{"id":2981,"date":"2026-06-29T12:51:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/?page_id=2981"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T19:11:53","slug":"cfru-50th-anniversary-event-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/cfru-50th-anniversary-event-page\/","title":{"rendered":"CFRU 50th Anniversary Event Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image2981_1b37fa-76.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image2981_1b37fa-76 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:649px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image2981_1b37fa-76.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image2981_1b37fa-76 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image2981_1b37fa-76 figure{max-width:649px;}.kb-image2981_1b37fa-76 .image-is-svg, .kb-image2981_1b37fa-76 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image2981_1b37fa-76 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2981_1b37fa-76\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-scaled.jpg 1978w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-105x136.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-317x410.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-423x547.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-634x820.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-846x1095.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-951x1231.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cfru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2026\/08\/50th-cfru-invite-final-1268x1641.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1978px\" \/><figcaption>Thank you for being a special supporter of the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit! We are excited to celebrate our 50th anniversary this fall with you <em>and <\/em>the folks who have made the last 5 decades of forestry research possible.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2981_2a4d46-5a .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2981_2a4d46-5a .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2981_2a4d46-5a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-countdown-container-2981_a2840a-a1{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kb-countdown-container-2981_a2840a-a1 .kb-countdown-date-item:not( .kb-countdown-divider-item ){border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-countdown kb-countdown-container kb-countdown-container-2981_a2840a-a1 kb-countdown-timer-layout-block kb-countdown-has-timer kb-countdown-align-center\" data-id=\"2981_a2840a-a1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-countdown-timer kb-countdown-timer-2981_104143-2a kb-countdown-timer\"><div class=\"kb-countdown-item kb-countdown-date-item\"><span class=\"kb-countdown-number\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"kb-countdown-label\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns2981_0a8a6a-6c{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns2981_0a8a6a-6c .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns2981_0a8a6a-6c .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2981_0a8a6a-6c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2981_0a8a6a-6c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2981_0a8a6a-6c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2981_0a8a6a-6c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2981_0a8a6a-6c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2981_0a8a6a-6c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns2981_0a8a6a-6c\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn2981_a06229-3d.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn2981_a06229-3d.kb-button{background:#fcb900;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn2981_a06229-3d.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn2981_a06229-3d.kb-button:focus{color:#082e58;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn2981_a06229-3d kt-btn-size-xlarge kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeoFjpxBo19dTQAsP7CxVD1mTLt1KEyecgusn6eF38F3KWGqw\/viewform?usp=sharing&#038;ouid=103408422418215486695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">REGISTER HERE!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2981_8296a1-5d .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2981_8296a1-5d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2981_8296a1-5d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2981_17f711-e5\">Tuesday, October 13 &#8211; <br>Anniversary celebration @ New England Outdoor Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to gathering with you at New England Outdoor Center for the majority of our anniversary events. Our program presentations, panels, and banquet dinner will feature a range of CFRU voices from the past and present. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time<\/th><th>Item<\/th><th>Additional Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>10:30 &#8211; 11:00 a.m.<\/td><td><br>Arrive at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neoc.com\/\">New England Outdoor Center&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>*Rooms are available for this event for the night of 10\/13. Call 800-766-7238 and ask for the CFRU rate. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00 &#8211; 12:00 p.m.<\/td><td><br>CFRU Business Meeting &#8211; *<strong>closed-door session<\/strong><\/td><td><br><strong>*For current dues-paying members only. <\/strong>All other guests are welcome beginning at 12:15 p.m. for lunch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:15 &#8211; 1:30 p.m.<\/td><td>Lunch<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1:30 &#8211; 2:00 p.m.<\/td><td><br><em>Introducing the Anniversaries: jointly celebrating decades of cooperative long-term forest research<\/em><br><br>Center for Research on Sustainable Forests &#8211; 20<sup>th<\/sup><br><br>Cooperative Forestry Research Unit &#8211; 50<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Presented by Aaron Weiskittel, Director, Center for Research on Sustainable Forests and, Regina Smith, Program Manager, Cooperative Forestry Research Unit<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2:00 &#8211; 2:30 p.m.<\/td><td>Panel #1: <em>The Value of University &#8211; Industry Partnerships: why the CO-OP works and what comes next<\/em><\/td><td><br>Our members have defined and redefined our research structure over time as we navigate the advances in R&amp;D we have made<em> together<\/em>. During this panel, we\u2019ll ask members and trusted researchers alike: Is the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit\u2019s current model the right one for the future? CFRU\u2019s applied research program has defined itself on 4 core study areas for the last 50 years: silviculture, growth &amp; yield, remote sensing, and wildlife. With the advent of digital forestry technologies (LiDAR, EFIs), how might the CFRU\u2019s study areas evolve to meet our members&#8217; future needs?<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2:30 &#8211; 2:45 p.m.<\/td><td>Break<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2:45 &#8211; 3:15 p.m.<\/td><td>Panel #2:&nbsp;<br><em>Landscape-level Lookbacks: revisiting the shared forestry challenges and solutions that sustained a 50-year CO-OP industry partnership<\/em><br><\/td><td>For the past 50 years, the CFRU has shaped the evolution of forest practices in the state and advanced the principles of sustainable forest management. This panel will revisit CFRU\u2019s contributions to our industry\u2019s long-standing research questions and answers. From cornerstone thinning networks to landscape-level wildlife management research programs, the most productive results have come from investing in common complex questions that require our industry to buy into the long-term solution together.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3:15 &#8211; 3:45 p.m.<\/td><td>Ice-breakers &amp; group discussion:<br><br><em>Common ground &amp; future research directions, 2027 Request for Proposals <\/em><br><\/td><td><em>More information TBA.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3:45 &#8211; 4:15 p.m.<\/td><td>Break<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4:15 &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/td><td>Happy hour, networking, silent auction<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5:15 &#8211; 7:00 p.m.<\/td><td>Dinner &amp; selected remarks<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2981_98db15-73 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2981_98db15-73 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Cabins have shared common spaces (bathroom, kitchette, living room) and private rooms. CFRU has secured a rate of $140 per person for the evening of October 13. Guests will need to call NEOC at <strong>207.723.5438<\/strong> to book at this rate. There are female, male, and co-ed cabins available &#8211; CFRU will keep a list of those staying the evening and group folks by organization and personal preference where possible. 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