Mike Parisio, Amanda Mahaffey, Tom Newell, and Tyler Everett discuss brown ash and identifying signs of emerald ash borer. Written by Gavi Mallory At the beginning of March, Maine TREE Foundation co-hosted a field tour at Carleton Pond forest, a Greater Augusta Utility District Tree Farm. The program was part of Maine’s Forest Climate Change…
Can small mammal seed predators predict resource abundance? Gabriela Franzoi Dri, UMaine PhD candidate, answers this research question at 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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.
Holt Research Forest Summer 2021 Research Team (left to right): Andrew, Noah, Gia, and Jack. Each summer at the Holt Research Forest, Maine TREE funds an internship program through its research partnership with the University of Maine. This program allows enthusiastic research interns to develop valuable hands-on skills in the woods, experience what it means…
Following the first harvest at the Holt Research Forest in more than three decades, Maine TREE has secured a grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund to advance new research opportunities that include the impact of deer. Through the grant and investment from the timber harvest proceeds, Maine TREE plans to erect at least four deer…
