‘It’s coming’: Maine readies for new battle with spruce budworm By John Holyoke, BDN Staff December 11, 2015 Interview with Dr. Robert Wagner, University of Maine forestry professor and director of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests and the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit; Doug Denico, Maine Forest Service; Dave Struble, Maine Forest Service state […]
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The Center for Research on Sustainable Forests has published its 2014 Annual Report. Highlights include $1.73 million in funding, several strategic partnerships with UMaine and other institutions, and highlights from new and ongoing stakeholder-driven research projects.
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Several interesting articles on spruce budworm are included in the Spring 2015 Maine Project Learning Tree newsletter.
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Maine’s Spruce Budworm Assessment & Preparation Plan Draft, produced by the SBW Task Force for the coming spruce budworm outbreak, has been released for public review and comment and is accessible here: Maine SBW Assessment, Preparation, and Response Plan – DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW – 11-9-2014 The spruce budworm is the most damaging forest insect […]
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Today, the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests published its 2012 Annual report. Highlights include $1.5 million in funding, several strategic partnerships with UMaine and other institutions, and highlights from 29 new and ongoing stakeholder-driven research projects. Please let us know what you think of our successes this year. Be sure to subscribe to our […]
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UMaine’s School of Forest Resources hosts a weekly seminar series each semester to highlight research from around Maine and the Northeast. The seminars are Fridays at noon in 100 Nutting. This semester’s list of speakers can be found here.
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The Maine Forest Service and UMaine’s School of Forest Resources have just published the 2010 Directory of Maine’s Primary Wood Processors. This updated list provides detailed information about all mills in the state, including sawmills, pulp and paper mills, biomass facilities, and wood pellet manufacturers.
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We are very excited to launch our new website this week! We went live on Monday, November 29, 2010. Please let us know how we can continue to improve our site to serve our research and stakeholder partners.
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