June 1 - 6, 2026 | Portland, Maine, USA
Itinerary (Tentative)
Day 1
Monday, June 1
Arrival & Welcome
- Delegates arrive in Portland or Boston and travel to Portland, Maine
- Welcome dinner and opening remarks at Portland Harbor Hotel
Day 2
Tuesday, June 2
Forests & Mills
- Maine forestry orientation with Commissioner Amanda Beal and Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) Maine Forest Service and Bureau of Parks and Lands staff
- Tour of Robbins Lumber white pine mill with safety briefing, Searsmont
- Roundtable lunch with Maine Woodland Owners and Maine Forest Products Council
- Tour of Robbins Lumber woodlots
- Dinner at Luke’s Lobster, Portland
Day 3
Wednesday, June 3
Port & Climate
- Maine Port Authority tour and Eimskip presentation, Portland
Maine Forest Service’s Bolton Hill facility (a CLT building), Augusta
Helicopter tours of Western Mountains region focusing on mixed forests; Bigelow Preserve and SAPPI mill flyovers (weather permitting)
- Forum on climate-adaptive forest management and carbon sequestration
- Presentations by Tanbark and Whole Trees on wood innovation
- New England Forestry Foundation presentation
- Ecology School tour and dinner, Saco
Day 4
Thursday, June 4
Ecology & Mass Timber
- Tour of Holt Forest with Maine TREE Foundation, Arrowsic
- Lunch at Cook’s Lobster, Bailey Island
- Tour Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum (a CLT building) at Bowdoin College, Brunswick
- University of Southern Maine campus (multiple CLT buildings), Portland
- Dinner at David’s Restaurant, Portland
Day 5
Friday, June 5
Wood Build Maine Conference
- Full-day conference at Smith Center, Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Freeport
- Presentations on building applications of wood-based materials and technology
- International case studies: zero-energy homes, timber construction, supply chain
- Panel: Maine Wood Construction & Supply Chain
- Optional tour of Wolfe’s Neck Center and grounds
- Closing dinner at Scales Restaurant, Portland
Day 6
Saturday, June 6
Departure
- Individual delegate departures
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