Videographer and Video Editor(s)

Division / Program: Maine Conservation Corps

Location: MCC Office in Augusta
Event Type: Volunteer

Maine Conservation Corps (MCC) is seeking a videographer and video editor(s) who can create a few short film projects to help us in our marketing and recruitment endeavors.

MCC is an AmeriCorps program that provides opportunities for people to get outdoors and contribute to the greater good. Our mission is to accomplish conservation initiatives that inspire people and enhance communities, and that's what we've been doing since our establishment in 1983.

Every year, we place almost 100 individuals throughout the entire state of Maine to conserve and protect our natural resources. They participate in trail maintenance and erosion control, water quality and wildlife monitoring, invasive plant removal, outdoor education and outreach, and so much more.

In addition, we provide people with an opportunity to learn valuable life skills, gain confidence, and become lifelong advocates of the environment.

We need your help to spread the word about the awesome things we are getting done!

Responsibilities

  • Produce short marketing videos 30, 60, or 90 seconds in length
  • Ensure our key messages and goals are incorporated into the videos
  • Possession of necessary film equipment, including camera, editing software, lighting, or sound equipment
  • Travel with or without an MCC staff person to project sites to get footage of members and projects
  • Edit footage and collaborate with MCC staff to create the final product
  • Input music, dialogues, graphics, and effects
  • Ensure logical sequencing and smooth running
  • Collect appropriate consent from persons interviewed, photographed, etc.
  • Ensure final products are accessible (e.g., audio descriptions, closed captions, etc.)
  • Receive express written consent from MCC before disseminating products
  • Check-in regularly with MCC staff for updates and communicate any needs through email or face-to-face meetings

Qualifications

  • Professional or personal experience in video production: filming, image, and sound editing (samples of past work would be very appreciated)
  • Professional, energetic, creative, and self-motivated
  • Effective communicator and troubleshooter
  • Ability to make decisions and follow through with minimal supervision
  • Ability to follow through and meet deadlines and possess a strong sense of responsibility

To Get Involved

If you're interested in this, or other volunteer projects, please fill out our quick interest form!

Contact Phone: (207) 624-6085

Rooting Out Invasive Plants Free Workshop - Farmington

Division / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: May 14, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Farmington Town Office, Downstairs Meeting Room, 153 Farmington Falls Rd, Farmington, ME 04938
Event Type: Workshop/Training

Field Demonstration at the Stone Soup Garden.

Wear appropriate footwear.

Speakers on invasive plant ID and control, cost share programs and tool loaning program.

No pre-registration required - just show up!

Lunch is included

Sponsored by: Farmington Rotary, Maine Forest Service, Farmington Conservation Commission, and Mt. Blue Area Garden Club

Contact Name: Patty Cormier
Contact Email: patty.cormier@maine.gov

Live Staking Demonstration - Damariscotta

Division / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: April 9, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Salt Bay Farm, 110 Belvedere Road, Damariscotta, ME 04543 United States
Event Type: Workshop/Training

(Rain Date April 10th, 2026)

Live staking uses dormant cuttings from native trees and shrubs that root quickly and stabilize soil - a simple, effective restoration technique you can use at home or in your community.

What to Expect:

  • Learn how live stakes reduce erosion and improve habitat and water quality
  • Guidance from Maine Forest Service District Foresters Allyssa Gregory and Jared Gregory
  • Hands-on planting demonstration
  • Practical techniques you can apply at home.

All tools provided. Please wear appropriate footwear for wet trails.

Registration

Offered in partnership with Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust.

Live Staking Demonstration - Belfast

Division / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: May 4, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Belfast City Park, City Park Rd, Belfast, ME
Event Type: Workshop/Training

Live staking uses dormant cuttings from native trees and shrubs that root quickly and stabilize soil - a simple, effective restoration technique you can use at home or in your community.

What to Expect:

  • Learn how live stakes reduce erosion and improve habitat and water quality
  • Guidance from Maine Forest Service District Foresters Allyssa Gregory and Jared Gregory
  • Hands-on planting demonstration
  • Practical techniques you can apply at home.

All tools provided. Please wear appropriate footwear for wet trails.

Registration

Offered in partnership with City of Belfast Parks & Recreation, Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation District, & Tree Farm.

Live Staking Demonstration - Boothbay Harbor

Division / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: May 12, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Rd, Boothbay Harbor, ME
Event Type: Workshop/Training

Live staking uses dormant cuttings from native trees and shrubs that root quickly and stabilize soil - a simple, effective restoration technique you can use at home or in your community.

What to Expect:

  • Learn how live stakes reduce erosion and improve habitat and water quality
  • Guidance from Maine Forest Service District Foresters Allyssa Gregory and Jared Gregory
  • Hands-on planting demonstration
  • Practical techniques you can apply at home.

All tools provided. Please wear appropriate footwear for wet trails.

Registration

Offered in partnership with Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, Boothbay Region Water District, and Boothbay Region Land Trust

Live Staking Demonstration - Fayette/Mount Vernon

Division / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: May 14, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: Mount Vernon/Fayette, exact location TBD
Event Type: Workshop/Training

Live staking uses dormant cuttings from native trees and shrubs that root quickly and stabilize soil - a simple, effective restoration technique you can use at home or in your community.

What to Expect:

  • Learn how live stakes reduce erosion and improve habitat and water quality
  • Guidance from Maine Forest Service District Foresters Allyssa Gregory and Jared Gregory
  • Hands-on planting demonstration
  • Practical techniques you can apply at home.

All tools provided. Please wear appropriate footwear for wet trails.

Registration

Offered in partnership with Kennebec County Soil and Water Conservation District and 30 Mile River Watershed Association

2026 Approved Wood Measurement Training - Orono

Division / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: July 23, 2026 - July 24, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: University of Maine Forest Field Office - 825 College Avenue, Old Town, Maine
Event Type: Workshop/Training

Topics include:

    Day 1 - Thursday, July 23, 2026: University of Maine Forest Field Office - 825 College Avenue, Old Town, Maine

  • Scaler's Licensing Law and Wood Measurement Rules, Mike Picard - State of Maine Weights and Measures
  • Basics of Wood Measurements, Keith Kanoti University of Maine
  • Defects and Deductions, Mark Vannah Licensed scaler and head scaler at Robbins Lumber Co.
  • Insect ID/Wood Quarantine Presentation, Michael Parisio MFS Forest Entomologist
  • "Hands on" log scaling, deduction and decay (Mark Vannah)

    • Day 2 - Friday, July 24, 2026: O&R Lumbra Hardwood Mill in Milo, Maine

  • Log Scaling & Lumber Grading, a tour of the sawmill to see logs opened up into lumber. Ben Lumbra O&R Lumbra
  • Scaling High-Quality Veneer Grade Logs and Defect Description, Walker Day & Nathan Gould Columbia Forest Products

Contact Name: Pete Johnson
Contact Email: pjohnson@sfimaine.org
Cost: $100
Co-Sponsor: University of Maine; Maine Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc; O&R Lumbra Hardwood Sawmill, Robbiins Lumber Company, Columbia Forest Products, The State of Maine

Live Staking Demonstration - Rome

Division / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: May 7, 2026
Location: French Mountain Trailhead, Watson Pond Rd, Rome, 04963 United States
Event Type: Workshop/Training

Live staking uses dormant cuttings from native trees and shrubs that root quickly and stabilize soil - a simple, effective restoration technique you can use at home or in your community.

What to Expect:

  • Learn how live stakes reduce erosion and improve habitat and water quality
  • Guidance from Maine Forest Service District Foresters Allyssa Gregory and Jared Gregory
  • Hands-on planting demonstration
  • Practical techniques you can apply at home.

All tools provided. Please wear appropriate footwear for wet trails.

Registration

Offered in partnership with Kennebec Soil & Water Conservation District, Seven Lakes Alliance, and Maine Forest Service

How History Shaped the Forest of Merryspring in Camden - Webinar

Division / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: April 7, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Webinar
Event Type: Workshop/Training

Join Maine Forest Service District Forester Allyssa Gregory for a presentation on how historical events, both natural and human, shaped the forests of Merryspring. During the webinar participants will have the opportunity to view the Merryspring Woods through photographs displaying the evidence of past disturbances that created the forest we have today. A woodland walk through the Merryspring Woods will follow in June for those interested in seeing these examples in person.

This talk is part of Merryspring's Online Winter Talk series, sponsored by Camden Riverhouse Hotel.

More Information

Contact Phone: 207-236-2239

Live Staking Demonstration - Unity

Division / Program: Maine Forest Service
Date: April 23, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Moulton's Mill Preserve Boat Launch Park, Route 139, Unity, ME
Event Type: Workshop/Training

Live staking uses dormant cuttings from native trees and shrubs that root quickly and stabilize soil - a simple, effective restoration technique you can use at home or in your community.

What to Expect:

  • Learn how live stakes reduce erosion and improve habitat and water quality
  • Guidance from Maine Forest Service District Foresters Allyssa Gregory and Jared Gregory
  • Hands-on planting demonstration
  • Practical techniques you can apply at home.

All tools provided. Please wear appropriate footwear for wet trails.

Registration

Offered in partnership with Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation District, Sebasticook Regional Land Trust, and Maine Forest Service

RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on April 22 at Camden Hills State Park

Division / Program: Parks and Lands
Date: April 22, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 280 Belfast Road, Camden, ME 04843
State Park: Camden Hills
Event Type: Nature Exploration, Workshop/Training

Pre-register to join in on an educational morning of plant inventorying at Camden Hills State Park. Kerry Hardy, a local plant enthusiast, will lead a hike with park staff to document and take GPS coordinates of the park's unique plant species. Included in the inventory will be Brown Ash and other ash species, Spruce, Maidenhair Fern, Yellow Violets, Mayflowers, also called Trailing Arbutus, and spring ephemerals. Limited to 30 people and free to registered participants. Pre-register by emailing charlene.hood@maine.gov and please put "April 22 plant inventory RSVP" in the subject line.

Can't make April 22? A second inventory session is being planned for May 27 at 9:00 AM. Email Charlene with "May 27 plant inventory RSVP" in the subject line if you want to attend this session.

Contact Name: Charlene "Sunshine" Hood
Contact Phone: (207) 236-3109
Contact Email: charlene.hood@maine.gov
Cost: Free to pre-registered participants.
Related Website

Related Documents: Plant Inventory Flyer (PDF)

RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park

Division / Program: Parks and Lands
Date: May 27, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 280 Belfast Road, Camden, ME 04843
State Park: Camden Hills
Event Type: Nature Exploration, Workshop/Training

Pre-register to join in on an educational morning of plant inventorying at Camden Hills State Park. Kerry Hardy, a local plant enthusiast, will lead a hike with park staff to document and take GPS coordinates of the park's unique plant species. Included in the inventory will be Brown Ash and other ash species, Spruce, Maidenhair Fern, Yellow Violets, Mayflowers, also called Trailing Arbutus, and spring ephemerals. Limited to 30 people and free to registered participants. Pre-register by emailing charlene.hood@maine.gov and please put "April 22 plant inventory RSVP" in the subject line.

Contact Name: Charlene "Sunshine" Hood
Contact Phone: (207) 236-3109
Contact Email: charlene.hood@maine.gov
Cost: Free to pre-registered participants.
Related Website

Related Documents: Plant Inventory Flyer (PDF)