Op-Ed by Leahy, Student Cited in BDN Article on Wood Banks
An op-ed on local wood banks written by Jessica Leahy, an associate professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, and Sabrina Vivian, a senior studying ecology and environmental sciences, was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “Wood banks start to catch on in Maine, but not without some growing pains.” Waldo County Woodshed, a Belfast-based nonprofit that seeks to provide firewood to low-income residents, began after a local business owner read the pair’s op-ed in the BDN, according to the article. “Each one has to be grassroots, to fit the need of the community,” Leahy said about starting wood banks. “The more the idea spreads, the more the communities can be proactive. It’s people being self-sufficient, spending time together and helping each other,” she said. The Sun Journal published the BDN article, and the Maine Public Broadcasting Network ran a report on the topic.