Public Invited to Seminar Series Celebrating 100th Anniversary of UMaine Forestry Programs
Contact: Judy Round, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture, (207) 581-3229
ORONO, Maine — The public is invited to attend seminars on forest resources planned in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the University of Maine’s forestry programs. Speakers from universities around the country will address issues ranging from tourism and timber supply to forest biology.
The seminar series will highlight the work supported by the McIntire-Stennis program which provides federal funds for forest resources research at universities in the United States. The series will begin on Tuesday February 17 and culminate this summer with a dinner recognizing Maine’s role in the creation of this landmark federal legislation.
Five seminars have been scheduled with a sixth to be announced. All seminars will be held in 100 Nutting Hall at 3 p.m. on the UMaine campus and are open to the public.
Schedule of Seminars
Tuesday, February 17
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Dr. Richard Brinker, Dean and Professor of Forest Engineering, Auburn University
“McIntire-Stennis forestry research funding—An investment in scientific discovery: An A-TR’s perspective”
Monday, February 23
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Dr. Craig G. Lorimer
Professor of Forest Ecology and Management, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Learning from natural disturbance regimes: prospects for a multi-cohort forest management”
Thursday, April 8
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Dr. Stephen McCool, Professor of Wildland Recreation Management, University of Montana
“Devils, details and dilemmas in the search for sustainable tourism”
Thursday, April 15
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Dr. Karen Potter-Witter, Professor of Forest Economics, Michigan State University
“From poplar to parcelization: twenty years of timber supply research”
Thursday, April 29
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Dr. Jeffrey Dean, Associate Professor of Forest Biotechnology, University of Georgia
“Forest biology, biotechnology and forest products production”
More information is available at http://www.forest-resources.umaine.edu or by contacting Dr. William Livingston (207) 581-2990.