Name: FCCI Field Tour: How will climate change impact coastal spruce-fir forests in Maine?
Start: 2022-02-24T09:30:00-05:00
End: 2022-02-24T13:30:00-05:00

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

FCCI Field Tour: How will climate change impact coastal spruce-fir forests in Maine?

February 24, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 1:30 pm

Background

Building on the success of our 2020 Science and Practice Forum and 2020-2021 Science & Practice Webinar Series, FCCI and FSG are pleased to announce our followup series that will address climate change impacts on the different forest types found in Maine through a combination of 1-hour webinars paired with half day field tours. The webinars will provide an overview of the topics and issues faced at each site: including those related to the intersection of climate adaptation and site-specific biodiversity. Webinars will include time for Q&A and to showcase field tour specifics. The field tours will examine climate impacts and management at each site, lunch is included with registration (fee for each tour: $20). Webinar registration is free.
Registration for webinars & tours

Session 3 Webinar: Schoodic Institute (Coastal Spruce-Fir)

Hosted by Nicholas Fisichelli (Schoodic) and Peter Nelson (Schoodic)
Field Tour: Feb. 24th 2022, 9:30AM – 1:30PM

The Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor, Maine is involved with ongoing research in Acadia National Park where changes related to warming temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, habitat fragmentation, and invasive plants, pests, and diseases are being documented. More information about Schoodic is here.

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Date:: February 24, 2022
Time:: 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Website:: https://crsf.umaine.edu/fcci-webinars/

UMaine Alert

Cooperative Forestry Research Unit

FCCI Field Tour: How will climate change impact coastal spruce-fir forests in Maine?

February 24, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 1:30 pm

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