Northern States Research Cooperative Releases Business Report
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CAFS Early Bird Registration Available Through April 15
The Center for Advanced Forestry Systems (CAFS) is a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF I/UCRC) that bridges top forestry research programs with industry members to solve complex, industry-wide problems. CAFS scientists approach the research on multiple scales, from molecular, cellular, individual-tree, stand, to ecosytem level. The 11th Annual CAFS Meeting will be […]
Read moreJanowiak, “Understanding Forest Vulnerability to Climate Change” Seminar, April 10
Understanding Forest Vulnerability to Climate Change Maria Janowiak, Deputy Director, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, USDA Forest Service Room 204 Nutting Hall April 10, 2018 Presentation 12:00-1:00 pm Discussion: 1:00-2:00 pm All Welcome, Refreshments Provided The changing climate is altering the region’s forests, and the foresters and other natural resource professionals working to keep […]
Read moreEmmy Award Winning Documentary “Green Fire” to be Presented in Nutting Hall
Greenfire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time Showing: April 9, 2018 5:00 pm, 100 Nutting Hall Discussion with Narrator Dr. Curt Meine : April 10, 2018, 100 Nutting Hall The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, School of Forest Resources, and Center for Research on Sustainable Forests present a showing of Green […]
Read moreBose, Weiskittel, Wagner Beech Research Gains National Media Coverage
The three decade assessment of climate-associated changes in forest composition study by CRSF-affiliated researchers Dr. Arun Bose (WSL Intitute), Dr. Aaron Weiskittel (UMaine), and Dr. Robert Wagner (Purdue University) published in the Journal of Applied Ecology has been receiving plenty of coverage in the national press. Washington Post Newsweek North Country Public Radio Boston.com
Read moreWeiskittel Presents Online Seminar on R Language for Beginners
Dr. Aaron Weiskittel’s Online Seminar on the R Language for Beginners, presented on February 8, is now available at this link: https://meet.maine.edu/p79yc200hib/
Read moreCFRU to Host Spruce Budworm Webinar
CFRU Webinar Series Spruce Budworm: Monitoring and Early Intervention Strategies February 14, 2018, 2:00 p.m. EST Qualifies for 1 category 1 CFE credit The first webinar in our new CFRU series will focus on spruce budworm monitoring and early intervention strategies. Following an update on spruce budworm conditions in Maine by Allison Kanoti, Rob Johns […]
Read moreCenter for Advanced Forestry Systems Annual Meeting
The 11th Annual Center for Advanced Forestry Systems Meeting will be held in Burlington, VT, June 12-13, 2018, hosted by the Center for Sustainable Forest Research at the University of Maine, a CAFS academic partner. The meeting will include a one-day indoor session with project updates and final reports as well as an IAB Executive Committee meeting, followed […]
Read morePost Doc Career Opportunity: Forest Modeling and Quantitative Silviculture
The University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests Research Position Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Forest Modeling and Quantitative Silviculture This is a full-time, 12-month, soft-money, post-doctoral research position with 100% research responsibility under the NSF Center for Advanced Forestry Systems (CAFS) to better predict forest stand development in the Acadian Region, evaluate long-term […]
Read moreCooperative Forestry Research Unit Seeks Forest Technicians for Summer 2018 Field Season
Summer 2018 Employment Forest Research Technicians & Crew Leaders Come work in the Maine Woods this summer. We are looking for motivated Forest Research Technician Crew Members and Crew Leaders to assist in forest research projects throughout Maine. Field crews will work with researchers on various study projects critical to the productivity and management of […]
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