Undergraduate forestry enrollment up, Maine Forest Products Council reports
The Maine Forest Products Council reports undergraduate enrollment in the University of Maine’s forestry program has more than doubled since 2008. UMaine has identified Forestry and the Environment as one of seven signature areas, where a combination of research and education has earned the university national and international distinction. “I chose forestry as a career because I love the state of Maine,” senior forestry student Danae Shurn told the forest products council. “Forests have always been a huge part of my childhood and adult life, spiritually and artistically, and they are part of what makes Maine a great place to live. I want future generations to enjoy all that Maine’s forests can provide, and so I am in forestry to learn how we can work together to preserve part of what makes my state so great.”