CRSF is pleased to share news that the Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) has announced the release of their 2023 Request for Proposals (RFP) for research across the Northern Forest in support of a vibrant and thriving economy and culture rooted in forest health. CRSF represents the University of Maine’s collaboration in this regional cooperative, which encompasses […]
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Ensuring Equitable, Objective, and Continued Investment in Northern Border Communities Daigneault, A., Daigle, K., Garlick, S., Hamshaw, K., Lavallee, A., Niles, M., Weiskittel, A., Whitehouse, C., and Woodall, C., 2023. A Resilience Indicators Approach to Ensuring Equitable, Objective, and Continued Investment in Northern Border Communities. Final Project Report. Orono, ME. Collaborators from the University of […]
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The National Science Foundation award will support the new Coalition of Northern Forest Innovation and Research (CONFIR), which aims to accelerate innovations in forest ecosystem management and forest products and open new markets that depend on thriving forests in northern New England. The work will be carried out with researchers from Maine, Vermont and New […]
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We are excited to share details of the final event for our 2022-23 webinar & field tour series! AMC: Climate & Carbon Friendly Forest Management Webinar, May 10, Noon to 1 pm (ET) Field Tour, May 12, 9am-3pm (departing Orono ~7:15am, return ~4:30pm) Our May panelists are members of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s research team: David […]
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The Center for Research on Sustainable Forests is seeking a highly motivated Research Associate to manage the AmeriFlux site at Howland Research Forest, central Maine, USA. The position is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Howland Forest aimed at maintaining the site as an active research location. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: (1) Conduct data analyses and […]
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Climate change could create—and is already creating—the conditions that could make wildfires in northeastern forests more likely. “New England has a lot of forests that can potentially burn and create conditions similar to what we see in the western U.S.,” said Atmos interviewee Aaron Weiskittel, director of the University of Maine’s Center for Research on […]
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Orono, Maine — The Maine Spruce Budworm Task Force, formed in summer 2013 by the University of Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CFRU), Maine Forest Service (MFS), and Maine Forest Products Council (MFPC) to begin preparing for the next outbreak of the eastern spruce budworm, has released an update to its 2016 Task Force report. […]
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The University of Maine recently established an office of climate science information coordination, the Maine Climate Science Information Exchange (MCSIE), which will include three Specialists with expertise in different critical sectors of Maine’s natural resource-based economy. MCSIE will focus on research and science capacity discovery, information coordination, and relationship building to support the implementation of […]
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CRSF Director Aaron Weiskittel (Co-PI), Dr. Songlin Fein (PI, Purdue University). and Dr. Pete Bettinger (Co-PI, University of Georgia) have been awarded a $10 million USDA-NIFA grant that will use digital technology to improve the health and sustainability of forests. High-accuracy automated measurement will serve as the project core. “Maine’s landscape has created incredible recreational […]
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Join panelists John Daigle, Tyler Everett, Emily Francis, Andy Shultz, and Mike Parisio as they discuss species preservation goals in the context of Brown Ash in the face of emerald ash borer (EAB) on March 1 (webinar) and March 3 (field tour). The webinar will include a Maine Forest Service update on EAB status, traps, […]
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