WBZN notes story about UMaine browntail moth study is among its most popular for 2021
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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UMaine faculty discuss threats climate change poses to Christmas trees with Maine Public
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 […]
Read moreIsthmus advances migratory bird webinar featuring Roth
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.
Read moreMedia report on UMaine-led FOR/Maine coalition being named finalist for Build Back Better Regional Challenge
The Associated Press, Maine Public, the Sun Journal, Mainebiz and News Center Maine reported on the FOR/Maine Coalition being named by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as a finalist in the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The University of Maine was awarded the $500,000 grant to support the coalition to further develop and scale […]
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UMaine-led FOR/Maine coalition chosen as finalist for up to $100 million in EDA’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge
The FOR/Maine Coalition has been named by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as a finalist in the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The University of Maine was awarded the $500,000 grant to support the coalition to further develop and scale the forest bioeconomy in Maine and will advance to Phase 2 of the […]
Read moreMedia report on Gov. Mills climate change conference at UMaine
Maine Public, Mainebiz, News Center Maine, the Bangor Daily News, the Portland Press Herald and WABI (Channel 5) reported on Gov. Janet Mills’s recent conference at the University of Maine, where she announced new climate change funding initiatives and celebrated the one-year anniversary of Maine’s four-year climate plan, Maine Won’t Wait. During the gathering, Mills […]
Read moreFernandez discusses state climate action plan on ‘Maine Calling’
Maine Public interviewed Ivan Fernandez, a University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources, about the state’s climate action plan, Maine Won’t Wait, for a recent segment of “Maine Calling.” Fernandez, co-chair of the Maine Climate Council’s Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, joined Hannah Pingree, director of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation & […]
Read moreDaigneault discusses wood pellet fuel, forest management with BDN
Adam Daigneault spoke with the Bangor Daily News about how harvesting more biomass for wood pellet fuel for heating would affect forest health and management. “Basically, the state of Maine’s forests is that the forests are overstocked or overcrowded,” said Daigneault, University of Maine E.L. Giddings Associate Professor of Forest Policy and Economics. “That’s leaving […]
Read moreFernandez’s Conservation Leadership Award highlighted in BDN
The Bangor Daily News noted that Ivan Fernandez was one of the recipients of the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s 2021 Conservation Leadership Awards. The award recognizes Fernandez, a University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources, “for his leadership as one of Maine’s top climate scientists, providing policy-makers and the public with […]
Read moreFree Press notes Daigneault speaking at awards celebration
The Free Press noted that Adam Daigneault will speak during the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District’s virtual conservation awards celebration at 5:30 p.m. today. Daigneault, University of Maine E.L. Giddings Associate Professor of Forest Policy and Economics, will serve on a panel discussing forest carbon mitigation.
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