Department News Archives
Check out what the faculty, staff, and students have been up to over the past few years.
Author Noah Charney
July 22, 2025 – by Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith, The Fabulous 413
We’re heading out into the wilds to a not so clearly marked location in Hampshire County to witness epochs of evolution and change in the hills and dales.
Maine Sea Grant helping state conserve Atlantic salmon (Hannon)
July 11, 2025 – UMaine News
Whether it’s through fish stocking, habitat restoration or research, the University of Maine-led Maine Sea Grant is helping the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) conserve Atlantic salmon in the Gulf of Maine — the last wild populations of the species in the U.S.
Map Shows States Where Wildlife Is Under Threat (Charney)
Published Jul 04, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT – Newsweek
A number of Western states have vulnerable wildlife that would be threatened by possible land protection rollbacks, according to the conservation group the Wilderness Society.
Plan to loosen federal habitat protection seen as threat to iconic Maine wildlife (Charney)
May 15, 2025 – by Penelope Overton, Portland Press Herald
Maine has its own state endangered species law, but environmentalists say a proposed change in federal law could hurt some Maine species the state has worked to protect.
Amphibians on the march for their Big Night (Charney)
May 4, 2025 – Kennebec Journal
On warm, rainy spring nights, Maine’s amphibians are on the move to make their moves, sometimes with human help.
Two new murals in Bangor aim to draw attention to local ecosystem and culture (Fedarick)
April 25, 2025 – NewscenterMaine.com
Maine launches sturgeon recovery program (CRU)
April 21, 2025 – Seafood Source
The U.S. state of Maine has launched a new program designed to help Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon recover in Maine waters.
“This work will develop the research necessary to support recovery of Atlantic and Shortnose sturgeons and will provide an opportunity for community members to be part of that exciting process,” Maine Department of Marine Research (DMR) Scientist Danielle Frechette said in a statement.
Vernal Pools Are the Place to Be for Woodland Critters—as Long as They Last (Calhoun)
Spring 2025 – by Alice Sun, Audubon News
Researchers and community scientists have teamed up to map and protect these ephemeral biodiversity hotspots before they disappear for good.
Manchester family donates almost 100 acres to Kennebec Land Trust (Record)
March 10, 2025 – by Ethan Horton, Kennebec Journal
Matt Sinclair and his grandfather, Robert Hopkins, are hoping their gift of land in Manchester will give future generations an opportunity to be in nature.
Farmland- An Unexpected, Yet Important Habitat for an Elusive Migratory Bird (Darling)
February 11, 2025 – Nova Scotia Environmental Farm Plan
In an effort to address the decline in American Woodcocks (Figure 1), the Eastern Woodcock Migration Research Cooperative (woodcockmigration.org), an international collaborative project led by the University of Maine, partnered with dairy farm owners James (Sandy) and Emma Cole from Elderbank, Halifax County NS to study their migratory ecology.