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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Aaron Weiskittel, a professor of forest biometrics and modeling and director of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Undark article “Are We Overestimating How Much Trees Will Help Fight Climate Change?” Trees play an important role in helping offset global warming by storing carbon from […]
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Ivan Fernandez, Distinguished Maine Professor in the Climate Change Institute and School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, discussed the future of Maine’s climate on Maine Public. Fernandez, one of the authors of the report “Maine’s Climate Future,” predicts climate change will mean hot summers, warm winters, more rain and less snow, along […]
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Aaron Weiskittel, director of the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, was interviewed for the story “Are We Overestimating How Much Trees Will Help Fight Climate Change?” in Undark. Bob Marra, a forest pathologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station who uses imaging scans to measure internal decay of trees, says internal […]
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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine will receive a nearly $750,000 grant from the National Aeronautic and Space Administration to study the quality, health and value of forestland in Maine. The three-year project is led by Parinaz Rahimzadeh, an assistant professor of remote sensing of natural resources at UMaine, and is expected to […]
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