The University of Maine’s Xi Sigma Pi forestry honor society is accepting orders for balsam and Fraser fir trees online through Oct. 8 to protect customers and student volunteers during the pandemic, and to ensure access to Christmas trees during a predicted shortage. Tree prices, by suggested donation, range from $20 to $50 for 4- […]
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What is Maine doing to address climate change? How does climate change impact geopolitical unrest? Are the wildfires in the western United States related to climate change? People interested in learning more about these and other topics are invited to the “A Climate Change Forum — Your chance to ask questions about climate change” webinar […]
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Editor’s note: A Morris Animal Foundation news release is online. Pauline Kamath will investigate how parasites affect moose survival and health to inform management strategies targeted at maintaining healthy populations of the large mammal in Maine and across North America. The Morris Animal Foundation awarded the University of Maine assistant professor of animal health in the […]
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The Piscataquis Observer reported that Jessica Leahy and Bob Seymour, winners of the Maine Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year, hosted a small tour of masked participants in Wicopy Woods in Sebec. Leahy and Seymour are licensed foresters. Leahy is professor of human dimensions of natural resources in the University of Maine School of Forest […]
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The University of Maine Natural Climate Solutions Initiative has released an interim report that explores approaches for mitigating the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through management in forestry and agriculture. Natural climate solutions (NCS) are conservation, restoration and improved land management actions that increase carbon storage or avoid greenhouse gas emissions in landscapes and wetlands. […]
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For people eager to again appreciate art and artifacts in person, three University of Maine museums and a gallery are open, or soon will be. Admission to the Hudson Museum, Page Farm and Home Museum, Zillman Museum (ZAM) and Lord Hall Gallery is free. Guests are required to wear face coverings and follow all other […]
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Mainebiz and Maine Public reported that the University of Maine received a patent for a process to create construction materials that are bound with cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) and offer increased durability and environmental friendliness. While the technology can be used to create a variety of commonly used building materials, the primary application focuses on a replacement […]
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Ivan Fernandez, professor with the Climate Change Institute, told Civil Eats — a news source about the American food system — that 2020 has borne out a pattern of longer, drier summers punctuated by more intense precipitation events. “We’re living with a bit of whiplash this year, with both drought as well as extreme precipitation […]
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Mainebiz referenced a study conducted by University of Maine faculty titled “The Economic Contribution of Logging and Trucking in Maine,” in an article about the return of a 12-week certificate program in logging. According to the study, conducted by researchers from the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and School of Forest Resources, the logging and […]
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Ivan Fernandez, a professor of soil science and forest resources and cooperating professor in the Climate Change Institute, will participate in a Maine Calling discussion about the Maine Climate Council’s four-year action plan to address climate change. Fernandez is one of two scientists who serve the council. Hannah Pingree, director of the Maine Office of Policy Innovation & […]
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