IntroducingyourDistrictForesters

MeetDanJacobs

For over 20 years, Dan Jacobs has served as a District Forester with the Maine Forest Service in northern Maine.

Dan holds a Master of Science degree in Forestry from the Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Prior to joining the Maine Forest Service, he provided forestry consulting services in New Hampshire and Maine and worked as a forester with International Paper and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians.

As a District Forester, Dan has consistently attended PLC’s annual safety trainings and has worked with the Northeast Master Logger Certification Program on Best Management Practices (BMPs) training. Over the years, Dan has been actively involved with forestry organizations such as ME SFI, Maine Woodland Owners, and the American Tree Farm System. He strives to provide his customers with the best information possible through in-person meetings on job sites and educational workshops, as well as through his work on forestry publications such as the Forestry Rules of Maine. Dan looks forward to assisting Maine’s landowners, loggers, and foresters through his role as a District Forester for several more years.

“One of the best aspects of my job is working with the Region Two vocational forestry students and running into the same students in the woods years later – when they have a career in the forest products industry,” Dan said.

Like all District Foresters, Dan responds to requests for assistance from all audiences, including loggers.

Many of the most common questions deal with timber harvesting, both in the planning stage and once operations are underway. Did you know you can ask a District Forester to visit a site before, during or after logging? Understanding harvest regulations and identifying ways to apply Best Management Practices (BMPs) that protect water quality are two of the most common requests. Every situation is different so it’s often helpful to have Dan come out to a site – ideally before work begins to help determine if and how the and other DFs also teach classes about a range of forestry topics, from forest management to BMPS to wildlife considerations in forestry to the Tree Growth Tax Program.

Dan and the other DFs are a great resource please use them!