UMaine’s School of Forest Resources hosts a weekly seminar series each semester to highlight research from around Maine and the Northeast. The seminars are Fridays at noon in 100 Nutting. This semester’s list of speakers can be found here.
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network just released the first episode of its series Sustainable Maine, which highlights the work of the UMaine Sustainability Solutions Initiative. The first episode, The Triple Bottom Line, highlights the work of our Family Forests Program Leader, Dr. Jessica Leahy. Check it out! MPBN Sustainable Maine Series Episode 1: The Triple Bottom […]
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CRSF Announces “Developing Effective Strategies to Reach Landowners” Workshop on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in Bangor and Thursday, November 17, 2011 in Portland. Speakers include Massachusetts extension forester and professor, David Kittredge, US Forest Service researcher Brettt Butler and Yale’s Global Institute of Sustatinable Forestery director, Mary Tyrrell. Participants will exchange ideas about plans to […]
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The Maine Forest Service and UMaine’s School of Forest Resources have just published the 2010 Directory of Maine’s Primary Wood Processors. This updated list provides detailed information about all mills in the state, including sawmills, pulp and paper mills, biomass facilities, and wood pellet manufacturers.
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The Bangor Daily News did a story on the recent successful Acadian Internship in Regional Conservation and Stewardship. CRSF Conservation Lands Program Leader Rob Lilieholm co-organized this internship for nine students hailing from as near as Brooklin, Maine and as far away as Zimbabwe. Read more about this program: Acadian Internship Blog UMaine News feature […]
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Today, the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests published its 2011 Annual report. This marks the first report under the newly organized center and is full of research reports on Commercial Forests, Family Forests, and Conservation Lands. Highlights also include abstracts of our myriad partnerships with other forest-related organizations around the state and region. Please […]
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The new Brookings Institution report has analyzed the increase in green/clean jobs in America since 2003. Maine ranks only 44th, but look what sectors are the fastest growing. Full Report Interactive Maps Maine Report
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CRSF Conservation Lands Progam Leader, Dr. Rob Lilieholm, will be part of Harvard’s next Conservation Finance Forum on Monday, December 20: Lions and Tigers and Bears! Pioneers of Landscape-Scale Conservation To learn more about Dr. Lilieholm’s work and to register for this webinar, please visit the Havard Conservation Finance Forum site.
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We are very excited to launch our new website this week! We went live on Monday, November 29, 2010. Please let us know how we can continue to improve our site to serve our research and stakeholder partners.
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On November 5, 2010, CRSF researchers Jessica Leahy, Spencer Meyer, Patrick Lyons and Mike Quartuch joined foresters and educators from throughout Maine to learn about novel approaches to reaching out to Maine’ family forest landowners. Presentations from the meeting are available.
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