August 5, 2016

Landowner Appreciation Day...September 18, 2016!

Well it?s that time of year again! The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife & the Maine Forest Service will be hosting a statewide clean-up event Sunday, September 18th 2016. This event will be the day when you can show the private landowners of Maine, just how much you really appreciate them!

Kittery Trading Post has graciously agreed to sponsor the prizes again this year.

1st place prize $1000.00 gift card to KTP 2nd place prize $750.00 gift card to KTP 3rd place prize $500.00 gift card to KTP 4th place prized $250.00 gift card to KTP

Your club or organization can enter the contest / event by calling 287-5240 speak with Virginia Vincent, or e mail her at Virginia.Vincent@maine.gov.

Please provide the following info: ? Club /organization name, (amount in group that will be participating) ? Area of the state where you will be willing to help ? Contact person & phone number, e-mail address ? Clean up sites that you will be working on (towns, locations, landowners, etc?) Maine Warden Service and Maine Forest Service staff will have some sites available as well (via e-mail)

For contest purposes: All loads of trash will be measured by pick-up truck load, at one of the designated drop off spots, (By Warden Service or Forest Service personnel).

We will be sending more info periodically. Become an Outdoor Partner today and visit our website under Landowner Relations. For more information about the Outdoor Partners Program, please contact Landowner Relations Specialist Corporal Rick LaFlamme at rick.laflamme@maine.gov.