Maine Public reported on efforts by University of Maine researchers to help preserve brown ash trees and the Wabanki traditions they support from emerald ash borer and train others to fend off the invasive insects. One of those traditions includes basket making. “When I interacted more with basket makers and harvesters I gained a deeper […]
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“The Maine Question,” a podcast that explores research, outreach and campus life at the University of Maine, returns for its ninth season in a brand new video format. In addition to traditional audio recordings, podcast listeners can now watch host Rost Lisnet and his guests discuss various issues affecting Maine, the U.S. and the world, […]
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The Piscataquis Observer and CentralMaine.com highlighted the Maine Timber Research & Environmental Education Foundation announcing that University of Maine School of Forest Resources won the 2023 Austin H. Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award. The award, given in partnership with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, recognizes those who have managed working forests in the […]
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Indigenous communities worldwide are facing the effects of climate changes, threats to their food supplies and the potential destruction of historically and culturally significant places. Using Indigenous knowledge and Western science, University of Maine faculty will devise new ways to tackle these pressing issues through a new research center based at the University of Massachusetts […]
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The Maine Monitor interviewed John Daigle, a University of Maine professor of forest recreation management, about how muddy conditions will impact ATV recreationists in Maine. Daigle said Maine’s unique recreation structure, where public trails pass through private land, requires special attention from outdoor recreationists to take care of the trails and maintain access from landowners. […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Aaron Weiskittel, director of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests and professor of forest biometrics and modeling at the University of Maine, for an article about research looking at how wildfire smoke fuels climate change. Weiskittel told the PPH that while Maine will be impacted by the smoke produced […]
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The Washington Post spoke to Jessica Leahy, professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, about “shifting baselines,” the new normal of ecosystems as the environment is degraded over generations. Speaking of the 600 acres of forest Leahy manages, she said, “The ground isn’t freezing in the winter, the mud season […]
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The University of Maine Process Development Center is hosting a three–day Cellulose Nanomaterials Researchers Forum Aug. 22–24. Attendees will hear updates from researchers who are developing new applications for cellulose nanomaterials and from companies that are using them. There will also be a rapid fire Q&A session with the presenters and student poster presentations. Also […]
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Clayton Wheeler, a University of Maine professor of chemical engineering, was appointed as the new director of the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI), effective July 1. He succeeds Hemant Pendse, who founded FBRI in 2010. Read the full story on the UMaine Research website.
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Morning Ag Clips featured research co-authored by Jessica Leahy, professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, about the factors motivating family forest landowners to manage invasive species on their land.
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