Reading Trees: Are small mammals able to predict seed densities in the Maine woods?
Can small mammal seed predators predict resource abundance? Gabriela Franzoi Dri, UMaine PhD candidate, answers this research question at Holt Research Forest.
Celebrating 40 Years of Holt Research Forest
Established in 1983, Holt Research Forest is celebrating 40 years of rigorous timber and ecosystem study. Written by Gavi Mallory Holt Research Forest is celebrating 40 years of long-term ecological monitoring and forestry research! In 1983, the Holt family collaborated with the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources to establish the Holt Research Forest…
Maine TREE welcomes Gavi Mallory as Forest Programs Manager
We are excited to announce that Gavi Mallory has joined our team as Forest Programs Manager. This position promotes and strengthens forest stewardship in Maine through overseeing Maine TREE’s forest-based community programming, including coordinating the Maine Tree Farm program and serving as property steward for the Holt Research Forest. Gavi is passionate about promoting sustainable…
Holt Research Forest Study Highlight: Assessing a Deer Browse Repellent
Article by Kelly French If you work in the forest products industry or are a forest landowner or recreationist, odds are you have seen your fair share of white-tailed deer while spending time in the woods. There is a very large population of these deer in Maine and throughout the Northeastern United States – and…
Holt Research Forest Summer Technician Recap
By Marin Harnett and Jack McCann, 2022 Holt Research Forest Summer Technicians We thoroughly enjoyed our time together working at the Holt Research Forest this summer! Despite the warm weather, we continued many of the long-term projects, completed our independent research, and experience the beauty that is a Maine summer. Our time here allowed us…
Holt Research Forest 2022 Data Collection
Holt Research Forest Summer Technicians (left) describe their process for collecting regeneration data to Downeast Magazine reporter, Peter Smith. Holt Research Forest summer research technicians Marin Harnett and Jack McCann are making significant progress a few weeks into their field season. This summer, Maine TREE is pursuing several avenues of research, which center around the…
Outdoor Learning at Holt Research Forest
By Kaylee Trefethen Two Kindergarten girls and I have been very fortunate to spend time in Maine TREE’s Holt Research Forest during the end of winter and early spring. I help homeschool the girls while we learn and explore in different wooded spaces around the Mid-coast area. We spend most of our time playing and…
Holt Research Forest Welcomes Summer Research Technicians
Maine TREE is thrilled to introduce Marin Harnett and Jack McCann – our new seasonal research technicians who will be working at Holt Research Forest this summer. My name is Marin (she/her), and I was born in New Jersey but have lived in North Carolina for most of my life. I graduated from NC State…
Oak Regeneration at the Holt Research Forest
Maine TREE’s Holt Research Forest (HRF) is home to over 30 years of long-term ecosystem research. Scientists and collaborators have investigated many research topics spanning from mature tree growth to seedling regeneration to wildlife. Throughout the years, these long-term data sets have been the basis for multiple scientific publications, but also yield information pertinent to…
Holt Research Forest is Hiring Summer Research Technicians
Are you looking for a fun and interesting summer job that allows you to work in the woods? This summer we are hiring seasonal Research Technicians who will collect data for several existing ecosystem studies, and participate in novel applied research projects.