CFRU is now accepting RFPs for applicable research to our cooperative. Our application cycle for FY22-23 funding (funds available starting July 1st, 2022) is now underway. Generally, the CFRU is able to fund 8-10 projects/FY that are 2-3 years in length, with annual project funding approximately $20-40K/year. We have approximately $100K in funding available for […]
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The Center for Research on Sustainable Forests is excited to announce our year 2 webinar AND field tour series focused on forest climate change on different forest types found in Maine. Registration for the webinars is free, there is a small fee for field tour participation. CRSF’s Forest Climate Change Initiative will again work in […]
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Dr. John Hagan of Our Climate Common was recently featured in the Portland Press Herald for his research on bird conservation in commercial forest management. Funded in 2021 in part by the CFRU, this study is a replicate of one preformed in 1992/1993 where extensive surveys of birds across a one-million-acre section of Maine’s commercial […]
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UMaine School of Forest Resources master’s student and CRSF-affiliated researcher Alyssa Soucy recently surveyed forest industry stakeholders on their perceptions of impacts from weather variability and management strategies that promote healthy forest systems in Maine. Click on the links below for a pdf of the survey results.
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Please 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. The 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. After […]
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Join Dr. Ivan Fernandez (University of Maine) and CFRU Program Leader Dr. Brian Roth to learn more about long-term forest research in Maine, and the both expected and unexpected value these studies have brought to forestry and forest ecology. This webinar will begin with a presentation by Dr. Ivan Fernandez (University of Maine), who will […]
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We at the CFRU are looking for motivated Forest Research Technician Crew Members and Crew Leaders to assist in forest research projects throughout Maine in the summer of 2019. Field crew members will work with researchers on various projects critical to the productivity and management of the forests across Maine. Forest Research Technicians are needed […]
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Join Dr. Erik Blomberg, Michael Thompson, and Wende Mahaney to learn more about federal- and state-listed bat species in Maine commercial forests, and how to consider them when managing your forests. 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 […]
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Join Lisa Venier from Natural Resources Canada and Adrienne Leppold and Glen Mittelhauser from the Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to learn about two intensive efforts to monitor birds in the forests of Maine. This webinar will begin with an overview by Natural Resources Canada scientist Lisa Venier of the work that she […]
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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) recently announced five conservation grants that will advance shared understanding of the conservation benefits associated with well-managed forests across the United States and Canada. These grants feature collaboration between SFI and a diverse range of partners and experts from 45 organizations to advance SFI’s ground breaking Conservation Impact Project. […]
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