'Timber' Tina Scheer of the Great Maine Lumberjack Show in Trenton will be a featured performer at All Things Woods Expo 2008.

Scheer, who was a contestant on "Survivor: Panama" in 2005, is the youngest of six children from a Wisconsin logging sports family. Owner of "The Great Maine Lumberjack Show" in Trenton, she learned to log roll when she was 7 years old.

Scheer competes regularly as a Lumberjill and is also a logging sports promoter. She plans to talk about the history of logging in Maine and, with one of her Lumberjills, demonstrate the tools and techniques of the trade.

 

The Portland Exposition Building is located at 239 Park Ave. in Portland, near Deering Oaks and Hadlock Field. To view a map of the area, click here.

 

With more than 90 percent of its land area covered by trees, Maine is the most heavily forested state in the country. Forests provide thousands of jobs, abundant clean water, critical wildlife habitat and a host of other benefits to Maine people. They are the foundation of Maine's wood products, outdoor recreation and tourism industries. They define the Maine way of life.

To celebrate the many benefits provided by the state's 17 million acres of woodlands, Forests for Maine's Future will host the second annual All Things Woods Expo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Portland Exposition Building.

Fifty exhibitors and a full day of activities for children and adults are planned. Admission is free.

The Chewonki Foundation, Maine Discovery Museum and Tanglewood 4-H Camp will offer woods-oriented activities for kids. Visit with live owls, see meat-eating plants and hear about other wild wonders. Bring a camera and have your picture taken with Smokey the Bear.

Adults can learn about geo-caching, spring mushrooms, backyard birds and much more. The Patten Lumbermen's Museum will talk about old-time logging, and "Timber" Tina Scheer of "Survivor" will demonstrate her skills with axes and saws.

Exhibitors will include wood products firms, conservation organizations, outdoor recreation  businesses, forest management companies and many others.

Below, 'Timber' Tina Scheer (center rear) and some of her Lumberjills.

 

Following are some of the activities that will be held at All Things Woods Expo 2008 (events and times are subject to change):

10-11 a.m. Smokey the Bear and a Maine forest ranger greet children and adults

11-11:30 a.m. "Timber" Tina Scheer and a Lumberjill will talk about the history of logging in Maine and display their skills using axes, saws and other tools of the trade.

11 a.m.-12 noon The Chewonki Foundation presents "Owls of Maine." Live barred owls, great horned owls and screech or saw-whet owls are the highlights. Slides and sounds reveal the identifying characteristics and calls of each owl. Using talons, wings and skulls, participants explore the unique adaptations of these silent hunters of the night. The program ends with an intimate and detailed look at the live owls!

12 noon-1 p.m. Smokey the Bear and a Maine forest ranger greet children and adults

12 noon-2 p.m. Lance Case of Huber Resources explains the global positioning system (GPS) and its uses, both in forestry and in the rapidly growing sport of geo-caching.

12:30-1 p.m. "Timber" Tina Scheer and a Lumberjill will talk about the history of logging in Maine and display their skills using axes, saws and other tools of the trade.

1-2 p.m. Tony Sohns of Maine Discovery Museum discusses "Reptiles and Amphibians of the Maine Woods." He will bring live turtles, salamanders and snakes, and talk about the habitats they need to survive.

1 p.m.-2 p.m. The Chewonki Foundation presents "Predators -- The Balance of Nature." What are some commonly held myths about predators, and what problems do they face? Adults and children will see predators in the context of food webs and natural cycles. Participants may also have a chance to see live, non-releasable predators.

2-3 p.m. Tony Sohns discusses "Maine's Wild Wonders," including carnivorous plants, porcupines, fishers and other inhabitants of the Maine Woods.

2-3 p.m. Michaeline Mulvey of the Maine Mycological Society gives some insights into spring mushrooms and the role of fungus in the forest.

2:30-3 p.m. "Timber" Tina Scheer and a Lumberjill will talk about the history of logging in Maine and display their skills using axes, saws and other tools of the trade.

3-4 p.m. "Backyard birds" ... Birds are the most visible wildlife in the state, and Maine Audubon Society will reveal ways to sharpen your observation skills and get to know them better.

Tony Sohns of Maine Discovery Museum talks about wild wonders with a group of schoolchildren.

All day:

Maine Bowhunters Association teaches children and adults how to shoot a bow

Hear old-time music by Jeff Warner

See a portable sawmill and a firewood processor in operation

Learn the latest about Lyme disease and other insect-borne diseases from Maine Medical Center

... and much more.