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Insecticide Trials to Control Spruce Budworm Damage on Christmas Trees

Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm and use of insecticides effecting Christmas trees
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Describe the tests of experimental applications of three chemicals to provide data for new registrations.
Key Findings: Fall and winter predictions of high populations and potential heavy budworm damage in southern Maine were inaccurate.
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Growing a Sustainable Bioenergy Industry for the Northeast

Problem Addressed: The Northeast Woody/Warm-Season Biomass Consotium
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Design, implement, analyze and evaluate robust, scalable, and sustainable value chains for lignocellulosic biomass suitable for advanced transportation fuels for our region.
Key Findings: Sustainable bioenergy value claims can provide broad societal benefits, but must be implemented with full consideration of the biophysical, social, cultural and economic resources and values of the region.
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Innovation Impacts on Biomass Supply in Maine’s Logging Industry

Problem Addressed: Lack of knowledge surrounding the innovation system in the logging industry.
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Present results from a series of case studies of highly innovative logging contractors in Maine.
Key Findings: The project has highlighted several areas of improvement in Maine's logging innovation system.
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Maine Woodland Owner Perceptions of Long Rotation Woody Biomass Harvesting and Bioenergy

Problem Addressed: Predicting and understanding timber supply and its relation with the wood-based bioenergy industry.
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Understand the cognitive factors influencing the decision to harvest timber for bioenergy markets.
Key Findings: For those that would harvest timber more generally, allowing a biomass harvest is another separate, but related decision.
Views: 974
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An Agent-Based Model of Private Woodland Owner Management Behavior Using Social Interactions, Information Flow, and Peer-To-Peer Networks

Problem Addressed: Difficulty estimating impacts of management and timber supply from privately owned woodlots.
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Understand how social interactions, information flow, and peer-to-peer networks influence timber harvesting behavior using an agent-based model.
Key Findings: As trust in foresters and peer leaders increases, the percentage of the forest that is harvested sustainably increases.
Views: 921
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