Maine’s forest economy focus of group’s annual meeting Oct. 30

The Maine Division of the New England Society of American Foresters will hold its annual fall meeting Friday, Oct. 30 at the University of Maine.

The meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Wells Conference Center and will focus on “Maine’s New Economy, Our Forested Future.”

The conference will involve discussion of Maine’s forest industry and opportunities to improve the state’s forest economy. Speakers will come from the forest industry and academia.

Presenters from UMaine include Mindy Crandall, a professor of forest landscape management and economics; and Nadir Yildirim, a Ph.D. student in the Wood Science and Technology Program and president of Revolution Research, Inc.