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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Chop and Drop Fisheries Enhancement Training<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:95.0%">Thursday, June 22, 8am – 12:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:95.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:95.0%">Inside session: Millar Arena,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202124;background:white">94 Randall Ave, Houlton, ME</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:95.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:95.0%">Field session locations: Jimmy brook (behind Millar Arena) and Burnt Brow
Bridge, at the confluence of </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Captain Ambrose Bear Stream
<span style="color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:black;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:95.0%">
and Larry brook, Hammond.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Large wood in freshwater streams provide habitat features which are vital to the survival of native brook trout, Atlantic salmon and other cold water fish species. Adding large
wood to stream channels using the “chop and drop” method in conjunction with a timber harvest can create pools, provide cover for juvenile fish and enhance overall stream function.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">These trainings are an opportunity for Licensed Foresters and Fisheries Biologists to meet the requirements of Maine Forest Service Rule Chapter 25; Standards for Placing Wood Into
Stream Channels to Enhance Cold Water Fisheries. This rule seeks to streamline the permitting process for landowners who wish to undertake voluntary wood addition projects in cooperation with state fisheries resource agencies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Topics will include:
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Stream Geomorphology – John Field, Fluvial Geomorphologist, Field Geology Services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Forest Stream Ecology and the Biological Effects of Large Wood Additions - Merry Gallagher, Native Fish Conservation Biologist, Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Standards for Placing Wood Into Stream Channels to Enhance Cold Water Fisheries - Tom Gilbert, Water Resources Specialist, Maine Forest Service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Timber Harvesting Techniques and Forestry Regulation – Lauren Ouellette, District Forester, Maine Forest Service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Funding Opportunities for Chop and Drop Projects – Chris Reidy, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">There is no fee for this training but
<u>preregistration is required</u>. Please click the link to register: <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTr2f04OzNwJPqZ35cDpba9xUNlVJNDU2STdJNTJVTTJIRVg2OTZVMVBNWC4u">
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTr2f04OzNwJPqZ35cDpba9xUNlVJNDU2STdJNTJVTTJIRVg2OTZVMVBNWC4u</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This training is approved for the following continuing education credits:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">SAF - 4 category 1 credits <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CLP – 1/2 day recertification
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">QLP – 4 continuing education credits<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Master Logger- 4.5 CECs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please direct any questions to Tom Gilbert at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:thomas.gilbert@maine.gov">thomas.gilbert@maine.gov</a> or at (207) 441-5282.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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