The University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests has published the 2019–2029 Holt Research Forest Strategic Plan. The strategic plan grew out of a recent National Science Foundation Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories planning grant that included an October 2017 Holt Research Forest Board of Visitors review to evaluate the research, educational […]
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Morning Ag Clips previewed a symposium on Maine’s new forest economy to be held at the University of Maine from 1–4:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in Wells Conference Center during National and Maine Forest Products Week. The conference, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by UMaine, the Maine Forest Products Council and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the annual fall meeting of the Maine Division of the New England Society of American Foresters, held this year at the University of Maine on Oct. 7 and 8. The focus of the conference was the legacy and future of forest certification. Forest certification is a way to manage, label and […]
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Ivan Fernandez, a University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources, spoke with The Ellsworth American for an article looking at what Gov. Janet Mills’ carbon-neutral pledge means for Hancock and Washington counties. “Conservation [of energy] is the low-hanging fruit,” said Fernandez, Distinguished Maine Professor in the School of Forest Resources, Climate Change […]
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Glen Koehler, an associate scientist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Ivan Fernandez, a professor of soil science at UMaine, were cited in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. The article, “Climate change comes to your own backyard,” looked at what gardeners can do to keep plants healthy and […]
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The University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) was mentioned in the Energy News Network article, “Northeast heating oil industry looks to biodiesel to reduce carbon emissions.” The Northeast heating oil industry plans to begin pressing New England states to mandate certain standardized levels of biodiesel content in home heating oil, according to the […]
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Maine Public talked with Ivan Fernandez after the first meeting of the Maine Climate Council on Thursday. Fernandez, a University of Maine soil and forest scientist, said work on climate change is resuming at the state level. “Some faces here that I haven’t seen in about eight years,” Fernandez said. “We can continue our work.” […]
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University of Maine professor Ivan Fernandez has been appointed to serve on the Maine Climate Council, and will serve as co-chair of the Science and Technical Subcommittee. Numerous other experts from UMaine and University of Maine at Machias have been invited to serve on the Science and Technical Subcommittee, as well as working groups. Climate […]
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The Washington Post cited expertise by Sonja Birthisel, a postdoctoral scholar of weed ecology at the University of Maine, in the article “Whether or not Roundup is safe, the gardener has better options.” More than 18,000 plaintiffs are suing Monsanto, the maker of the herbicide Roundup, alleging cancers related to the product, while the company […]
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Researchers in the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station and colleagues from neighboring institutions recently published a report called “Field Manual for Managing Eastern White Pine Health in New England.” Eastern white pine is often referred to as “the tree that built America,” and has been used in boatbuilding and home construction for centuries. Today, […]
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