It's Wildfire Awareness Week in Maine. If you're planning on burning outdoors, please get a burn permit @ www.maineburnpermit.com. Please follow all the requirements listed on the permit. Also be sure to know current fire danger conditions by visiting www.mainefireweather.org. Thank you. 
Please join us in congratulating Maine Forest Ranger Specialist Kent Nelson on the occasion of his earning the nation's highest award for wildfire prevention. Ranger Nelson was recognized by DACF Commissioner Amanda Beal, State Forester Patty Cormier, Cheif Ranger Bill Hamilton, and District Ranger Matt Gomes, at the 2021 Silver @smokeybear Award announcement in Augusta at the Blaine House. #onlyyou @u.s.forestservice #forestservice @stateforesters 
(Sing-a-long to the tune of My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music) Dry trails and sunshine and helmets and goggles, Safe speeds and trail maps and knowing your limits, Riders that keep trails in pristine conditions, These are a few of our favorite ATV things. Gloves that grip tight with bright flashy colors, Neck gaiters to protect those lips and noses, Stopping to pick up trash by the trailside, These are a few of our favorite ATV things. When the trail’s closed, When black flies bite, When my machine won't start, I simply remember my favorite ATV things, And then I don't feel so bad. #ATV #Maine #RespectLandowners #Treadlightly 
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Have you heard about the Kneading Conference? These are the folks. Learn more on kneadingconference.com. @agday21 @agweek21 
National Agriculture Day was yesterday. But isn't each day agriculture day? We're proud to recognize Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) and encourage everyone to explore mofga.org. #agweek21 #agday21 
To our colleagues at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, we say thank you. Visit extension.umaine.edu to discover an amazing wealth of knowledge. #agday21 #agweek21 
It's #AgDay21, learn more about the Maine agricultural organizations leading the industry into the future like Maine Alpaca Association @ mainealpacaassociation.com. 
It's #AgDay21, a great day to learn more about the Maine agricultural organizations leading the industry into the future like @drinkmainemilk @ www.drinkmainemilk.org. 
The Maine Farm Bureau is an organization that needs no introduction. Explore their history find out why being a Farm Bureau member matters @ mainefarmbureau.us. For Agriculture Week and #AgDay21, we're sharing the Maine agricultural organizations leading the industry into the future. 
For Agriculture Week and #AgDay21, learn more about the Maine agricultural organizations leading the industry into the future. Next up is @wildblueberries #PickWild. Explore the Maine Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources on maine.gov/dacf. 
We're honoring Maine's diverse and dynamic agricultural community. Nationally, it's Agriculture Week, and Tuesday is Agriculture Day. We'll feature organizations all week and share insights and resources. We invite you to learn more about each organization and spend some time exploring Maine's Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources @ maine.gov/dacf. First up, Maine's iconic potato and the Maine Potato Board #MainePotatoes - find them on mainepotatoes.com. 
It might feel like summer this weekend. And that's a good thing! But you know what they say; avoid crowded trailheads and beaches and parking lots. Covid risks are still very real. So please follow the guidelines and look out for your neighbor. And #LookoutforME. Learn more and share @ www.visitmaine.com/look-out-for-me 
Notice of Public Hearing. March 16, 2021, starting at 10:00 AM Public comments are sought regarding the proposed rules to continue regulating the movement of products containing ash, hardwood firewood, and rooted ash trees. Find the meeting link under Public Meetings @ maine.gov/dacf/ Photo: extension.unh.edu 
The CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funding Food Security Network Reimbursement Program is now live @ ccmaine.org/dacf. 
What's more fun than a bug family driving a log? Only a bug family wearing masks and driving a log! (Note the license plate.) Please buy firewood at the campground or other local sources. It's the only smart choice. Don't give invasive species a free ride! #togetherwecandomore #DontMoveFirewood #Invasivespeciesawarenessweek #Maine 
It's Wednesday, and we're in the weeds. Deep, deep in the weeds. This invasive plant is Japanese Stiltgrass or Microstegium vimineum (now you can impress some friends with your knowledge). This stuff is native to Southeast Asia. It arrived here as packing grass for Asian porcelain. We invite you to learn more about Japanese Stiltgrass, including its ecological impacts, identification, and control methods, on maine.gov/dacf/mnap. #togetherwecandomore #japanesestiltgrass #browntailmoth #EAB #Browntail #Sprucebudworm #WinterMoth #DontMoveFirewood #HemlockWoollyAdelgid #EmeraldAshBorer #AsianLonghornedBeetle #Maine #Invasive #Threats 
Ash is an important cultural resource for the Wabanaki, an important street tree, and a valuable timber species, accounting for around four percent of Maine's hardwood forest inventory. 90% of our ash trees are outside of the currently regulated EAB quarantine areas. Curious to learn more? Join our "Overview of Current and Emerging Threats to Maine's Forests" presentation, Wed., Feb. 24, starting at 2 PM. Go to maine.gov/dacf/mfs/ calendar of events and register for this Zoom presentation. #browntailmoth #EAB #Browntail #Sprucebudworm #WinterMoth #DontMoveFirewood #HemlockWoollyAdelgid #EmeraldAshBorer #AsianLonghornedBeetle #Maine #Invasive #Threats #togetherwecandomorethanapart 
Are you an artist? Do you know one? The application deadline for the 2021 Allagash Wilderness Waterway Visiting Artist Program is Feb. 28. Interested artists should learn more and apply now @ maine.gov/allagash Artwork by 2020 AWW Visiting Artist Michael Vermette. Michael shared his first-hand experience in the AWW @ maine.gov/allagash 
It's vacation week for someone, somewhere. Are we jealous? Yes, yes, we are. And we're also focused because that's how we roll at DACF. This week we're laser-focused on telling you about invasive species threatening Maine. They're threatening our forests, plants, waters. Our way of life. Join us this week for #NationalInvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek and learn how to slow or halt the spread. Because together, we can do more. Start accumulating knowledge at maine.gov/invasives. #browntailmoth #EAB #Browntail #Sprucebudworm #WinterMoth #DontMoveFirewood #HemlockWoollyAdelgid #EmeraldAshBorer #AsianLonghornedBeetle #Maine #Invasive #Threats #togetherwecandomore