Wabanaki Forestry Summit - February 6, 2020

Event Agenda – PDF

University Presenter Short Biographies – PDF

Useful 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 Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture

  • Academic and research college supporting Biology, Ecology, Climate, Economics, Agriculture, Forest Resources, Wildlife and Marine Sciences

Cooperative Extension

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 (FOBB), Parks, Recreation and Tourism (PRT), and Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Wheatland Geospatial Lab

  • Focused on research, training and outreach on forest geospatial analysis and mapping

Digital Resources

Forest-Based Economy Overview Brochure

Forest Business and Communities Services Brochure

Educational Program Flyers

Climate Related Materials

Outdoor Recreation Materials

Cooperative Extension Materials

Land Management Materials

Product Manufacturing and Testing Materials

Videos

Wabanaki Specific Articles

University of Maine System Campuses