Holt Research Forest and Jack Witham Focus of Portland Press Herald Story
Seeing the forest for the trees at the Holt Research Forest in Arrowsic
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Daigneault, Silka on Measuring “Resilience” in Natural Resource-Dependent Communities
George Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions Out on a Limb: Measuring ‘Resilience’ in Natural Resource-Dependent Communities October 22 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Free Adam Daigneault, Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources; Faculty Fellow, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions Linda Silka, Senior Fellow, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions How do we define resilience? What are the […]
Read moreCFRU Announces Bats in Forest Management Webinar
CFRU Webinar: Considering Bats in Forest Management November 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm This webinar will begin with an overview by Dr. Erik Blomberg (University of Maine) of the ecology of tri-colored bats and their status as a species that has been recently petitioned for listing through the Endangered Species Act. Dr. Blomberg will also discuss a previous CFRU-funded project on the […]
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Modeling Spruce Budworm Dispersal and Disturbance
Dr. Brian Sturtevant of the USFS will be presenting his talk on “Process-based Modeling of Spruce Budworm Dispersal and Disturbance” as part of the Barbara Wheatland Seminar Series on Friday, October 12, at 3pm in Nutting Hall. Seminar Abstract The spruce budworm outbreak raging in Quebec is now literally at Maine’s doorstep. Spruce budworm is […]
Read moreCoordinator Sought for Enhancing Conservation Science Program
Program Coordinator, Enhancing Conservation Science Dr. Sandra De Urioste-Stone (of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests) at the University of Maine is seeking applicants for a five-year National Research Traineeship (NRT) Program Coordinator position to work on a recently funded National Science Foundation project to develop an interdisciplinary graduate program on resilient ecological conservation […]
Read moreDynamics of Tourism and Mosquito-Borne Disease Transmission
Researchers awarded $1.5M to examine spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases
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FOR/Maine Press Conference Held in Nutting Hall
FOR/Maine (Forest Opportunity Roadmap), a broad coalition working to diversify the state’s wood products businesses, attract capital investments, and develop greater economic prosperity for communities impacted by recent mill closures, will announce an action plan to grow Maine’s forest economy from the current $8.5 billion (annual) to $12 billion by 2025. This growth would position […]
Read moreGrant Will Benefit UMaine Graduate Students
$2.9 million NSF award will train the next generation of environmental conservation leaders
Read moreUMaine Receives $2.9 Million Grant from NSF Research Traineeship Program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship Program (NRT) announced today a $2.9 million grant to Dr. Sandra de Urioste-Stone, Assistant Professor of Nature-based Tourism at the University of Maine, to lead an interdisciplinary team of UMaine faculty (from the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests [CRSF]; Department of Communication and Journalism; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and […]
Read moreUMaine News Release: De Urioste-Stone Awarded $152K NOAA Grant
UMaine researchers awarded $152K NOAA grant to study impacts of climate change on coastal tourism
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