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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News Release April 19, 2018 […]
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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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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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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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The three decade assessment of climate-associated changes in forest composition study by CRSF-affiliated researchers Dr. Arun Bose (WSL Intitute), Dr. Aaron Weiskittel (UMaine), and Dr. Robert Wagner (Purdue University) published in the Journal of Applied Ecology has been receiving plenty of coverage in the national press. Washington Post Newsweek North Country Public Radio Boston.com
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Dr. Aaron Weiskittel’s Online Seminar on the R Language for Beginners, presented on February 8, is now available at this link: https://meet.maine.edu/p79yc200hib/
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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 […]
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The 11th Annual Center for Advanced Forestry Systems Meeting will be held in Burlington, VT, June 12-13, 2018, hosted by the Center for Sustainable Forest Research at the University of Maine, a CAFS academic partner. The meeting will include a one-day indoor session with project updates and final reports as well as an IAB Executive Committee meeting, followed […]
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The University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests Research Position Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Forest Modeling and Quantitative Silviculture This is a full-time, 12-month, soft-money, post-doctoral research position with 100% research responsibility under the NSF Center for Advanced Forestry Systems (CAFS) to better predict forest stand development in the Acadian Region, evaluate long-term […]
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