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SUMMARY:Fall Advisory Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our fall advisory committee meeting will take place on Zoom on October 20th\, 2021 from 12 P.M. to 5 P.M.
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/fall-advisory-committee-meeting/
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SUMMARY:Tyler Woollard defense seminar -- Cumulative effects of habitat change: American marten habitat selection and 30 years of forest harvesting in Maine
DESCRIPTION:Tyler Woollard will present his defense seminar on Cumulative effects of habitat change: American marten habitat selection and 30 years of forest harvesting in Maine on Monday\, October 4th @ 12:00PM in 204 Nutting Hall or alternatively on Zoom. See access details below or the announcement flyer. \nhttps://maine.zoom.us/j/86322743179?pwd=SExIZkt0UUpLV1o5a0xmcVFQS2FkZz09 \nMeeting ID: 863 2274 3179    Password: 750887
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/tyler-woollard-defense-seminar-cumulative-effects-of-habitat-change-american-marten-habitat-selection-and-30-years-of-forest-harvesting-in-maine/
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SUMMARY:Maine Adaptive Silviculture Network Field Tour
DESCRIPTION:Control site (no cutting in 2020) at the Nashville Plantation MASN installation. Photo credit: Joshua Puhlick\nA Maine Adaptive Silviculture Network (MASN) forestry field tour in Nashville Plt.\, Maine\, focused on Adaptive Silviculture Research is scheduled for August 18th\, 2021. The tour will feature an introduction to the MASN project\, a silviculture treatment tour\, and silvicultural strategies to promote forest resiliency to future change and carbon accumulation after management. \nPresenters include Dr. Aaron Weiskittel (Director of CRSF\, University of Maine)\, Josh Puhlick (Research Associate\, University of Maine)\, Shawn Bugbee (Forester\, Seven Islands Land Company)\, and Autumn Brann and Joshua Goldsmith (senior forestry students at the University of Maine). \nCost is $30 for SAF members and $50 for non-members. 6 Category 1 CFE Credits are available for this event. Click here to register!
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/maine-adaptive-silviculture-network-field-tour/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T080000
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SUMMARY:High Resolution Wet Areas Mapping (WAM) for Maine
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for the ‘High Resolution Wet Areas Mapping (WAM) for Maine’ workshop and field tour!  \nWe are excited to be collaborating with the Forest Watershed Research Center at the University of New Brunswick – Fredericton\, the Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory at the University of Maine\, and the Geospatial Information Technology Center at the University of Maine Presque Isle to host this workshop and field tour on high resolution wet areas mapping. We have a great line-up of speakers and look forward to discussing opportunities for Maine! \nThis is a ONE DAY workshop that is being offered in two different locations on consecutive days. Please only register for one of the two dates. \nThis workshop is free for CFRU members (including email addresses ending in .gov)\, and $120 for all others. \nThis workshop is pending approval for 5.5 SAF Cat 1 CFE credits through the Society of American Foresters. \nClick here to register! \nSpace is limited – sign up soon! \nOrono Workshop (includes Lowland N. White Cedar Study Tour):\nWhen: Tuesday\, June 11th\, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nWhere: Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory\, Orono\, Maine and the Penobscot Experimental Forest\, Bradley\, Maine. \nPresque Isle Workshop:\nWhen: Wednesday\, June 12th\, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nWhere: Geospatial Information Technology Center\, Presque Isle\, Maine and Irving Woodlands harvest site\, T16R4\, Maine. \nPresenters: \n\nMr. Tony Guay\, University of Maine Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory\nMr. David Sandilands\, University of Maine Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory\nMr. Herb Bergquist\, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\nDr. Paul Arp\, University of New Brunswick Forest Watershed Research Center\nMr. Jae Ogilvie\, Univiersity of New Brunswick Forest Watershed Research Center\nDr. Shane Furze\, University of New Brunswick Forest Watershed Research Center\nDr. Laura Kenefic\, U.S. Forest Service\nDr. Anil Khiza\, University of Maine School of Forest Resources\nMr. Tom Gilbert\, Maine Forest Service\nMr. Matt Stedman\, J.D. Irving Woodlands\n\nBackground and Details:\nExisting digital spatial information related to hydrologic features and their associated habitats on the landscape do not provide sufficient detail and accuracy for making informed\, confident decisions relative to our natural resources\, local and regional economies\, and infrastructure. \nAttendees at this workshop will learn how to use LiDAR-based wet-areas mapping (WAM) tools to increase the efficiency of forest management activities such as implementing BMP’s and reducing road construction/maintenance costs. In Canada\, harvest planning\, layout\, and environmental performance evaluation costs have all dropped significantly on account of comprehensive\, and fairly precise\, flow-channel and cartographic depth-to-water table mapping. These Maine statewide WAM products are offered free of charge to CFRU members. There will also be an introduction to the future of digital soil mapping and how this tool can support planning applications\, such as seasonality of operations\, trafficability\, wetland and habitat assessments\, stream crossings\, and layout of trails and unpaved access routes. There will be a hands on\, interactive indoor computer/GIS session for the morning and a field trip to recently harvested operational sites in the afternoon. The June 11th workshop in Orono will visit a cedar harvest study in the Penobscot Experimental Forest and the June 12th workshop in Presque Isle will visit an operational harvest on Irving Woodlands in T16R4. There will be a live demonstration of high resolution Image capture in support of WAM using UAV technology by The Wheatland Lab at each workshop. \nIntended Participants: \nCross-section of professionals and the public involved with and concerned about the sustainable management of Maine’s forests\, including state and federal foresters\, forest industry\, academia\, NGOs\, and forestry certification system staff. \nProgram:\nTuesday\, June 11th: Orono Workshop\nBarbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory\, Orono\, Maine and the Penobscot Experimental Forest\, Bradley\, Maine. \n\n\n\nTime\nItem\nPresenter\n\n\nGIS Lab\n\n\n\n8:00 AM – 8:15 AM\nRegistration\, Coffee and Doughnuts\n\n\n\n8:15 AM – 8:30 AM\nWelcome and Workshop Overview\nRoth\n\n\n8:30 AM – 8:40 AM\nBarbara Wheatland Lab overview – Products and Services\nGuay\n\n\n8:40 AM – 9:00 AM\nDigital elevation models – derived from LiDAR and Structure from Motion\nSandilands\n\n\n9:00 AM – 9:30 AM\nNew Initiatives in Automated Wetland Delineation\nBergquist\n\n\n9:30 AM – 10:10 AM\nConceptual Overview: Wet Areas Mapping\nArp\n\n\n10:10 AM – 10:25 AM\nBreak \n\n\n\n10:25 AM – 11:05 AM\nIndividual Mapping Exercises\nOgilvie\n\n\n11:05 AM – 11:45 AM\nLinkage between Wet Areas and Digital Soil Mapping\nFurze\n\n\n11:45 AM – 1:00 PM\nTravel (University Vans from Orono)\, Lunch and sUAS Demonstation\n\n\n\nField Tour\n\n\n\n\n1:00 PM – 1:15 PM\nWelcome and Introduction to the Penobscot Experimental Forest\nKenefic\n\n\n1:15 PM – 2:00 PM\nIntroduction and Early Findings: Lowland Northern White Cedar Study\nKenefic/Kizha\n\n\n2:00 PM – 2:45 PM\nBest Management Practices and Stream Crossings\nGilbert\n\n\n2:45 PM – 3:30 PM\nApplication of WAM in Operations\nArp\n\n\n3:30 PM – 3:45 PM\nWorkshop Wrap-up and Final Discussion\nRoth/Arp\n\n\n3:45 PM – 4:30 PM\nTravel (University Vans to Nutting Hall)\n\n\n\n4:30 PM – 4:30 PM\n\n\n\n\n4:30 PM\nAdjourn\n\n\n\n\nWednesday June 12th: Presque Isle Workshop.\nGeospatial Information Technology Center\, Presque Isle\, Maine and Irving Woodlands harvest site\, T16R4\, Maine. \n\n\n\nTime\nItem\nPresenter\n\n\nGIS Lab\n\n\n\n8:00 AM – 8:15 AM\nRegistration\, Coffee and Doughnuts\n\n\n\n8:15 AM – 8:30 AM\nWelcome and Workshop Overview\nRoth\n\n\n8:30 AM – 8:40 AM\nBarbara Wheatland Lab overview – Products and Services\nGuay\n\n\n8:40 AM – 9:00 AM\nDigital elevation models – derived from LiDAR and Structure from Motion\nSandilands\n\n\n9:00 AM – 9:30 AM\nNew Initiatives in Automated Wetland Delineation\nBergquist\n\n\n9:30 AM – 10:10 AM\nConceptual Overview: Wet Areas Mapping\nArp\n\n\n10:10 AM – 10:25 AM\nBreak \n\n\n\n10:25 AM – 11:05 AM\nIndividual Mapping Exercises\nOgilvie\n\n\n11:05 AM – 11:45 AM\nLinkage between Wet Areas and Digital Soil Mapping\nFurze\n\n\n11:45 AM – 1:00 PM\nTravel (University Vans from UMPI)\, Boxed Lunch \n\n\n\nField Tour\n\n\n\n\n1:00 PM – 1:20 PM\nWelcome to Irving Woodlands and Benefits of Wet Areas Mapping\nStedman\n\n\n1:20 PM – 2:00 PM\nsUAS Demonstration and Discussion\nSandilands\n\n\n2:00 PM – 2:45 PM\nBest Management Practices and Stream Crossings\nGilbert\n\n\n2:45 PM – 3:30 PM\nApplication of WAM in Operations\nArp\n\n\n3:30 PM – 3:45 PM\nWorkshop Wrap-up and Final Discussion\nRoth/Arp\n\n\n3:45 PM – 4:30 PM\nTravel (University Vans to UMPI)\n\n\n\n4:30 PM – 4:30 PM\n\n\n\n\n4:30 PM\nAdjourn
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/high-resolution-wet-areas-mapping-wam-for-maine/2019-06-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190611T080000
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SUMMARY:High Resolution Wet Areas Mapping (WAM) for Maine
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for the ‘High Resolution Wet Areas Mapping (WAM) for Maine’ workshop and field tour!  \nWe are excited to be collaborating with the Forest Watershed Research Center at the University of New Brunswick – Fredericton\, the Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory at the University of Maine\, and the Geospatial Information Technology Center at the University of Maine Presque Isle to host this workshop and field tour on high resolution wet areas mapping. We have a great line-up of speakers and look forward to discussing opportunities for Maine! \nThis is a ONE DAY workshop that is being offered in two different locations on consecutive days. Please only register for one of the two dates. \nThis workshop is free for CFRU members (including email addresses ending in .gov)\, and $120 for all others. \nThis workshop is pending approval for 5.5 SAF Cat 1 CFE credits through the Society of American Foresters. \nClick here to register! \nSpace is limited – sign up soon! \nOrono Workshop (includes Lowland N. White Cedar Study Tour):\nWhen: Tuesday\, June 11th\, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nWhere: Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory\, Orono\, Maine and the Penobscot Experimental Forest\, Bradley\, Maine. \nPresque Isle Workshop:\nWhen: Wednesday\, June 12th\, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nWhere: Geospatial Information Technology Center\, Presque Isle\, Maine and Irving Woodlands harvest site\, T16R4\, Maine. \nPresenters: \n\nMr. Tony Guay\, University of Maine Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory\nMr. David Sandilands\, University of Maine Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory\nMr. Herb Bergquist\, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\nDr. Paul Arp\, University of New Brunswick Forest Watershed Research Center\nMr. Jae Ogilvie\, Univiersity of New Brunswick Forest Watershed Research Center\nDr. Shane Furze\, University of New Brunswick Forest Watershed Research Center\nDr. Laura Kenefic\, U.S. Forest Service\nDr. Anil Khiza\, University of Maine School of Forest Resources\nMr. Tom Gilbert\, Maine Forest Service\nMr. Matt Stedman\, J.D. Irving Woodlands\n\nBackground and Details:\nExisting digital spatial information related to hydrologic features and their associated habitats on the landscape do not provide sufficient detail and accuracy for making informed\, confident decisions relative to our natural resources\, local and regional economies\, and infrastructure. \nAttendees at this workshop will learn how to use LiDAR-based wet-areas mapping (WAM) tools to increase the efficiency of forest management activities such as implementing BMP’s and reducing road construction/maintenance costs. In Canada\, harvest planning\, layout\, and environmental performance evaluation costs have all dropped significantly on account of comprehensive\, and fairly precise\, flow-channel and cartographic depth-to-water table mapping. These Maine statewide WAM products are offered free of charge to CFRU members. There will also be an introduction to the future of digital soil mapping and how this tool can support planning applications\, such as seasonality of operations\, trafficability\, wetland and habitat assessments\, stream crossings\, and layout of trails and unpaved access routes. There will be a hands on\, interactive indoor computer/GIS session for the morning and a field trip to recently harvested operational sites in the afternoon. The June 11th workshop in Orono will visit a cedar harvest study in the Penobscot Experimental Forest and the June 12th workshop in Presque Isle will visit an operational harvest on Irving Woodlands in T16R4. There will be a live demonstration of high resolution Image capture in support of WAM using UAV technology by The Wheatland Lab at each workshop. \nIntended Participants: \nCross-section of professionals and the public involved with and concerned about the sustainable management of Maine’s forests\, including state and federal foresters\, forest industry\, academia\, NGOs\, and forestry certification system staff. \nProgram:\nTuesday\, June 11th: Orono Workshop\nBarbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory\, Orono\, Maine and the Penobscot Experimental Forest\, Bradley\, Maine. \n\n\n\nTime\nItem\nPresenter\n\n\nGIS Lab\n\n\n\n8:00 AM – 8:15 AM\nRegistration\, Coffee and Doughnuts\n\n\n\n8:15 AM – 8:30 AM\nWelcome and Workshop Overview\nRoth\n\n\n8:30 AM – 8:40 AM\nBarbara Wheatland Lab overview – Products and Services\nGuay\n\n\n8:40 AM – 9:00 AM\nDigital elevation models – derived from LiDAR and Structure from Motion\nSandilands\n\n\n9:00 AM – 9:30 AM\nNew Initiatives in Automated Wetland Delineation\nBergquist\n\n\n9:30 AM – 10:10 AM\nConceptual Overview: Wet Areas Mapping\nArp\n\n\n10:10 AM – 10:25 AM\nBreak \n\n\n\n10:25 AM – 11:05 AM\nIndividual Mapping Exercises\nOgilvie\n\n\n11:05 AM – 11:45 AM\nLinkage between Wet Areas and Digital Soil Mapping\nFurze\n\n\n11:45 AM – 1:00 PM\nTravel (University Vans from Orono)\, Lunch and sUAS Demonstation\n\n\n\nField Tour\n\n\n\n\n1:00 PM – 1:15 PM\nWelcome and Introduction to the Penobscot Experimental Forest\nKenefic\n\n\n1:15 PM – 2:00 PM\nIntroduction and Early Findings: Lowland Northern White Cedar Study\nKenefic/Kizha\n\n\n2:00 PM – 2:45 PM\nBest Management Practices and Stream Crossings\nGilbert\n\n\n2:45 PM – 3:30 PM\nApplication of WAM in Operations\nArp\n\n\n3:30 PM – 3:45 PM\nWorkshop Wrap-up and Final Discussion\nRoth/Arp\n\n\n3:45 PM – 4:30 PM\nTravel (University Vans to Nutting Hall)\n\n\n\n4:30 PM – 4:30 PM\n\n\n\n\n4:30 PM\nAdjourn\n\n\n\n\nWednesday June 12th: Presque Isle Workshop.\nGeospatial Information Technology Center\, Presque Isle\, Maine and Irving Woodlands harvest site\, T16R4\, Maine. \n\n\n\nTime\nItem\nPresenter\n\n\nGIS Lab\n\n\n\n8:00 AM – 8:15 AM\nRegistration\, Coffee and Doughnuts\n\n\n\n8:15 AM – 8:30 AM\nWelcome and Workshop Overview\nRoth\n\n\n8:30 AM – 8:40 AM\nBarbara Wheatland Lab overview – Products and Services\nGuay\n\n\n8:40 AM – 9:00 AM\nDigital elevation models – derived from LiDAR and Structure from Motion\nSandilands\n\n\n9:00 AM – 9:30 AM\nNew Initiatives in Automated Wetland Delineation\nBergquist\n\n\n9:30 AM – 10:10 AM\nConceptual Overview: Wet Areas Mapping\nArp\n\n\n10:10 AM – 10:25 AM\nBreak \n\n\n\n10:25 AM – 11:05 AM\nIndividual Mapping Exercises\nOgilvie\n\n\n11:05 AM – 11:45 AM\nLinkage between Wet Areas and Digital Soil Mapping\nFurze\n\n\n11:45 AM – 1:00 PM\nTravel (University Vans from UMPI)\, Boxed Lunch \n\n\n\nField Tour\n\n\n\n\n1:00 PM – 1:20 PM\nWelcome to Irving Woodlands and Benefits of Wet Areas Mapping\nStedman\n\n\n1:20 PM – 2:00 PM\nsUAS Demonstration and Discussion\nSandilands\n\n\n2:00 PM – 2:45 PM\nBest Management Practices and Stream Crossings\nGilbert\n\n\n2:45 PM – 3:30 PM\nApplication of WAM in Operations\nArp\n\n\n3:30 PM – 3:45 PM\nWorkshop Wrap-up and Final Discussion\nRoth/Arp\n\n\n3:45 PM – 4:30 PM\nTravel (University Vans to UMPI)\n\n\n\n4:30 PM – 4:30 PM\n\n\n\n\n4:30 PM\nAdjourn
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/high-resolution-wet-areas-mapping-wam-for-maine/2019-06-11/
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SUMMARY:Beech Bark Disease Lecture and Field Tour
DESCRIPTION:This Event Has Been POSTPONED. A new date will be announced soon.  \nPlease join us in Nutting Hall on the University of Maine Campus in Orono for a Lecture and Field Tour to the PEF by Drs. Dave Houston and Stacy McNulty on Beech Bark Disease\, Beech Management and Wildlife Values. \nThe lecture is open to all attendees\, however\, there are limited spots for the field tour\, so register early to guarantee a spot. \nThere is no charge for the event and the Society of American Foresters has approved this event for 3.0 Category 1 CFE’s. \n  \nFor Questions please contact : Dr. Laura Kenefic laura.kenefic@usda.gov \nAgenda:\n\n\n\nTime\nItem\nPresenter\n\n\nLectures\n\n\n\n8:00 AM – 8:10 AM\nRegistration\, Coffee and Doughnuts\n\n\n\n8:10 AM – 8:15 AM\nWelcome and Workshop Overview\nKenefic\n\n\n8:15 AM – 8:45 AM\nResistance and Tolerance to Beech Bark Disease: Management Considerations for Restoring Value in American Beech\nHouston\n\n\n8:45 AM – 9:15 AM\nBeyond the Disease: Forest Diversity\, Wildlife\, and the Enduring Role of American Beech\nMcNulty\n\n\n9:15 AM – 9:30 AM\nQuestions and answers\n\n\n\n9:30 AM – 10:15 AM\nTravel (University Vans)\n\n\n\nField Tour\n\n\n\n\n10:15 AM – 10:45 AM\nSite 1: Beech Bark Disease\nHouston & McNulty\n\n\n10:45 AM – 11:00 AM\nBeech Management at Site 1\nHouston & McNulty\n\n\n11:00 AM – 11:15 AM\nWildlife Value of Beech at Site 1\nHouston & McNulty\n\n\n11:15 AM – 11:30 AM\nTravel to Site 2 \n\n\n\n11:30 AM – 11:45 AM\nBeech Management  at Site 2\nHouston & McNulty\n\n\n11:45 AM – 12:00 PM\nWildlife Value of Beech at site 2\nHouston & McNulty\n\n\n12:00 PM – 12:15 PM\nQuestions and Wrap Up\n\n\n\n12:15 PM – 1:00 PM\nTravel to University\n\n\n\n1:00 PM\nAdjourn\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/beech-bark-disease-lecture-and-field-tour/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T150000
DTSTAMP:20260605T212444
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SUMMARY:CFRU Webinar: Mixedwood Management: Concepts and New Findings
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register!\nPlease join us for the second CFRU webinar of 2019\, which will cover the management of hardwood—softwood mixtures\, known as mixedwoods\, for both economic and ecological benefit. \nThe webinar will begin with a presentation by Dr. Laura Kenefic\, who will review current and emerging concepts of mixedwood management in light of an uncertain future. \nAfter this talk\, Dr. Bethany Muñoz Delgado will discuss highlights from a 50-year-old study of mixedwood productivity following biomass harvesting and prescribed burning.  This is the longest study of its type in the world. \nThere will be time reserved for questions following their presentations. \nThis webinar will be held on April 17th\, 2019 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST using Zoom web conferencing software. This webinar is open to the public. \nPlease click on this link to register for this webinar \nSPACE IS LIMITED\, so please sign up early! \nThis webinar is pending approval for 1 Category 1 CFE credit through the Society of American Foresters. \nWebinar Program \n2:00 – Welcome (CFRU)\, Current and Emerging Concepts in Mixedwood Management (Laura Kenefic) \n2:30 – Fifty Years Later: Mixedwood Productivity Following Biomass Harvesting and Prescribed Burning in the Penobscot Experimental Forest (Bethany Muñoz Delgado) \n2:50 – Q & A with Laura and Bethany
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/cfru-webinar-mixedwood-management-concepts-and-new-findings/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T150000
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SUMMARY:CFRU Webinar: Worth the Wait: The Value of Long-Term Forest Research in Maine
DESCRIPTION:Plots established at the CFRU’s Austin Pond study site\nThis webinar will begin with a presentation by Dr. Ivan Fernandez (University of Maine)\, who will discuss the establishment of the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine (BBWM) and the scientific value\, both expected and unexpected\, that this long-term\, nitrogen-addition study has contributed to forest ecology. \nAfter this talk\, CFRU Program Leader Dr. Brian Roth will discuss several long-term studies that have been conducted by the CFRU\, starting with an overview of the Austin Pond study (initially established for herbicide trials\, but unexpectedly contributing a lot of value to growth and yield modelling) and finishing with an overview of the CFRU’s new Maine Adaptive Silviculture Network (MASN). \nThere will be time reserved for questions following their presentations. \nThis webinar will be held on February 13th\, 2019 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST using Zoom web conferencing software. This webinar is open to the public. \nPlease click on this link to register for this webinar \nSPACE IS LIMITED\, so please sign up early! \nThis webinar is pending approval for 1 Category 1 CFE credit through the Society of American Foresters. \n\nWebinar Program \n2:00 – Welcome (CFRU)\, The Bear Brook Watershed in Maine: Three Decades of Whole Watershed Experimental Manipulation (Ivan Fernandez) \n2:30 – Forty Years of Research at Austin Pond and the Next Generation of Adaptive Silviculture Research at the CFRU (Brian Roth) \n2:50 – Q & A with Ivan and Brian \n  \nUsing Zoom\nPlease register for this webinar ahead of time using the link provided above. \nWhen joining the meeting\, you will be prompted to download Zoom launcher. Please follow the instructions provided to enter the webinar. \nFor these webinar presentations\, participants will be muted and video will be disabled. \nPlease feel free to type questions for the presenters in the chat box on the left-hand side of the screen – these questions will be read by the moderator at the end of the presentation. There may also be time for you to ask questions as well. \n  \nAbout the Presenters\nIvan Fernandez\, PhD is a Distinguished Maine Professor in forest soils through both the School of Forest Resources and Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. \nBrian Roth\, PhD is the Program Leader of the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit\, housed within the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests at the University of Maine. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/cfru-webinar-worth-the-wait-the-value-of-long-term-forest-research-in-maine/
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SUMMARY:CFRU Webinar: Considering Bats in Forest Management
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will begin with an overview by Dr. Erik Blomberg (University of Maine) of the ecology of tri-colored bats and their status as a species that has been recently petitioned for listing through the Endangered Species Act. Dr. Blomberg will also discuss a previous CFRU-funded project on the ecology of northern long-eared bats in Maine commercial forests. \nAfter this talk\, adjunct faculty member Michael Thompson (University of Maine School of Forest Resources)\, will speak on the role of forest certification in bat conservation. Landowners in Maine who are certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative or the Forest Stewardship Council must consider the impact of forest management on wildlife\, including bats\, with additional emphasis placed on conserving habitats for rare\, threatened\, and endangered species. This brief presentation will cover the obligations of certified landowners regarding conserving important wildlife habitats with more specific details regarding what to expect concerning bats during annual certification audits. \nThere will be time for questions following their presentations. \nWende Mahaney of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\, the Maine Field Office expert on bats\, will introduce herself and be available to address questions as well. \nThis webinar will be held on November 14th\, 2018 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST using Zoom web conferencing software. This webinar is open to the public. \nPlease click on this link to register for this webinar \nSPACE IS LIMITED\, so please sign up early! \nThis webinar is pending approval for 1 Category 1 CFE credit through the Society of American Foresters. \nWebinar Program \n1:00 – Welcome (CFRU)\, then Bat Ecology in Maine Commercial Forests (Erik Blomberg) \n1:25 – Forest Certification’s Role in Bat Conservation (Michael Thompson) \n1:50 – Q & A with Erik\, Michael\, and Wende\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUsing Zoom \nPlease register for this webinar ahead of time using the link provided above. \nWhen joining the meeting\, you will be prompted to download Zoom launcher. Please follow the instructions provided to enter the webinar. \nFor these webinar presentations\, participants will be muted and video will be disabled. \nPlease feel free to type questions for the presenters in the chat box on the left-hand side of the screen – these questions will be read by the moderator at the end of the presentation. There may also be time for you to ask questions as well.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenters\nErik Blomberg\, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife\, Conservation Biology\, and Fisheries at the University of Maine in Orono. \nMichael Thompson is an environmental consultant and adjunct faculty member in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine in Orono. \nWende Mahaney is a fish and wildlife biologist based at the Maine Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/cfru-webinar-considering-bats-in-forest-management/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Long-Term Site Productivity Research: Lessons from Other Regions and Opportunities for Maine
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for Long-Term Site Productivity: Lessons from Other Regions and Opportunities for Maine\, a workshop and field tour in June hosted by the CFRU in collaboration with Dr. Tat Smith at the University of Toronto. \nOn Thursday\, June 7th\, join us in Orono for a day of presentations by speakers from as far away as British Columbia and Denmark and panel discussions to explore opportunities for Maine. On Friday\, June 8th\, join us as we explore a site within the Maine Adaptive Silviculture Experiment Network (MASEN).\nREGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED\nWayne Martin observes harvesting disturbance from whole-tree forwarding. Photo: Tat Smith\nIndoor Technical Workshop\nWhen: Thursday\, June 7th 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nWhere: Wells Conference Center\, Orono\, Maine\nCost: No charge for CFRU members\, $50 for all others (5-day advance cancellation refund available)\nCredit: 4.5 Category 1 CFE credits through the Society of American Foresters\nPresenters: \n\nDr. Tat Smith\, University of Toronto\nDr. Inge Stupak\, University of Copenhagen\nDr. Cindy Prescott\, University of British Columbia\nDr. Eric Sucre\, Weyerhaeuser (Springfield\, Oregon)\nDr. David Morris\, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources\nDr. Daniel Kneeshaw\, Université du Québec à Montréal\nDr. Paul Arp\, University of New Brunswick\nDr. Brian Roth\, Cooperative Forestry Research Unit\, University of Maine\nDr. Joshua Puhlick\, University of Maine\n\nField Tour\nWhen: Friday\, June 8th\, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nWhere: Maine Adaptive Silviculture Experiment Network (MASEN) Site\, Grand Falls Township\, Maine (bus transportation provided from Orono)\nCost: No charge for CFRU members\, $50 for all others (5-day advance cancellation refund available)\nCredit: 4.5 Category 1 CFE credits through the Society of American Foresters\nPresenters: \n\nDr. Paul Arp\, University of New Brunswick\nMr. Tom Gilbert\, Maine Forest Service\nMr. Anthony Guay\, Wheatland Lab\, University of Maine\nDr. Anil Kizha.\, School of Forest Resources\, University of Maine\nDr. Joshua Puhlick\, School of Forest Resources\, University of Maine\nDr. Brian Roth\, Cooperative Forestry Research Unit\, University of Maine\n\nBackground:\nSociety demands that the private and public forests of Maine be managed sustainably for a mix of economic\, environmental and social values into perpetuity. Therefore\, it is necessary to periodically review: the state of art with respect to forest management practices; the theoretical and empirical bases for sustainable forest management systems; the evidence on the ground that the standards of SFM (sustainable forest management) are being achieved in the long-run; and\, the adequacy of forest policies and other governance mechanisms such as certification of sustainable forest management to achieve SFM on the ground. \nObjectives:\n\nExamine the state of art regarding the sustainable management of northern forests\, with a focus on BC\, PNW\, Ontario and Quebec boreal\, and Nordic regions.\nEvaluate the progress made by research programs designed to validate Best Management Practices through rigorous experiments designed to test hypotheses regarding the long-term response of forest ecosystems to management.\nReview the evidence that current management systems are achieving internationally recognized standards of SFM.\nEvaluate the linkages between forestry research\, management and policy including certification as embodied in Adaptive Forest Management and applicable to northern region forests.\nReview the adequacy of the state of art in managing Maine’s forests to achieve SFM in the long run.\n\nIntended Audience:\nCross-section of professionals and the public involved with and concerned about the sustainable management of Maine’s forests \, including state and federal foresters\, forest industry\, academia\, NGOs\, and forestry certification system staff. \nFormat:\nDay 1: Full-day indoor technical workshop (4.5 Category 1 CFE credits)\nDay 2: Field study tour (4.5 Category 1 CFE credits) \nProgram:\nThursday\, June 7th: Indoor technical workshop \n\n\n\nTime\nItem\nPresenter\n\n\n8:30 – 8:40 a.m.\nRegistration\n\n\n\n8:40 – 9:00 a.m.\nWelcome and Workshop Overview\nBrian Roth\n\n\n9:00 – 9:30 a.m.\nConceptual Overview: Adaptive Forest Management \n(Click here for Dr. Smith’s slides)\nTat Smith\n\n\n9:30 -10:00 a.m.\nSustainable Harvesting of Forest Biomass for Energy in the Nordic Region: Policy\, Management\, and Research Linkages \n(Click here for Dr. Stupak’s slides)\nInge Stupak\n\n\n10:00 – 10:30 a.m.\nBreak\n\n\n\n10:30 – 11:00 a.m.\nScience-Based Forest Management: An Example from Coastal British Columbia \n(Click here for Dr. Prescott’s slides)\nCindy Prescott\n\n\n11:00 – 11:30 a.m.\nSustained Soil Productivity: Implementing Practical Soil Disturbance Guidelines through Technology Transfer \n(Click here for Dr. Sucre’s slides)\nEric Sucre\n\n\n11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.\nPanel Discussion: Assessment of State of Art in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia\n\n\n\n12:00 – 1:00 p.m.\nLunch (Provided)\n\n\n\n1:00 – 1:30 p.m.\nAn Ontario Example of Adaptive Management: Lessons Learned from Nearly 30 Years of Collaborative Site Productivity Research \n(Click here for Dr. Morris’s slides)\nDave Morris\n\n\n1:30 – 2:00 p.m.\nQuebec Long-Term Forestry Research and Periodic Policy Review \n(Click here for Dr. Kneeshaw’s slides)\nDan Kneeshaw\n\n\n2:00 – 2:30 p.m.\nState-Wide Wet-Areas Mapping Initiative (WAM) for Maine \n(Click here for Dr. Arp’s slides)\n Paul Arp\n\n\n2:30 – 3:00 p.m.\nBreak\n\n\n\n3:00 – 3:30 p.m.\nThe CFRU and the Value of Long-Term Forestry Research \n(Click here for Dr. Roth’s slides)\nBrian Roth\n\n\n3:30 – 4:00 p.m.\nImpacts of Harvesting on Nutrient Cycling and Tree Growth after 35 Years at Weymouth Point\, Maine \n(Click here for Dr. Smith’s slides)\nTat Smith\n\n\n4:00 – 4:30 p.m.\nOpportunities for Assessment of Long-Term Site Productivity across Contrasting Sites in Maine \n(Click here for Dr. Puhlick’s slides)\nJoshua Puhlick\n\n\n4:30 – 5:00 p.m.\nPanel Discussion: Assessment of Research State of Art and Best Management Practice Recommendations\n\n\n\n\n  \nFriday June 8th: Field Tour\, 8 a.m – 3 p.m. \n  \n\n\n\nTime\nItem\n\n\n8:00 – 9:00 a.m.\nTravel from University of Maine Orono campus to field site\n\n\n9:00 – 9:15 a.m.\nWelcome and Introductions (Dr. Brian Roth\, CFRU; John Bryant\, American Forest Management)\n\n\n9:15 – 11:15 a.m.\nGroup 1: Research and Technology in Adaptive Silviculture \n\nDr. Paul Arp\nMr. Anthony Guay\nDr. Anil Kizha. (click here for poster)\nDr. Brian Roth\n\nGroup 2: Research and Best Practices in Water and Soil (click here for soil photos and descriptions) \n\nMr. Tom Gilbert\nDr. Joshua Puhlick\n\n\n\n\n11:15 – 12:00 p.m.\nLunch\n\n\n12:00 – 2:00 p.m.\nGroup 1: Research and Best Practices in Water and Soil \nGroup 2: Research and Technology in Adaptive Silviculture\n\n\n2:00 p.m – 3:00 p.m.\nTravel to Orono
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/long-term-site-productivity-research-lessons-regions-opportunities-maine/
LOCATION:Wells Conference Center\, Munson Road\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
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SUMMARY:CFRU Webinar: Monitoring Maine's Forest Birds
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will begin with an overview by Natural Resources Canada scientist Lisa Venier of the work that she and her team are doing on J.D. Irving land in New Brunswick and will continue this summer in Maine\, deploying auto-acoustic devices to record and monitor forest songbirds. \nFollowing this talk\, Adrienne Leppold of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Glen Mittelhauser of the Maine Natural History Observatory will describe the Maine Bird Atlas project\, an ambitious 5-year effort to survey all breeding and wintering birds across the entire state of Maine that will begin this summer. This initiative will be a largely citizen science effort. \nThere will be time for questions following their presentations. \nThis webinar will be held on April 25th\, 2018 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT using Zoom web conferencing software. \nPlease click on this link to register for this webinar \nSPACE IS LIMITED\, so please sign up early! \nThis webinar is pending approval for 1 Category 1 CFE credit through the Society of American Foresters. \nWebinar Program \n2:00 – Welcome (CFRU)\, then Multi-Year Forest Songbird Habitat Study (Lisa Venier) \n2:25 – Maine Bird Atlas (Adrienne Leppold and Glen Mittelhauser) \n2:50 – Q & A with Lisa\, Adrienne\, and Glen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUsing Zoom\nPlease register for this webinar ahead of time using the link provided above. \nWhen joining the meeting\, you will be prompted to download Zoom launcher. Please follow the instructions provided to enter the webinar. \nFor these webinar presentations\, participants will be muted and video will be disabled. \nPlease feel free to type questions for the presenters in the chat box on the left-hand side of the screen – these questions will be read by the moderator at the end of the presentation. There may also be time for you to ask questions as well.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenters\nLisa Venier\, PhD is a research scientist at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie\, Ontario\, which is part of Natural Resources Canada \nAdrienne Leppold\, PhD is the Project Director for the Maine Bird Atlas Project through the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife \nGlen Mittelhauser\, MS is the Project Manager for the Maine Bird Atlas Project through the Maine Natural History Observatory.
URL:https://umaine.edu/cfru/event/cfru-webinar-monitoring-maines-forest-birds/
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