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 & […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a study which revealed that imaging spectroscopy can help predict water stress in wild blueberry barrens. “Warming and drought exacerbated by climate change have compounded their struggles in recent years, alongside freezing and pathogens,” said lead researcher Catherine Chan, a University of Maine graduate student. “There has been an […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot highlighted a recent presentation at Cushing Public Library in which Suzanne Greenlaw, a Ph.D. student with the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, and Gabriel Frey about their book “First Blade of Sweetgrass.”
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Lindsey Rustad, a University of Maine alumna and associate faculty member of its School of Forest Resources, will be featured on CBS “Mission Unstoppable” on Saturday, Oct. 9. Show host Miranda Cosgrove will speak with Rustad about her work to protect forestland from climate change and other threats as a research ecologist and team leader […]
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Adam Daigneault, University of Maine E.L. Giddings Associate Professor of Forest Policy and Economics, testified Sept. 29 before a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Development, chaired by Maine Rep. Jared Golden. A copy of Daigneault’s written testimony and more about the hybrid Hearing on Sustainable Forestry […]
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The National Science Foundation awarded nearly $600,000 in supplemental funding to extend and expand a University of Maine-led effort to build a digital framework that can better assess and predict complex changes in forests. The project, Leveraging Intelligent Informatics and Smart Data for Improved Understanding of Northern Forest Ecosystem Resilience (INSPIRES), involves researchers and students […]
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The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture (NSFA) at the University of Maine will host a live webinar called “NSFA Unlocked” from 2–4 p.m. Sept. 30. Campus leaders from the college in nursing, marine sciences, economics and more will highlight the science and student experiences that inspire their work. The showcase aims to better […]
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