It is renewable, highly versatile, grown with relatively little effort, carbon friendly and it s produced and stored as forests that provide clean air, water, wildlife habitat, biodiversity, recreation and beautiful vistas. Summary of main findings Todd Gabe, Professor of Economics, University of Maine The forest products sector in Maine includes businesses, organizations and individuals involved in activities such as (but not limited to) logging and forestry, paper and related product manufacturing, sawmills and wood product manufacturing, wood furniture manufacturing, wood biomass power generation, maple syrup production, and activities of the Maine Forest Service. The Maine forest products sector has a total annual (2011) statewide economic contribution, including multiplier effects, of an estimated $8.0 billion in output, 38,789 full and part-time jobs, and $1.9 billion in labor income. In the economic impact results shown in Table 1, the forest products sector is included in the direct contribution (e.g., $5.1 billion in output) and the multiplier effects (e.g., $643.7 million in output). This is because businesses such as paper mills, sawmills and wood furniture producers counted in the direct contribution purchase goods (e.g., timber) and services from businesses involved in logging and forest management (counted in the multiplier effects). Table 1. Estimated annual statewide economic contribution of Maine s forest products sector, 2011 Direct Contribution Multiplier Effects Forest Products Forest Products Non-Forest Products Total Contribution Output $5,063,915,031 $643,676,568 $2,267,788,190 $7,975,457,789 Employment 12,003 5,072 21,714 38,789 Labor Income $721,541,907 $184,150,509 $960,935,289 $1,866,637,705 Paper manufacturing is the largest segment of Maine s forest products sector. Of the forest products sector s direct contribution of $5.1 billion (shown in Table 1), paper manufacturing accounts for about $4.0 billion. Paper manufacturing also accounts for the largest number of jobs in Maine s forest products sector (see Table 2). The total employment impact of 38,789 jobs is equivalent to 4.85 percent of the jobs in Maine. Put another way, roughly 1 out of every 20 jobs in Maine is associated with the forest products sector. The total economic contribution of Maine s forest products sector is associated with an estimated (by the Maine IMPLAN model) fiscal impact of $302.2 million in state and local taxes. Maine s forest products sector has a total, including multiplier effects, value-added impact of an estimated $3.3 billion. This is equivalent to 6.38 percent of the state s gross domestic product in Put another way, $1 out of every $16 in Maine gross state product is associated with the forest products sector. The forest products sector in Maine impacts businesses of all types through the purchases made by forest products companies (organizations and individuals) and their employees. For example, the 26,786 jobs counted in the forest products sector s multiplier effects includes 2,006 jobs in wholesale trade, 1,688 positions in professional services, and 854 jobs in truck transportation (see Table 2 and its notes for additional information). The Maine forest products sector impacts businesses across the entire state through the activities of forest products companies (organizations and individuals) and the purchases that they (and their employees) make. The total employment impact varies from an estimated 271 jobs in Sagadahoc County to 6,749 jobs in Aroostook County (see Table 3). The total employment impact exceeds 20 percent of the jobs available in Piscataquis, Aroostook, Somerset, Franklin and Oxford counties. Table 2. Industries impacted by Maine s forest products sector Forest products sector Employment impact Sector includes: Paper manufacturing 6,798 Forestry and logging 4,741 Wood product manufacturing 3,909 Other 1,627 Subtotal 17,075 Non-forest products sector Wholesale trade 2,006 Professional - scientific and tech services 1,688 Food services and drinking places 1,520 Administrative support services 1,344 Real estate 919 Ambulatory health care 916 Truck transportation 854 Management of companies 712 Repair and maintenance 614 Hospitals 583 Subtotal 11,156 Industries not listed above 10,558 Total 38,789 Celebrating 30 years and 1,000,000 acres conserved in Maine s North Woods for everyone to enjoy. 115 Franklin Street, 3rd floor Bangor, ME

34 IF you enjoy the outdoors, if you enjoy wildlife, if you enjoy hunting, this article is for you. As you may have heard by now, Maine s most effective methods of bear hunting are proposed to be made illegal in a ballot measure that Maine voters will vote on in November basically a repeat of a similar campaign in The measure itself would make it illegal to use methods of baiting, hunting with dogs, and trapping to hunt black bears in Maine. For those of us who enjoy spending time outdoors, it is important to understand that this campaign is about more than just bears and bear hunting. It is about scientific wildlife management strategies and the protection of Maine s hunting heritage, and a hurting rural economy. You don t have to be a bear-hunter to care about the outcome of this issue. To put everything into perspective, Maine has one of, if not the, largest bear populations in the country, and certainly the largest east of the Mississippi River. The population today is projected at more than 30,000 bears. The group proposing the initiative, under the guise of the name Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting is the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). HSUS is a national animal-rights organization based in Washington, D.C, that organizes anti-hunting campaigns throughout the country. As of the time that this article is being written, HSUS has bankrolled the campaign to end bear hunting in Maine to the tune of about 99%- almost entirely all outside special interest money coming in to influence the way that Maine manages our bear population. Contrast that with the group opposing the ballot measurethe Maine Wildlife Conservation Council (MWCC). The Maine Wildlife Conservation Council is a coalition of individuals and organizations that have stepped up to defeat the ballot measure. MWCC is proud to have the support of the Sportsman s Alliance of Maine, Maine Professional Guides Association, Maine Trappers Association, Maine Bowhunters Association, Maine Forest Products Council, North Maine Woods, Maine Farm Bureau, all three major Campaign to save Maine s BEAR candidates for governor (LePage, Michaud, Cutler), a majority of the Maine Legislature, including every member of legislative leadership, veterinarians, environmentalists, thousands of individual sportsmen and most importantly- the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. In regards to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, its team of bear biologists is nationally recognized. Maine has the longest running bear research program in the country, and one of our biologists in particular, Randy Cross, has likely handled more bears than anyone- ever. As Randy will tell you, nobody cares more about bears than he does- nobody. This team is highly sophisticated, and deeply caring about the health and success of Maine s bear population. MWCC opposes the ballot measure for many reasons, including: This ballot measure would ban Maine s most effective methods for managing our black bear population. After almost four decades of scientific research, our nationally recognized biologists at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MEDIFW) tell us that these three methods are essential components to managing a healthy bear population. Currently, MEDIFW recommends an annual bear harvest of between 3,500 and 4,500 bears. Because of the decline in hunter numbers, we maintain a harvest that is shy of our goals, making every tool we have to control Maine s bear population an important one. That is why all three methods that are being proposed to be banned are important to maintain for the health of the species. Otherwise, bears will be left to die of disease and starvation. If passed, this ballot measure would severely impact rural Maine s economy. In 2004, the bear hunting industry accounted for tens of millions of dollars of 32

35 James Cote, Maine Wildlife Conservation Council HUNT is about more than just bears the Northern Maine economy This referendum is not just about how we hunt bears. In addition to managing public use and access to the North Maine Woods region (NMW), NMW manages the placement of bear bait sites on approximately 4 million acres of private and public forestland in northern Maine, including much land outside the boundaries of NMW checkpoints. The fees associated with bait site permits issued to guides, sporting camp owners and hunters currently cover about 20% of NMW s operating budget, which includes 20% of payroll for sixty-five people. Over the past 25 years since we started managing the placement of bear bait sites we have become dependent on that income to offset our operational expenses. Income from bear hunting actually subsidizes day use and seasonal pass fees. If out-of-state anti-hunters are successful in convincing Maine voters to prohibit our existing methods of hunting bears over bait, with hounds or using traps, there will be an immediate 20% decrease in NMW income. To make up the difference it is highly likely that this will result in an increase in user fees for other hunters, fishermen, canoeists, campers, camp owners and their guests. So if you visit any of the 3.8 million acres of forestland managed by North Maine Woods, and the referendum passes, you will likely see a direct impact through an increase in land use fees you will pay to use this region in the future. impact to the economy, and most specifically, our rural economy. Outfitters, guides, and lodges that offer these hunting experiences are the fabric of our rural tourism industry. This bear hunt allows them to offer snowmobiling, skiing, rafting, wildlife watching and camping experiences. We know that hundreds of small Maine businesses will be negatively impacted if this measure should pass, and many dozens will be forced to close their doors for good. The group proposing the ballot measure wants to ban hunting altogether. The Humane Society of the United States is the most anti-hunting advocacy organization in the country. With a budget of approximately $150 million dollars, they spend millions on lobbyists, lawyers, and pollsters to determine what hunting opportunities are weak, then attack rural states where it would be hard for sportsmen to raise money. But you don t have to take my word for it. In an article in Full Cry magazine, HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle stated, We are going to use the ballot box and the democratic process to stop all hunting in the United States. We will take it species by species until all hunting is stopped in California. Then we will take it state by state. In sum, what this all comes down to is this: who do you most trust to manage Maine s bear population? Outside interest groups with bigger political agendas, or our biologists and game wardens at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife who have almost four decades of research and management experience with this population? I hope you will side with science and side with us. Thank you for your support. Find out more at Contributions can be sent to Maine Wildlife Conservation Council, 205 Church Hill Road, Augusta, ME Another reason to oppose the referendum is the economic impact that losing the bear hunt will have on rural families and businesses. There are over 80 sporting camp owners and guides whose businesses are directly tied to the outcome of this referendum. Income from guiding bear hunters is close to 40-50% of annual income for many of these family owned businesses. If they are no longer able to hold bear hunts using these traditional methods, income from guiding fishermen and moose, deer and partridge hunters will not sustain them. They will go out of business! And, if they are no longer feeding and housing people, local grocery stores, gas stations and other service providers will lose business as well. North Maine Woods Administrative Committee 33

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37 30 years HUNTING OF MEMORIES Fort Kent, take a left. Dickey gate. Keep going. Map 70? Little Black Camp? Yup! That s been our home away from home for a week or three the last several years. The Maine Moose hunt of 1982 was the unofficial start to a love affair with the North Maine Woods for our clan. When we headed Up North that year, little did we know that 30+ years later the annual pilgrimage would be a family tradition. We have traveled throughout the North Maine Woods hunting, fishing, geocaching, camping, exploring, sightseeing but the really special times seem to be the annual moose hunt. At last count our crew of family and friends has had approximately 30 permits since that first 1982 (unsuccessful) hunt. Since then, we ve learned a lot and had many happy and very successful hunts. We ve camped at many different sites over the years with everything from Taj Mahal fancy trailers to homemade truck campers (including one camper called the Drag Queen because pieces keep falling off and dragging), even a few tents (we call them Bear Burritos ), and at least one brave soul slept under the stars. Speaking of which, the night skies are spectacular. As odd as this may sound, a midnight trip to the outhouse turned into a half hour of oohs and aahs as just about everyone in camp came out to gaze at the Northern Lights! I remember standing there shivering in sub freezing temps as the sky came alive with shimmering color. All the while, stars shining bright! Over the years our group has been quite diverse. Kids, parents, grandparents, in-laws, outlaws, relatives and friends! We gather round the campfire and tell stories of the day and past adventures. Who saw moose/ bear/lynx? Did anyone see that beaver dam? Who got or missed a partridge? Who got stuck? Who got lost and where? Remember the time when...? The stories and endless banter amongst the brothers never ends. Food s pretty good too. Moose stew or fried partridge, just about everything tastes good around the fire. We ll take the kids to a gravel pit to sight in the guns and give everyone a chance to shoot at some targets. Always teaching safety, marksmanship and respect. Everyone having fun and learning about the great outdoors. The 10-year-old so proud that her first time shooting a.410 she actually hit a soda can. Not yet understanding the shotgun, a family heirloom, was used by her father, grandfather, most of her uncles and aunts and just about every cousin when they took their first shots! The next day she bagged her first partridge. Tradition, family values and lots of just plain fun is why we d like to thank all the good people who work in and allow us to share the great experience that is the North Maine Woods! The crew from the North Maine Woods allowed us to camp at a wonderful new site this past year, with a bunch of campers and about 30+ people, they even built a New Outhouse. The fact that a very special rifle, one that has been used on many hunts including by a wonderful 81-year-old when she got her bull last year, was passed on to another generation at Christmas (grandmother to granddaughter). I know we ll be back for many many years to come. There really should be about 50 signatures at the end of this letter, but we d be leaving someone out. The tradition lives on! On behalf of the entire Wells Clan Thank You North Maine Woods Kids, parents, grandparents, in-laws, outlaws, relatives and friends... We gather round the campfire and tell stories of the day and past adventures. The tradition lives on! photos by Mark Haskell 37

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39 Road Safety The Industrial Road Safety Committee has existed for many years, serving in a number of capacities. Most of the larger landowners in the north half of the state are represented on the committee. Road use by different landowners has dominated the past focus along with mediating the occasional dispute and establishing agreements between various landowners for use of one another s roads. The recent focus of the committee, since initiating a higher profile in 1997, has been safety. Safety was elevated as an issue after a period of increasingly frequent complaints about dangerous and aggressive driving as well as extremely rude behavior on the part of some drivers. Poor driving habits and behavior spanned the spectrum of drivers from large 18 wheel trucks to recreational cars and pickup trucks. Complaints were generated from the public users of private roads as well as industrial users ( employees ) of the same roads. Everyone knew a story, or so it seemed, about a close call or an unpleasant experience while driving on a woods road. The safety committee initiated discussions to define problems, discuss various approaches to correcting the problems and develop solutions, as well as define additional changes which could help the situation. A very important challenge was integrating public recreational use with industrial use. Industrial use extends to large, heavy equipment and trucks traveling on the roads as well as occasionally working in the roads. Since most recreational users are not accustomed to heavy equipment and large offroad trucks, the challenge became one of training on both sides, industrial and recreational. Problems relative to vehicles were identified basically as speed, attitude and an over-reliance on communication from truck to truck, excluding recreational users. Other problems were identified as dangerous road situations including extreme curves, poor visibility and narrow sections. Tolerance of unsafe practices, inconsistent rules, lack of a disciplinary system and lack of a common approach to administering the problems were also identified as issues. REMEMBER... Give all logging trucks the right of way! The roads in this area were built to move wood products. When you see a truck coming from either direction, please pull over to let it pass safely. Frequent meetings of the committee over the last few years led to a number of accomplishments. Involvement of representatives of the trucking industry on the committee brought valuable input and insights into possible solutions. A significant accomplishment is a consolidation of Rules of the Road which is supported by all members of the committee. The rules are published in three languages, English, French and Spanish and are made available to all contractors, landowners and trucking companies as well as the recreational public via North Maine Woods. Extensive training in safe driving has been provided to migrant workers and others, along with first aid training and communication training. Landowners who are responsible for maintenance of the private road systems began an intensive signage effort, including stop signs, speed limit signs, and warning signs. All signs use the international symbols recognizable by anyone from the US or elsewhere. Mile markers have been placed along most major routes and are the basis for radio communication, whereby drivers call out location by mile markers to alert others of their location. Dangerous road situations have been addressed through aggressive brush control efforts to improve visibility, widening sections of roads where needed, reconstruction of dangerous curves and intersections and even re-routing roads where necessary. Some side roads have been named and signed making it easier to get around and give directions. Frequent maintenance of high traffic areas has been initiated in an effort to improve safety. A unique truck numbering system has been introduced into the industrial trucking group, to provide a means of identifying individuals that may cause problems. Each landowner/manager has developed a disciplinary system to minimize problems, as well as correct them when possible. The recreational public can improve their own safety by abiding by all the rules of the road, monitoring CB and MURS radio traffic when they can, yielding right of way to trucks, (do not expect loaded off-road trucks to move away from the center of the road), avoid stopping on bridges and main roads (preferably pulling onto side roads or well out of the road before stopping), and above all, paying attention and driving prudently. Please note that all NMW Checkpoints close at the end of November. Although plowed roads are open during the winter months to the public, be aware that snow and ice can make roads dangerous, especially when meeting log trucks and other traffic. Main roads and side roads are plowed to accommodate the movement of timber and equipment related to the forest industry. photo by Peter Freeman 39

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46 Landowners and Managers within the 3,500,000 acres of North Maine Woods Black river, LLC [5] Canopy Timberlands, LLC [5] Clayton Lake Woodlands Holdings, LLC [6] dunn Heirs [2] dunn Timberlands, Inc. [5] Fish river Company [2] great North Woods, LLC [7] griswold Heirs [2] Huber resources Corp. [4] Irving Woodlands, LLC John Cassidy Timberholdings [2] Katahdin Forest Management, LLC Lost river Company [2] McCrillis Timberlands, LLC [2] Merriweather, LLC [3] North Woods Maine, LLC [4] Pingree Associates, Inc. [1] Prentiss & Carlisle Co, Inc [2] St. John Timber, LLC [4] Sylvan Timberlands, LLC [4] The Forestland group, LLC [2] The Nature Conservancy [6] Timbervest, LLC: St. Aurelie Timberlands [6] Timbervest Partners Maine, LLC [6] Webber Timberlands [2] yankee Fork Corp. [2] State of Maine [1] Lands managed by Seven Islands Land Company [2] Lands managed by Prentiss & Carlisle Management Co. [3] Lands managed by Wagner Forest Management Company [4] Lands managed by Huber Resources Corp. [5] Lands managed by Orion Timberlands LLC [6] Lands managed by LandVest Inc. [7] Lands managed by Northwoods Management LLC This publication is made possible through efforts of editors Sarah Medina of Seven Islands Land Company and Barry Burgason of Huber Resources Corporation. It was designed and produced by Melissa Arndt of Slingshot Multimedia. Front cover photos by Sheralyn Morris, Mike Langley and NMW staff. Back cover photo by Sheralyn Morris. Any comments or questions related to this publication and its contents may be sent to: Al Cowperthwaite, Executive Director North Maine Woods Inc PO Box 425, 92 Main Street, Ashland, ME or North Maine Woods PO Box 425, Ashland, ME