By Toni Small, E-RYT 500, ME FishAbility Reprinted with permission from Landings. September 2026 Your age: it’s a number. Not everyone ages at the same rate – injury, chronic disease or pain can lead a person to grow old faster than their chronological years. Some folks age quicker sitting in a tractor trailer truck than […]
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By Brie Weisman, OTR/L, ME AgrAbility, ME LogAbility. Reprinted with permission from Logger’s Voice. Fall 2026. My work with Maine AgrAbility’s LogAbility program provided me the opportunity to evaluate a logger that suffered a T4 spinal cord injury (SCI) as a result of a logging accident. The T4 vertebrae is located at roughly mid-chest height. […]
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By Toni Small, E-RYT 500, ME AgrAbility Reprinted with permission from Landings. July 2026 For the 20-year-old fisherman, consider this article a gift to your 50-year-old self. We’ll address these concepts specifically for middle age and older fishermen in the next two articles. If you’ve been to a First Aid & CPR training with Fishing […]
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By Brie Weisman, OTR/L, ME AgrAbility. Reprinted with permission from Logger’s Voice. Summer 2026. I have given workshops for both conventional and mechanized loggers, and it is no exaggeration to say that these groups can be distinguished at a glance. A room full of conventional loggers are by and large fit. It may not be […]
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By Brie Weisman, OTR/L, ME AgrAbility. Reprinted with permission from Logger’s Voice. Winter 2024. It’s early morning. The air is cold and damp. You’re dressed for the elements, but a day of workawaits, maybe you’re working the feller buncher, or you’re in the forwarder, or you’re in your selfloader truck. You already notice the soreness […]
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By Brie Weisman, OTR/L, Maine AgrAbility, Fall 2025 Reprinted with permission from Logger’s Voice Assistive Technology (AT) in logging may conjure up images of robots operating tools to harvesttrees. And while that may happen in the future, assistive technology today is considered supportaides for humans to better help get the job done.AT is divided up […]
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Logger or forest worker? Stiff, painful, or uncomfortable after a long workday? Check out the “Stretches for Limber Loggers” poster. LogAbility staff worked with loggers and logging safety experts to create a stretching guide poster for workers in forestry and logging. The poster is intended to offer movement suggestions that can be done at various points […]
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Learn about tools and techniques to work well and safely with fruit trees and in orchard settings. Saturday, March 15, 202510:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Black Acres Farm123 Black Road, Wilton, Maine 04294 (Google Maps) Do you have an apple tree you’ve always wondered how to prune? Come join Nick Rowley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension sustainable agriculture […]
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The annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum will be taking place this year again at the Samoset resort in Rockport on February 27, 28, and March 1st. Maine FishAbility staff will be available each day in the Healthy Fishermen area located in the Penbay room to provide information and resources. Maine FishAbility staff will appear on fishermen’s […]
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The annual Maine Agricultural Trade show will be taking place this year again at the Augusta Civic Center on January 14, 15, and 16. Maine AgrAbility staff will be available at our trade show booth each day to provide information and resources about our services to Maine agriculturalists. Maine AgrAbility will also be making an […]
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