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 […]
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University of Maine Holt Research Forest to Highlight HRF and Its 35 Year History You are invited to attend this one day workshop on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Patten Free Library, 33 Summer Street, Bath, ME (Directions here). Attendance will give you a chance to hear about the activities at HRF, explore current research […]
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For Immediate Release – September 15th, 2017 Media Contact – Chrissy Beardsley Allen Development and Outreach Director Blue Hill Heritage Trust chrissy@bluehillheritagetrust.org (207) 374-5118 Blue Hill Heritage Trust Presents: “Wildlands and Woodlands, Farmlands and Communities,” a presentation of the latest New England Conservation Plan, published by The Harvard Forest and Highstead Foundation. Free admission, light […]
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FACTS versus Values: How Can We Make Better Decisions Keynote Speaker: Thomas Dietz, Michigan State University Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 1pm Hauck Auditorium, University of Maine The 21st century will see unprecedented transformations in human life and vast changes on planet Earth. Key among these are the problems of sustainability, but emerging technologies − especially […]
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Long-term study links tree seeds, rodent population fluctuations
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The University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests has partnered with the Maine Forest Service to develop and release the Maine Forest Dashboard website. The website provides current information about aspects of Maine’s forest, including recreation and tourism, conservation, forest products and family forests. The website also provides interactive graphing capabilities with important […]
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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/
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Patrick Strauch, Executive Director of the Maine Forest Products Council, discusses the next steps in the long-awaited “roadmap” for Maine’s forest economy.
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Maine has 17.6 million acres of forests, 17.1 million acres (97%) of which is considered timberland. Maine forest landowners are growing more wood than they harvest, and the carbon in the state’s forests has increased in volume by almost 5% from 2004 to 2012. Over eight million acres in Maine is managed according to the […]
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The Eastern U.S.: Just Gotta Be a Forest? http://forestsformainesfuture.squarespace.com/fresh-from-the-woods-journal/the-eastern-us-just-gotta-be-a-forest.html By JOE RANKIN, for Forests for Maine’s Future, March 23, 2017 Maine is the most forested state in the nation. About 90 percent. It wasn’t always that way, of course. European settlers in eastern North America initially confronted what they considered a fearful wilderness of trees. […]
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