News & Events

Summer Employment with CFRU

We at the CFRU are looking for motivated Forest Research Technician Crew Members and Crew Leaders to assist in forest research projects throughout º£½ÇÉçÇø in the summer of 2019. Field crew members will work with researchers on various projects critical to the productivity and management of the forests across º£½ÇÉçÇø. Forest Research Technicians are needed […]

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CFRU to Host Webinar on Considering Bats in Forest Management

Join Dr. Erik Blomberg, Michael Thompson, and Wende Mahaney to learn more about federal- and state-listed bat species in º£½ÇÉçÇø commercial forests, and how to consider them when managing your forests. This webinar will begin with an overview by Dr. Erik Blomberg (University of º£½ÇÉçÇø) of the ecology of tri-colored bats and their status as a species that has been recently petitioned […]

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CFRU to Host Monitoring º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Birds Webinar

Join Lisa Venier from Natural Resources Canada and Adrienne Leppold and Glen Mittelhauser from the º£½ÇÉçÇø Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to learn about two intensive efforts to monitor birds in the forests of º£½ÇÉçÇø. This webinar will begin with an overview by Natural Resources Canada scientist Lisa Venier of the work that she […]

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Uº£½ÇÉçÇø CFRU/CRSF-Affiliated Researchers Receive SFI Conservation Grant

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) recently announced five conservation grants that will advance shared understanding of the conservation benefits associated with well-managed forests across the United States and Canada. These grants feature collaboration between SFI and a diverse range of partners and experts from 45 organizations to advance SFI’s ground breaking Conservation Impact Project. […]

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Wheatland Workshops

Avenza Maps and 3D Point Clouds March 13 and 14, 2018 There’s still time to register for these upcoming workshops. Sign up soon to reserve a spot! All workshops will be held at the Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory Nutting Hall, University of º£½ÇÉçÇø, Orono Tuesday, March 13, 2018: Introduction to Avenza Maps Tony Guay, Remote Sensing […]

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CFRU to Host Spruce Budworm Webinar

CFRU Webinar Series Spruce Budworm: Monitoring and Early Intervention Strategies February 14, 2018, 2:00 p.m. EST 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 º£½ÇÉçÇø by Allison Kanoti, Rob Johns will speak to us about the New […]

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