Join long-time funded CFRU scientist, John Hagan of Our Climate Common, for a workshop based on his most recently funded CFRU work. John's team is using LiDAR-derived canopy height models to pick up tall trees across Maine's commercial forestlands and then ground truthing the data to assess for additional ecological late-successional attributes, such as lungwort […]
December 21, 2023, 5:00 PM: letters of intent are due (emailed to regina.smith@maine.edu) Letters should include a brief description of the research project, outline linkages and benefits to Maine’s forest sector, and a total requested amount for funding. Letters should be no longer than 1 page single-spaced in length. Keep language as clear and concise […]
January 5, 2024 5:00 PM: 2024 pre-proposals are due. Please use this Google form to submit your pre-proposal. Pre-proposal template and directions can be found here.
Join us on Thursday, January 25th, 2023 from 8:30AM - 2:30PM for our winter advisory committee meeting. This meeting will take place only on Zoom to avoid scheduling conflicts due to potential winter weather. We will be voting in our new executive committee members, reviewing potential research projects for FY2025, and getting updates on ongoing […]
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in Madison, Wisconsin. CAFS research updates & field tour with WholeTrees Structures. Register now through April 10th for the early bird rate.
This meeting will focus on business items including drafting and approving new material for our 2025 - 2030 Program Prospectus, reviewing bylaws, dues discussion, etc. Agenda and pre-meeting materials will be provided 2 weeks ahead of the meeting. We’ll provide important forest health updates on spruce budworm for those unable to join us for the […]
Please use this link to sign up! Join the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit for a day in the field to visit areas recently affected by two forest defoliators, spruce budworm (SBW) and forest tent caterpillar (FTC). Heightened activity from these insects in the spring and summer of 2024 has resulted in defoliated areas in Aroostook […]
The CFRU project, Refining the Acadian Model, is nearing completion. Lead scientist Ben Rice will be offering an in-person workshop as one of the final deliverables for this project. Ben has been working on a user-guide that explains the model components. This workshop will be an accompaniment to the reference document and will help CFRU […]
