Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5), WAGM (Channel 8), WGME (Channel 13) and Mainebiz reported on a University of Maine study of the economic impact of snowmobiling in Maine. Snowmobiling contributed $606 million to Maine’s economy during the 2018–19 season according to the study, which was the first economic study of the industry in 22 […]
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Snowmobiling generated $459 million in direct spending to the Maine economy and supported 2,279 jobs in the state during the 2018–19 season, according to a new study by the University of Maine in collaboration with the Maine Snowmobile Association (MSA) and the state Snowmobile Program. Accounting for indirect and induced economic activity, the contribution of […]
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The Bethel Citizen cited research by Amber Roth, an assistant professor of forest wildlife management at the University of Maine, in a birding column. Which birds will be able to adapt to changes in temperature and habitat, and which ones will struggle and need to go elsewhere to survive, is an important question for scientists […]
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Maine’s forests and their associated wood products may offset as much as 75% of the state’s annual fossil fuel carbon emissions, and the highest carbon stock densities are in wetlands and salt marshes, according to a new University of Maine-led analysis. This initial assessment, “The State of Maine’s Carbon Budget,” analyzed available information to calculate […]
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The second meeting of the Maine Climate Council on Jan. 29 in Augusta will focus on a report from the Science and Technical Subcommittee about the effects of climate change in the state. The subcommittee’s work in the past four months provides the initial scientific basis for the ongoing deliberations of the various working groups, […]
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VillageSoup reported Suzanne Greenlaw, a doctoral student at the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, will lead a presentation on Native American access to traditional plants at noon on Feb. 4 at the Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. In 2016, the National Park Service Code of Federal Regulations was changed to allow opportunities for […]
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Robert Seymour, the Curtis Hutchins Emeritus Professor in the School of Forest Resources, talked with The Chronicle Herald about the future of Nova Scotia’s forest industry. He suggested converting public facilities to run on wood pellets or a similar product. Pellets can be made from hardwood or softwood, are dried, and burn at around 80% […]
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CentralMaine.com reported Ivan Fernandez, Distinguished Maine Professor in the Climate Change Institute and School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, will speak during a celebration of a conservation milestone at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta on Jan. 15. Maine Woodland Owners announced that it has permanently conserved more than 10,000 acres […]
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Raymond H. Fogler Library at the University of Maine has received a donation of over 3,000 rolls of film containing about 1 million aerial images from the James W. Sewall Co. in Old Town, Maine. The collection contains original aerial photography of Maine and New England captured by Sewall over the span of 65 years. […]
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The Washington Post talked with Stephen Shaler, director of the School of Forest Resources and associate director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, for its story “Forget the log cabin. Wood buildings are climbing skyward — with pluses for the planet.” Shaler said, “There’s not a silver bullet out there” with regards to mass […]
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