In an article about how researchers at the Ohio State University are using notes from a 19th-century Ohio farmer to learn more about growing seasons, Smithsonian Magazine spoke to Aaron Weiskittel, professor of forest biometrics and modeling and director of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests at the University of Maine School of Forest […]
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Elisa Schine, a graduate student in forestry at the University of Maine, spoke to Northern Woodlands about working in forestry professions as a woman. Although forestry has become much more inclusive of women during the past several decades, it remains a majority male profession. “There’s this incredible resource of potential employees, potential collaborators who are […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced a new report written by University of Maine researchers Adam Daigneault and Aaron Weiskittel and their colleagues that describes the resilience to major economic, ecological and climate change by rural communities across northern New England and New York through qualitative and quantitative data.
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The Piscataquis Observer noted that the University of Maine is a partner organization in the Green Jobs Fair for two area middle school classes, Piscataquis Community Elementary School sixth grade and SeDoMoCha Middle School seventh grade, organized by the Piscataquis Environmental Education Collaborative and Maine TREE. Other UMaine-affiliated partners for the event include the School […]
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Describing the resilience to major economic, ecological and climate change by rural communities across northern New England and New York through qualitative and quantitative data is the objective of a new report written by University of Maine researchers Adam Daigneault and Aaron Weiskittel and their colleagues. The project team and partners will present key findings […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Vermont Business Magazine noted that the University of Maine is part of a coalition led by the Northern Forest Center that has been awarded $1 million from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program. “This new investment allows taking our key research innovations in precision forestry and ecosystem […]
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The University of Maine has partnered with research institutions and community organizations across Northern New England to devise new forest products and management strategies using $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Coalition of Northern Forest Innovation and Research (CONFIR), led by the Northern Forest Center in Concord, New Hampshire, is among the […]
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Abigayl Novak, who earned her Master of Science in Forest Resources from the University of Maine this May, spoke to the University of Maine Alumni Association about gender-diverse representation in the bioenergy and forestry sectors. “I’m really looking forward to seeing more women in forestry and us supporting each other in this industry. I want […]
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The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District named faculty in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources Outstanding Conservation Educators of the Year. Nicole Rogers, assistant professor of silviculture; Jay Wason, assistant professor of forest ecosystem physiology; Shawn Fraver, associate professor of forest ecology; Jessica Leahy, Henry W. Saunders Distinguished Professor in Forestry; […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Research on Sustainable Forests (CRSF) will host the final event of its 2022–23 Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Research Forests Webinar and Field Tour series on May 10 and 12. The program theme will be Climate & Carbon Friendly Forest Management, with panelists from the AMC’s research team: David Publicover, […]
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