CRSF Will Co-Lead NSRC 2.0
UMaine helps relaunch Northeastern States Research Cooperative to support applied regional forest science
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CAFS: NSF-funded Effort to Better Measure, Monitor and Manage US Forests
News Release from the University of Maine…. UMaine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests to lead NSF-funded effort to better measure, monitor and manage U.S. forests
Read moreCRSF Gains Phase 3 Funding for Center for Advanced Forestry Systems
To learn more about this program, go to our CAFS webpage. CAFS awarded 5-year, $500,000 NSF grant
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CFRU Research Update: LiDAR
The latest CFRU research update covers LiDAR and how it is used in forestry applications.
Read moreCFRU Announces Bats in Forest Management Webinar
CFRU Webinar: Considering Bats in Forest Management November 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm This webinar will begin with an overview by Dr. Erik Blomberg (University of Maine) of the ecology of tri-colored bats and their status as a species that has been recently petitioned for listing through the Endangered Species Act. Dr. Blomberg will also discuss a previous CFRU-funded project on the […]
Read moreCFRU to Host Spruce Budworm Webinar
CFRU Webinar Series Spruce Budworm: Monitoring and Early Intervention Strategies February 14, 2018, 2:00 p.m. EST Qualifies for 1 category 1 CFE credit The first webinar in our new CFRU series will focus on spruce budworm monitoring and early intervention strategies. Following an update on spruce budworm conditions in Maine by Allison Kanoti, Rob Johns […]
Read moreCooperative Forestry Research Unit Seeks Forest Technicians for Summer 2018 Field Season
Summer 2018 Employment Forest Research Technicians & Crew Leaders Come work in the Maine Woods this summer. We are looking for motivated Forest Research Technician Crew Members and Crew Leaders to assist in forest research projects throughout Maine. Field crews will work with researchers on various study projects critical to the productivity and management of […]
Read moreThe Maine Woods: A Landscape of Working Forests and Collaborative Conservation
Conference registration now open for the conference to be held in Bangor and Maine’s North Woods, October 3-5, 2017. Topics include: managing forests at a landscape scale, working forest conservation easements, aquatic connectivity, and public use of private lands. For more information click on the link below. http://www.partnersforconservation.org/tenth-annual-private-lands-partners-day/
Read moreInfluence of Spatial Structure on Forest Growth and Stand Dynamics
NSRC researchers Aaron Weiskittel, Christian Kuehne, and Shawn Fraver examined effects of forest thinning treatments on forest stand and individual-tree growth and on changes in forest structure. Researchers also assessed how distance from forwarder (machinery that carries logs) trails influences individual-tree growth. They used measurements from six spruce-fir study locations across northern Maine that were […]
Read moreMaine’s Forest Products Industry Ready to Reinvent Itself
It’s time for Maine’s forest products industry to reinvent itself. Here’s how. By Yellow Light Breen and Patrick Strauch, Special to the BDN Posted Jan. 19, 2017, at 8:42 a.m. BDN File Workers cut logs at the American Forest Management wood yard in Passadumkeag, Jan. 18, 2017. Maine’s forest products industry finds itself in an […]
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