UMaine forestry and environmental science
A synopsis of the overall impact of the University of Maine’s research, workforce development, and service in forestry and environmental science have on the state and beyond.
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UMaine researchers to unveil wild bee habitat assessment tool July 19
University of Maine researchers have developed a tool called “BeeMapper” that will allow blueberry growers to assess the predicted wild bee abundance in the landscape surrounding their crop fields. They will debut and demonstrate the computer-based tool on Wednesday, July 19 at the UMaine Cooperative Extension annual Wild Blueberry Summer Field Day at Maine Agricultural […]
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Marine Science at UMaine
Read transcript A synopsis of marine research at the University of Maine and its impact both statewide and globally.
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The big ecological roles of small natural features
Ecologists and conservationists have long recognized that keystone species have major ecological importance disproportionate to their abundance or size. Think beavers, sea stars and prairie dogs — species that keep a ecosystem balanced. Similarly across landscapes, the keystone concept of disproportionate importance extends to other ecological elements, such as salt marshes in estuaries. Now an […]
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Long-term study links tree seeds, rodent population fluctuations
Using data from a 33-year population study, University of Maine researchers have found evidence that various tree species can affect rodent populations in different ways. The results advance the understanding of interactions between seeds and rodents, as well as complex population fluctuations, according to the researchers. The study was led by then-master of wildlife conservation […]
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Wet winter, spring alleviate drought conditions in state
Maine’s wet 2017 winter and spring eased the 2016 drought conditions, says Sean Birkel, University of Maine research assistant professor and Maine State Climatologist. Winter precipitation was 2.3 inches more than normal on a statewide average, he says, totaling 11.7 inches water equivalent. And spring precipitation was 2.5 inches above normal, totaling 12.3 inches water […]
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J. F. Witter Teaching and Research Center to host farm field day and trade show
The staff of the University of Maine’s J. Franklin Witter Teaching and Research Center will host a farm field day and agriculture business trade show on Wednesday, July 12 from 1:00 to 6:00 pm. The free event includes guided tours of the farm’s facilties and opportunities to interact with animals, researchers, and staff. 1:00 – […]
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To protect crops, farmers could promote potato beetle cannibalism
Colorado potato beetles can decimate spud crops by devouring the plants’ foliage. That’s a big problem for farmers in Maine where the 2016 potato harvest was valued at more than $142 million. There’s more unsettling news — each female Colorado potato beetle can lay about 600 eggs in a growing season. And the species — […]
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University of Hawai’i professor to talk about herring at DMC
Alison Rieser, an environmental lawyer and University of Hawai’i at Manoa professor, will deliver a talk titled “The Herring’s Empire” on Friday, June 30 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The Friday Science Seminar at 10:30 a.m. in Brooke Hall is free, but online registration is requested. Taxed by churches to […]
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Earth Systems class students learn science on the water
Read transcript In the School of Earth and Climate Sciences’, Earth Systems class students participate in hands-on learning in the field and on the Penobscot River.
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