The use of residual forest biomass for rural development faces economic hurdles that make it unlikely to be a job source in the near future, according to an Oregon State University analysis led by a University of Maine researcher. The study, published in Forest Policy and Economics, focused on biomass generated during timber-harvesting operations. It […]
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The annual Christmas tree sale put on by Xi Sigma Pi, the forestry honors society, is underway at the University of Maine’s Nutting Hall. Xi Sigma Pi runs the sale to raise money for student scholarships within the School of Forest Resources and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology. Trees ranging from 4 […]
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Eight University of Maine students from a variety of disciplines will have five minutes each to present their sustainability projects on Nov. 21. The “Sustainability Lightning Talks” will begin at 3 p.m. in Norman Smith Hall, Room 107. Students will give details of their specific research related to a larger group project. The projects cover […]
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The future just became a bit brighter for Maine’s amphibians and fairy shrimp under a new plan that encourages protection of vernal pools. The Vernal Pool Special Area Management Plan fine-tunes existing state regulation to a local level. It will serve as a voluntary mitigation tool that helps towns control their vernal pool resources, provide […]
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It was a rainy afternoon in the Penobscot Experimental Forest when Shantel Neptune, a student in the University of Maine’s Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program, snapped a pair of garden loppers through neon pink flagging tape, culminating a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Neptune and the five fellow members in the Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYs) group came […]
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Read transcript University of Maine wood scientists and engineers are evaluating the performance of cross-laminated timber (CLT) made from solid-sawn and composite lumber from trees grown in Maine and the northeastern U.S. In the 1990s, CLT was developed in Austria as an alternative to stone and concrete. It was recently incorporated in the International Building […]
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More than 100 students from eight area high schools are expected to be in the University of Maine’s Demeritt Forest for Envirothon Field Day on Oct. 6 from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., sponsored by the Maine Association of Conservation Districts and supported by the UMaine School of Forest Resources. During the field day, student teams test […]
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Read transcript At the University of Maine, gifts can grow trees and the next generation of foresters. Meet Keith Kanoti, UMaine’s forest manager, and students Alexander Audet and Ben Thorne who gained hands-on experience this summer thanks to timber harvest from Green Endowment lands.
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A new interactive, online tool that allows high-resolution exploration and display of spatial data sets of Maine woodlands will help provide more information about the state’s forest resources to stakeholders — from landowners to researchers and policymakers. The Maine Forest Spatial Tool, developed by the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, provides […]
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Katherine Allen is an ocean historian. But instead of poring through old texts, she studies the chemical composition of tiny ancient fossil shells in Southwest Pacific marine sediment. Allen, a research assistant professor at the University of Maine, says these marine fossils — which have been accumulating on the seafloor for millions of years — […]
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