The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) recognizes and respects the deep, primary knowledge of Tribal Nations in the Northern Forest. In support of this knowledge, NSRC announces the 2022 request for proposals for the Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund. Proposals are welcome for: education, mentorship, and training of Indigenous youth in applied forest research and/or Traditional […]
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Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about the fact that this year’s browntail moth conditions will be as bad as last year ― the worst Maine has ever experienced ― unless more rain falls in the next month and a half to help […]
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A devastating threat is bearing down on New England’s oldest documented artistic tradition. Emerald ash borer, an insect native to Asia, has barreled through ash stands in at least 35 states and three Canadian provinces since it was first documented in Michigan and Ontario in 2002. Brown ash (Fraxinus nigra), the species Wabanaki basket-tree harvesters […]
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News Center Maine featured University of Maine research that shows studying the marten habitat automatically monitors other vital Maine species with less time and money. Alessio Mortelliti, UMaine associate professor and principal investigator of the study, spoke to News Center Maine about the research and its implications. “If you put in the effort and resources […]
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Nine southern and coastal Maine counties had a three-fold increase in the ticks in 2021 compared to the same time the year before, according to the latest results of the Maine Forest Tick Survey at the University of Maine. The 2021 survey marked the second year of a multiyear, multidisciplinary study examining the link between […]
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The Maine Monitor featured research conducted by the University of Maine in an article about scientists managing browntail moth populations. Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, told the Maine Monitor that researchers are studying other ways to control the pest, including testing a variety of targeted biopesticides that could […]
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The Maine Monitor highlighted the University of Maine’s work with the group Our Climate Common in an article about carbon offset programs in Maine. UMaine works with Our Climate Common to figure out how to get commercial landowners, who account for most of Maine’s timberland owners, to participate in carbon offset programs. The Sun Journal […]
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James Beaupre, the director of industrial cooperation at the University of Maine, spoke to the Bangor Daily News for an article about companies proposing to repurpose former Maine paper mills into refineries that create environmentally friendly fuels and fertilizer from wood. Beaupre told the BDN that Maine still has a “vibrant timber and lumber industry,” […]
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The Sun Journal reported on a University of Maine research study that shows animals and plants get rid of PFAS at different rates. The research showed that, once ingested, PFAS cycles out of dairy cows faster than humans, and even quicker in chickens. Corn and oats planted in contaminated soil will take up very little […]
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Z107.3 reported on a pilot study determining if pheromones could be the key to disrupting the browntail moth population and help reduce the infestation across Maine. Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology, and graduate student Sadia Crosby are performing the study in several areas.
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