Doug Denico: Budding expertise

Longtime forester trades life in the woods for a spell in the capital

By CAROL COULTAS, Mainebiz editor

Doug Denico has been at home in the depths of Maine’s forests.

A certified forester, Denico made a career of managing forests for companies…

Now he finds himself in a different world …

the State House in Augusta, where as Maine’s newest state forester, he carries responsibility for protecting Maine’s 17 million acres of trees. “My goal is to find out what the customer wants and respond to that,” referring to commercial and recreational users.

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