News & Events

2014 Annual Report now available

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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2015 NSRC Awards Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Northeastern States Research Cooperative Announces 2015 Research Awards   The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC), a competitive grant program supported by the USDA Forest Service and serving the states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont announces its 2015 research awards to advance cross-disciplinary, collaborative research in the Northern Forest […]

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Community Guide to Starting and Running a Wood Bank

A Community Guide to Starting & Running a Wood Bank, by Dr. Jessica Leahy, Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at UMaine’s School of Forest Resources, and Sabrina Vivian, senior in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program, is now available online. Spring and summer are the best times to start a wood bank, […]

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UMaine News: Forestry Researchers Surveying Residents Along Penobscot River for Economic Development Study

University of Maine professors and Center for Research on Sustainable Forests leaders Sandra De Urioste-Stone and Robert Lilieholm are conducting a survey under the Bay-to-Baxter initiative. The study seeks to identify sustainable economic development pathways for the Penobscot River corridor that protect and leverage the region’s natural resources and quality of place. De Urioste-Stone, leader […]

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Spruce Budworm Task Force Report for Public Review and Comment

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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Spruce Budworm Workshop Oct. 31, 2014

The CFRU is sponsoring a workshop on “Preparing for the Next SBW Outbreak in Maine” for foresters and managers of CFRU member organizations on October 30, 2014, at the University of Maine, Orono. Learn the latest information about the science and management of the coming spruce budworm outbreak from some of North America’s leading SBW […]

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