Tag: forest research

SFR’s John Daigle Secures NSRC Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund Award

NSRC Awards a total of $1.2M to Three Regional Projects CRSF is pleased to share that the Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) has awarded nearly $500K to Dr. John Daigle, University of Maine Professor of Forest Recreation Management at the University of Maine and leader of the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Waponahkik (APCAW) Lab, in support […]

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INdendro: Dendrometer Pilot Study Scaling Up

Over the past few years and supported by the NSF EPSCoR Track-2 project “Leveraging Intelligent Informatics and Smart Data for Improved Understanding of Northern Forest Ecosystem Resilience” (INSPIRES; OIA-1920908) and E-RISE RII project, “Enhancing Maine Forest Economy, Sustainability, and Technology Ecosystem To Accelerate Innovation” (FOREST; OIA-2416915), CRSF researchers have been working to develop low-cost, easy […]

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Forest Opportunities in Maine Report Released

The University of Maine’s Center for Research on Sustainable Forests (CRSF) has released a new report on collaborative discussion between the Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine (FOR/ME) Executive Council and research leadership from CRSF and Maine EPSCoR. The discourse focused on the forest sector and rural community needs. The report highlights the discussions among attendees that the […]

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UMaine CAFS Hosts GIS Community College Internship Experience

Casmir Brown and Bryon Carroll, students of Jonathon Little, Associate Professor of Geography at SUNY-Monroe Community College (MCC), arrived in Orono over the summer for an 8-week internship focused on geographic information systems (GIS) and forestry-related fieldwork. Casmir began his studies in graphic design a few years ago, but found courses in that topic too […]

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Satellite derived white pine needle damage (WPND) maps.

New Research Funding Will Address Health & Sustainability of Regional Forests

NSRC Funds 12 Northern Forest Projects Research in Maine Will Address Climate Impacts on Tree Regeneration, Eastern White Pine Health, Wetland Ecology, & Forest Habitat Orono, ME — Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) Directors are pleased to announce 12 grants totaling nearly $2 million of federal funding and close to $1.1 million of matching funding […]

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