"Gov. Janet Mills wants to spend $2 million in surplus funds to pay the state’s share of a $15 million early intervention pesticide program designed to protect Maine forests from the worst effects of a looming spruce budworm outbreak." Portland Press Herald, January 21, 2025 ... Read More ›
$14 million set aside to suppress spruce budworm outbreak
Maine Public reports on funding that will be used for spruce budworm mitigation. Click here to read the full article. "A federal budget deal could include $14 million dollars to help suppress a spruce budworm outbreak threatening Maine’s northern forests. Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins said the funding was included in a disaster relief bill under consideration by lawmakers in Washington." Maine Public, December 2024 ... Read More ›
Maine Forest Service Releases 2016 SBW Report
The Maine Forest Service has just released a review of spruce budworm conditions in Maine based on the 2016 pheromone trap survey. Maine Forest Service 2016 Spruce Budworm Report Updates to the report will be posted on this site. ... Read More ›