For those who keep animals — wild or domestic — the second life of a Christmas tree can provide shelter, snacks or enrichment.
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What to do with old Christmas trees after the holidays? Goats in Gorham have an idea.
Many Maine communities offer Christmas tree recycling, and some local farms are accepting trees to feed to livestock.
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Lewiston shelter seeks Christmas trees for cat colonies
LEWISTON — Norm Blais wasn’t sure how many cats were calling the Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends shelter home, but based on the last audit, he guessed about 500. And they would not be taking a Christmas holiday from much needed care. The cats have found their way to the shelter in all kinds of ways. […]
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Christmas tree farmers fight back against artificial trees
1 of 11 In this Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, photo, an ornament hangs on an artificial Christmas tree at the Balsam Hill Outlet store in Burlingame, Calif. About 80 percent of Americans who put up a Christmas tree now use a fake one and tree growers worry about those numbers growing as millennials begin to […]
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Christmas tree farms open for the holidays
CHINA — When Robert Palmer and his wife Donna purchased their Hanson Road farm, he wanted to raise cattle. But, deterred by slaughtering cows, the duo opted to grow Christmas trees for the winter. Ben and Molly’s Christmas Tree Farm, named after the Palmer’s beloved Spaniels, and other farms across Central Maine opened for business […]
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It may be tougher — and more expensive — to find your Christmas tree this year
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — People may need to trim back their Christmas tree expectations this year. A tight supply means some shoppers will be paying more and searching longer for that perfect Christmas tree this holiday season. But there’s no need for panic buying on Black Friday as industry experts say consumers will end up […]
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Boy Scout Troop 121 preparing for Christmas Tree Recycling Program
AUBURN — Boy Scout Troop 121 will again pick up Christmas trees in Lewiston and Auburn. While the cities provide locations for free tree disposal, they no longer collect the trees at curbside. For a minimum donation of $5, the Scouts will pick up Christmas trees on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 6 […]
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Fayette farm among those gearing up for Christmas tree season
FAYETTE — When Leigh Stevens headed to Moose Hill Farm earlier this week, he knew just what he was looking for – a short, fat balsam fir Christmas tree to sit in the bay window in the living room of his Livermore Falls home. As the only one trekking up the hill with a saw on Tuesday, […]
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Lewiston and Auburn not picking up Christmas trees
If you’re looking to get rid of your Christmas tree, don’t leave it by the curb in Lewiston or Auburn. Public Works officials from both cities are reminding residents this week that Christmas trees will not be picked up during weekly trash collections. Rob Stalford, superintendent of Lewiston’s Solid Waste Division, said Wednesday that the […]
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‘Tis the FEZtival season
The holiday season is upon us. And for the Lewiston-Auburn area it begins at the Kora Shrine Center with the 9th annual FEZtival of Trees! Visiting the Center is quite an experience on its own, with its verdigris domes and exquisitely carved windows. Once inside, its stunning, wall-to-wall murals leave no doubt as to why […]