Forest Economy

umaine Links

Advanced Manufacturing Center
Manufacturing equipment design, process improvement, rapid prototyping and additive material manufacture.

Advanced Structures and Composites Center
Wood-based, synthetic and thermoplastic composites research, development and commercialization.

Center for Research on Sustainable Forests
Forest-based research focused on sustainability, nature-based tourism, climate change impacts and forest informatics.

College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences
Academic and research college supporting Biology, Ecology, Climate, Economics, Agriculture, Forest Resources, Wildlife and Marine Sciences.

Cooperative Extension
Educational and technical outreach across Maine:
Aroostook County; Penobscot County; Piscataquis County; Washington County; Non-Timber Forest Products; 4-H Camp and Learning Centers

Cooperative Forestry Research Unit
Research Cooperative guided by Forest-based businesses on sector focused research solutions.

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Academic and research department focused on ecosystem and wildlife preservation and management.

New England Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Program (NECHPTAP)
UMaine program focused on biomass-based commercial combined heat and power.

Office of Innovation and Economic Development
Business, economic, innovation and workforce development connector for the University of Maine System; technology transfer and commercialization.

Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
Focused on enhancing and sustaining Maine’s natural resource-based industries, environment and community health through the advancement of research and management practices.

Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
Nonpartisan, independent research and public service unit focused on addressing public policy issues facing Maine and the nation.

Office of Innovation and Economic Development
Business connector to University of Maine System; Business start-up, technology transfer, entrepreneur development

Process Development Center
Research and technical development of pulp, paper and nanocellulose materials.

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
Interdisciplinary group focused on addressing sustainability, environmental, social and economic challenges in Maine’s communities.

School of Forest Resources
Education and research related to Forestry, Forest Operations, Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Parks, Recreation and Tourism, and Ecology and Environmental Sciences.

Wheatland Geospatial Lab
Focused on research, training and outreach on forest geospatial analysis and mapping.