News Center Maine and the Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine’s Process Development Center has a new machine that takes pulp and makes paper plates, bowls and cups. The goal is to eliminate plastics and instead use paper products that serve the same purposes. The machine is the first of its kind at […]
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Partnership with Kiefel brings state-of-the-art fiber thermoforming machine to Orono The University of Maine Process Development Center (PDC), long recognized for its expertise in processing fiber for pulp and paper applications, is now home to new equipment that will advance renewable packaging research significantly for Maine’s forest products industry. Kiefel — an international leader in […]
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Z107.3 and Q106.5 featured browntail moth research from the University of Maine in a report about statewide efforts to curtail the pest population. The article cited a pilot study by Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, and graduate student Sadia Crosby to determine if pheromones could be the key […]
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Arborists will be working on campus this month to remove browntail moth nests from trees. The Angela Mech lab led the identification of the browntail moth infestations on campus, largely in crab apple and oak trees. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry announced that February is Browntail Moth Awareness Month in an effort […]
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In a story about the U.S. Air Force exploring renewable fuels, Task & Purpose highlighted University of Maine research into developing jet fuel from biomass. The UMaine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) is exploring optimal strategies for creating biomass-derived jet fuel at a commercial scale. Popular Science shared the Task & Purpose article.
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Agri-Pulse interviewed Lloyd Irland, a faculty associate at the University of Maine School of Forest Resources and president of the Irland Group, about a growing number of foreign investments in U.S. forestland. “The asset values are fairly low volatility compared to common stocks or bonds,” Irland said. “A lot of investors, whether they’re domestic or […]
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The Republican Journal highlighted an upcoming Zoom talk by Ivan Fernandez, a University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources, titled “Maine’s Climate Future: The Role of Carbon Management in Farms and Forests.” The program, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 25, is part of the Belfast Garden Club Evening […]
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WBZN (Z107.3 FM) noted that its story titled “UMaine’s pilot study on the browntail moth could be a game changer” was one of its most popular in 2021.
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Ivan Fernandez and William Livingston, two faculty researchers with the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, spoke with Maine Public about the threats climate change poses to evergreens in the state. Fernandez, a University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources and co-chair of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Maine […]
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Isthmus advanced a webinar featuring Amber Roth, an assistant professor of Forest Wildlife Management at the University of Maine, titled “Understanding Movement and Population Dynamics of Migratory Birds.” The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host the virtual lecture at 10 a.m. March 3. Learn more online.
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