Maine Project Learning Tree Highlights Spruce Budworm
Several interesting articles on spruce budworm are included in the Spring 2015 Maine Project Learning Tree newsletter.
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MPBN: Penobscot Potential Polled in Survey
Additional news coverage of the ongoing Penobscot River watershed survey by Jennifer Mitchell of MPBN can be found here.
Read moreCommunity 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, […]
Read moreUMaine 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 […]
Read moreQuality-of-Place and Economic Development within the Penobscot River Watershed Survey Released
Dr. Sandre De Urioste-Stone (Program Director, CRSF Nature-Based Tourism) and Dr. Robert Lilieholm (Program Director, CRSF Conservation Lands), professors in UMaine’s School of Forest Resources, are conducting a survey of residents who live along the Penobscot River to collect their perceptions of recreational use of the River and its tributaries, as well as their feelings about […]
Read moreSpruce 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 […]
Read moreSpruce 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 […]
Read moreThe Maine Futures Community Mapper has launched!
A partnership between the Sustainability Solutions Initiative, the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, the Center for Community GIS, Maine EPSCoR, and the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation has just launched the Maine Futures Community Mapper to help Maine citizens, planners, and businesses envision their future landscape. This unique project brings together land use modeling for […]
Read moreThe 2013 Annual Report is here.
Highlights of the 2013 Annual Report include $1.85 million in funding, several strategic partnerships with UMaine and other institutions, and highlights from 42 new and ongoing stakeholder-driven research projects.
Read moreConservation Lands Program produces online photo exhibit of Maine’s Landscapes from Above
As part of the Alternative Futures research project CRSF researchers Spencer Meyer and Rob Lilieholm teamed up with photographer Pam Wells of Oakleaf Studios to produce an online exhibit entitled Maine’s Landscape from Above. Former CRSF Director and avid pilot, Bruce Wiersma, took Pam for a tour of Maine’s skies to capture these photos. Check […]
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