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UMaine Receives $2.9 Million Grant from NSF Research Traineeship Program

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship Program (NRT) announced today a $2.9 million grant to Dr. Sandra de Urioste-Stone, Assistant Professor of Nature-based Tourism at the University of Maine, to lead an interdisciplinary team of UMaine faculty (from the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests [CRSF]; Department of Communication and Journalism; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and […]

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CRSF researchers find ineffectiveness of local zoning on loss of wintering habitat for white-detailed deer

CRSF-affiliated scientists Erin Simons-Legaard, Dan Harrison, and Kasey Legaard have recently published an article on their study of deer wintering habitat in Forest Ecology and Management, based on a project jointly funded by Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CFRU) and Northern States Research Cooperative (NSRC). The full article is available from the Northeast Forest Information Source […]

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NSRC Directors Publish 2018 Business Report

Burlington, VT; Durham, NH; Orono, ME; Syracuse, NY — The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) State Directors are pleased to announce the publication of their comprehensive report on the program’s contributions to research and applied knowledge about the Northern Forest over the past 16 years. Since its inception, the NSRC has funded more than 300 projects, engaging […]

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CAFS Early Bird Registration Available Through April 15

The Center for Advanced Forestry Systems (CAFS) is a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF I/UCRC) that bridges top forestry research programs with industry members to solve complex, industry-wide problems. CAFS scientists approach the research on multiple scales, from molecular, cellular, individual-tree, stand, to ecosytem level. The 11th Annual CAFS Meeting will be […]

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Janowiak, “Understanding Forest Vulnerability to Climate Change” Seminar, April 10

Understanding Forest Vulnerability to Climate Change Maria Janowiak, Deputy Director, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, USDA Forest Service Room 204 Nutting Hall April 10, 2018 Presentation 12:00-1:00 pm Discussion: 1:00-2:00 pm All Welcome, Refreshments Provided The changing climate is altering the region’s forests, and the foresters and other natural resource professionals working to keep […]

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Emmy Award Winning Documentary “Green Fire” to be Presented in Nutting Hall

Greenfire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time Showing: April 9, 2018 5:00 pm, 100 Nutting Hall Discussion with Narrator Dr. Curt Meine : April 10, 2018, 100 Nutting Hall The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, School of Forest Resources, and Center for Research on Sustainable Forests present a showing of Green […]

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