The Associated Press and Q106.5 FM reported that a group of University of Maine students in the outdoor leadership program have created a website that teachers can use to plan outdoor lessons and learning activities for K–12 students. The San Francisco Chronicle shared the AP story.
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The Bangor Daily News talked with Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources, about the complexities of the carbon offset market and the impact of selling carbon credits on climate change. The Piscataquis Observer shared the BDN story.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Adam Daigneault, the E.L. Giddings Assistant Professor of Forest, Conservation and Recreation Policy at the University of Maine, about the growing carbon offset market and the need to actively manage forests to maximize carbon sequestration.
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In an article about the state’s outdoor recreation economy, The Center Square cited a 2020 report on the impact of snowmobiling in Maine, which was co-authored by University of Maine student Ian Hathaway with Jessica Leahy and Mindy Crandall, faculty in the School of Forest Resources. The Washington Examiner shared the Center Square story.
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The Piscataquis Observer shared a media release about the Piscataquis County Extension Association’s annual meeting, which will feature a presentation by Jessica Leahy, a professor in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, focused on the Rural Youth Futures Project.
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In a story about regional efforts to curb vehicle emissions, the Bangor Daily News cited a University of Maine study by the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests that shows that forests offset 75% of the state’s emissions.
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The Hechinger Report talked with Jessica Leahy, a University of Maine professor of the human dimensions of natural resources, about a recently released study of rural high school student aspirations and the impact of the pandemic on school performance.
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Four University of Maine graduate students will help communities that rely on natural resources for recreation and tourism prepare for the ramifications of climate change. The team will provide stakeholder municipalities data to help them adapt to the changing climate and assist them with developing climate adaptation frameworks using ‘scenario planning’— a method of forecasting […]
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Ivan Fernandez, a University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources and a member of Maine’s Climate Council, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News editorial praising the state’s actions to mitigate climate change.
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Centralmaine.com reported that Aram Calhoun, a University of Maine professor of wetlands ecology, received a 2020 Conservation Leadership Award from the Natural Resources Council of Maine for her work protecting vernal pools.
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