News & Events

The 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 […]

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The 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.  

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The 2012 CRSF Annual Report is here!

Today, the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests published its 2012 Annual report. Highlights include $1.5 million in funding, several strategic partnerships with UMaine and other institutions, and highlights from 29 new and ongoing stakeholder-driven research projects. Please let us know what you think of our successes this year. Be sure to subscribe to our […]

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MPBN Sustainable Maine Series highlights SSI and CRSF research

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 “Reaching Landowners Workshop”

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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Maine Forest Service and UMaine publish new mill directory.

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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Bangor Daily News – Acadian Internship

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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CRSF Publishes 2011 Annual Report

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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