Morning Ag Clips featured research co-authored by Jessica Leahy, professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, about the factors motivating family forest landowners to manage invasive species on their land.
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News Center Maine interviewed William Livingston, director of the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, about how wildfires in Canada could impact the price of lumber. Livingston said that burning forests have slowed timber production in Canada, leading to a decrease in supply to the U.S., which in turn would drive up […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured Richard Jagels, an emeritus professor in forest biology at the University of Maine and a longtime angler, who has spent the past several years acquiring and expanding the Craig Brook Atlantic Salmon Museum with a treasure trove of fishing-related items. The New Hampshire Union Leader shared the BDN report.
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The Portland Press Herald reported on University of Maine research investigating whether it’s possible to disrupt the mating patterns of the browntail moth as a way to curtail populations and limit the range of the forest pests. The research team, led by Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology at the UMaine, has landed $325,000 […]
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In an article about racing snowmobiles and ATVs at the Caribou Spud Speedway, MaineBiz cited a University of Maine study commissioned by the snowmobile program of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry showing that snowmobiling brings adds an estimated $600 million to Maine’s economy annually.
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The Bangor Daily News highlighted a new research project by University of Maine students and faculty to determine how climate change will affect spruce forests along Maine’s coastline. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $643,848 for the project, led by Jay Wason III, a UMaine assistant professor of forest […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jay Wason, assistant professor of forest ecosystem physiology, about foamy discharge from trees caused by heavy rains. “Plants and trees produce all kinds of different chemicals they use in the biological process of being alive. Certain ones have waste products that are distributed to the [outer] bark of the tree. […]
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CNN interviewed Aaron Weiskittel, professor of forest biometrics and modeling at the University of Maine, about the increased risk of wildfires in the Northeast this year. “Wherever there’s forests, there’s always a risk of forest fires,” Weiskittel said. Weiskittel also explained that climate change and milder winters in the Northeast are contributing to an influx […]
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Determining how climate change will affect spruce forests along Maine’s coastline and inspiring new ways to conserve them is the goal of a new study by University of Maine faculty and students. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $643,848 for the project, led by Jay Wason III, […]
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One of the best things about being in Maine during the summer (or any season, for that matter) is the wealth of outdoor opportunities it offers — they don’t call it “Vacationland” for nothing. Faculty at the University of Maine School of Forest Resources (SFR) enjoy recreating in the great outdoors just as much as […]
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