School of Forest Resources

NYT features cross-laminated timber research at UMaine

The New York Times featured University of Maine research into cross-laminated timber. Liam O’Brien, a UMaine graduate student, spoke with the Times about an effort by him and his colleagues to develop a cross-laminated timber panel insulated with wood fiber. “It is a material that should take off in the U.S. as long as we […]

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Mainebiz notes UMaine part of $10 million forest management project

Mainebiz reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $10 million grant to a collaborative research team from the University of Maine, the University of Georgia and lead-site Purdue University to help landowners and stakeholders better adapt their forests to increasingly complicated economic and climate conditions in the eastern U.S.

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Leahy speaks to the Guardian about wood banks

Jessica Leahy, professor of forestry at the University of Maine, spoke to the Guardian for an article about wood banks emerging as a vital source of heat as the price of gas continues to rise. “A lot of the climate change challenges actually are opportunities for wood banks,” Leahy said. Enviro360 shared the Guardian report.

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PPH column notes UMaine research about forests

A column written for the Portland Press Herald about the potential for Maine’s forests to mitigate the effects of climate change cited modeling from University of Maine forest scientists indicates improved forestry could provide benefits in the range of the 30 Percent Solution, the New England Forestry Foundation’s aim for forests provide 30% of the […]

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