UMaine seminars on forestry resources to be open to public

ORONO – The public is invited to attend seminars on forest resources planned in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the University of Maine’s forestry programs. Speakers from universities around the country will address issues ranging from tourism and timber supply to forest biology.

The seminar series will highlight the work supported by the McIntire-Stennis program, which provides federal funds for forest resources research at universities in the United States. The series will began Feb. 17 and will culminate this summer with a dinner recognizing Maine’s role in the creation of the landmark federal legislation.

All seminars will be held at 3 p.m. at 100 Nutting Hall on the UMaine campus and are open to the public.

The seminar schedule is as follows:

. Monday, Feb. 23, Dr. Craig G. Lorimer, professor of forest ecology and management, University of Wisconsin-Madison, “Learning from Natural Disturbance Regimes: Prospects for a Multi-cohort Forest Management.”

. Thursday, April 8, Dr. Stephen McCool, professor of wildland recreation management, University of Montana, “Devils, Details and Dilemmas in the Search for Sustainable Tourism.”

. Thursday, April 15, Dr. Karen Potter-Witter, professor of forest economics, Michigan State University, “From Poplar to Parcelization: Twenty Years of Timber Supply Research.”

. Thursday, April 29, Dr. Jeffrey Dean, associate professor of forest biotechnology, University of Georgia, “Forest Biology, Biotechnology and Forest Products Production.”

More information is available at http://www.forest-resources.umaine.edu or by calling Dr. William Livingston, 581-2990.