BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 21, 2025
Houlton’s Region Two School of Applied Technology serves students in grades 9-12 from East Grand, Hodgdon, Houlton, Katahdin, and Southern Aroostook. The program offers real-world experience and best management practices to ensure that logging is done safely and sustainably. Students who complete the program are eligible for an apprenticeship through the Certified Logging Program (CLP) and credits through the University of Maine at Fort Kent. The school received a $480,000 John Deere forwarder alongside the two simulators in December 2024, thanks to a Maine Department of Education grant. Houlton’s Region Two School of Applied Technology is just one of several educational institutions that are training the next generation of foresters. The University of Maine has the most extended continuously accredited professional Forestry Program in the United States.