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| Impact Stories | Helping Maine’s Future Forest

Helping Maine’s Future Forest

Welcome to “Helping Maine’s Future Forest,” a series on assisted species migration in Maine.

In this series you’ll learn about the effects of climate change on Maine’s forests, what conservation organizations are currently doing to assist in species migration, and some of the questions we’re asking and issues we’re grappling with as we work together to determine the right next steps.

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Part 5: Trust the Trees

Conservation preserves the greatest diversity of options for a forest to lead its own response to climate change, ensuring there…

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Part 4: Memories of Migration

People have been moving plants around as long as people have been moving around. What information can past ecosystems provide…

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Part 3: Hands in the Dirt

What effects will climate change have on tree species in our forests already plagued by stresses like beech bark disease,…

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Part 2: Testing the Edges

Edges are where shifts in plant populations in response to climate will be most noticeable, according to forest ecologist Nick…

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Part I: Laying the Groundwork for Assisted Species Migration—Helping the Trees of Tomorrow Take Root Today

As the climate changes, Maine will become too warm and dry for many species of tree that currently fill our…

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