Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Maine
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Maine Technical Assistance Activities

Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park.

The Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit provides technical assistance including graduate course instruction and committee leadership or membership, spatial modeling, data analysis, and consultation on a variety of natural resources conservation issues. MECFWRU scientists serve on University committees (e.g., IACUC, faculty search, program development), editorial boards of professional journals, and species- and system-specific technical advisory boards for cooperators.

Description and Agency Provider(s) Date
The Maine Unit provides a wide variety of technical assistance to Cooperators and the public. For example, this last year Krohn assisted the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in developing an objective method for selecting towns to be sampled as part of the MDIFW/USFWS ecoregional study in northwestern Maine. The method was based on a lynx habitat model recently completed by the University's Department of Wildlife Ecology and the Maine Unit. This assistance lead to additional work, that is on-going, investigating the habitat ecology of snowshoe hare and Canada lynx relative to partial harvesting in the Acadian forest.
 Krohn October 2002
Leadership Team, Yellow Lampmussel Working Group comprised of state agencies (from Maine to Georgia), federal agencies (USFWS, USGS), Canadian provinces, academics, and others; bi-monthly meetings
Several 		Roy, Murphy, Farrington, Fedarick December 2022
Krohn was invited to serve on the Biodiversity Work Group of Governor Baldacci?s Maine Climate Change Assessment, spring of 2008. Assisted in the writing of the section addressing the effects of climate change on Maine?s fauna and flora.
 Krohn April 2008
Role - Description Provider         Start Date        End Date       
Seminar Committee, Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology, University of Maine - Assist with Departmental Seminar organizing led by graduate students. Murphy December 2021 Present
Rename NSFA Task Force, University of Maine - Help the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture choose a new name. Murphy February 2022 October 2023
IACUC - Serve on Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee to review protocols and ensure compliance Zydlewski January 2013 January 2016
Graduate Board, University of Maine - The Graduate Board consists of the Graduate School’s administrative leadership, faculty members elected by the faculty from each academic unit, the President of the Graduate Student Government or his/her designee, the graduate student Board of Trustees representative, and the President of the Faculty Senate of the University of Maine or his/her designee as a liaison between the two bodies. Contact Kathleen Harding-Heber for a full list of the Graduate Board membership. Murphy September 2021 November 2023
Outreach Activity Provider(s)        Date       
W. B. Krohn, and Ph.D. student Erin Simons, quoted in an article in The Boston Globe entitled “Lynx and logging share interests: natural habitat is at risk as clear-cutting fades, “ by Murray Carpenter. Page 5 of the Business Section. Krohn, Simons April 2009
W. B. Krohn was interviewed about his book on Manly Hardy on Maine Outdoors, a weekly radio program. Topics discussed included the reasons for writing the book, content and organization of the book, and the relevancy of the information published to on-going wildlife conservation issues. Krohn August 2005
The State of Maine's "Beginning With Habitat" Program, which grew out of the Maine Gap Analysis Project, was featured in an article in the MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM. The article, entitled "Wildlife Report - Map project aids land use planning, conservation, " appearded in the papers Outdoor Section of this newspaper which is published in Portland, Me.. December 22, 2002. Krohn December 2002
Non-native fish predation of salmon fry in reservoirs. Media coverage of Ecosphere paper, based on OSU press release. Murphy September 2021
Krohn, W. B. “Manly Hardy (1832-1910): Early Maine Naturalists and Wildlife Writer.” Invited presentation to the Bangor Nature Club, First Congregational Church, Brewer, ME. Krohn April 2009
Krohn, W. B. Current research activities of the Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Talk presented at the annual meeting of the Wildlife Divison, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Bangor, Maine. October 23, 2001. [invited]. Krohn October 2002
Krohn, W. B. "Return of the Canada Lynx to Maine: Why?." Invited presentation to the Sportsman’s Show of the Penobscot County Conservation Association, University of Maine, Orono. Krohn March 2009
Krohn, W. B. "Come Back of the Snowshoe Cat: The Story of Canada Lynx in Maine." Invited presentation to Rangeley Region Guides and Sportsmen’s Association. Oquossoc, ME. Krohn May 2009
Krohn was interviewed for an article on Canada lynx research. The article, entitled "Researchers hope for snow to aid in tracing study of lynx," appeared on pages 1 and 2 of the Maine/New England Section of the MAINE TELEGRAM SUNDAY (Portland, Me.). November 24, 2002. Krohn November 2002
Fifteen years ago, the first class of Hollings scholars set off on their NOAA internships, ready for a summer full of hands-on learning in science and policy. The scholars and Hollings program team expected the internships to provide new skills and knowledge, but the richness of the scholars' experiences surprised everyone. They learned about the true nature of science — including how to carry on when a moose, fire, storm, or bear gets in the way. They formed mentorships and friendships that are still strong today. And they clarified their career goals, confirming that they were on the right track or ready to take a fork in their path. Murphy July 2021
Dr. Krohn was interviewed, along with Dr. P. MacDougall of the University of Maine Folklife Center, on the radio program "Maine Outdoors" (103.9FM). Topics discussed included the Maine naturalist Manly Hardy and the early Maine game laws. March 24, 2002. Krohn March 2002
Cross-system subsidies in Acadia National Park: Importance of invasive fishes on aquatic food webs Murphy April 2021

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