Sustaining Maine's Northern Forest
Study Guide
Following are selected sources for your final project on the northern forest. Please feel free to contact Carr Ross in H-L Library (x3545; cross@bowdoin.edu) if you don't find what you're looking for.
Articles from Magazines, Journals, Newspapers, and Broadcast
The following newspaper and journal sources will be important for all four teams.
- Maine Newsstand
- covers Maine newspapers such as the Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News - Lexis/Nexis Academic
- use L/N for local, national, and international news; also, it's a great source for transcripts from ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, National Public Radio, The News Hour and more - Environmental Issues and Policy Index
- articles in scholarly publications; extensive coverage of the science, public policy, social impacts, and urban planning of environmental issues, including forest management - Academic Search Premier
- a multi-subject source that searches articles from magazines and scholarly publications
Books and Government Documents
Important to use for all four teams
- Bowdoin Library Catalog
- MaineCat
- includes Bates & Colby, University of Maine System, Maine State Library, etc.
Forest Management
- Forest Certification [Maine Forest Service]
- includes Final Report of the Maine Forest Certification Advisory Committee and forest certification systems in Maine, such as the Sustainable Foresty Initiative (SFI) and Forest Stewarship Council (FSC) - Small Woodlot Owners Association of Maine
- of particular interest: certification system using American Tree Farm System's Standards - Maine Future Forest Economy [Maine Forest Service]
- Appalachian Mountain Club's Maine Woods Initiative
- land conservation effort in the 100-Mile Wilderness Region, which attempts to merge ecological and economic considerations with multi-use - Northern Forest Alliance
- the Reports & Maps page contains several very useful publications that describe conservation issues, funding for initiatives, and the impact on the community; of particular interest: Shaping the Northern Forest Economy (regional economic trends and the Alliance's strategy for moving toward a sustainable future) - Land for Maine's Future [Maine State Planning Office]
- land conservation efforts funded by the state; of particular interest: publications & presentations - Northern Forest Center
- a group that "works through networks and partnerships to build a sustainable economy, revitalize local communities and conserve the landscape of the Northern Forest;" of particular interest is their Northern Forest Wealth Index, which looks at "assets and values most important to the overall wealth, or well-being, of the Northern Forest." - Other groups involved with forest management, conservation, and certification
Recreational Landscape
- Land for Maine's Future [Maine State Planning Office]
- land conservation efforts funded by the state; of particular interest: Maine's Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan - Maine Woods National Park Initiative [effort to create a 3.2 million acre multi-use national park]
- RESTORE: The North Woods, whose publications include The Economic Impact of the Proposed Maine Woods National Park & Preserve [pdf], is spearheading the initiative
- Maine Woods Coalition is opposed to the initiative
- Northern Forest Alliance
- the Reports & Maps page contains several very useful publications that describe conservation issues, funding for initiatives, and the impact on the community; of particular interest: Shaping the Northern Forest Economy (regional economic trends and the Alliance's strategy for moving toward a sustainable future) - Natural Resources Defense Council of Maine
- visit their publications page for A Vision for the Moosehead Lake Region - Appalachian Mountain Club's Maine Woods Initiative
- land conservation effort in the 100-Mile Wilderness Region, which attempts to merge ecological and economic considerations with multi-use - Plum Creek's Moosehead Lake Concept Plan [a proposed resort and development tract]
- Submissions by Plum Creek to Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC); LURC has statutory authority over planning and zoning authority for the land in question
- Plum Creek's page on the Plan
- Natural Resources Council of Maine's extensive and up-to-date coverage
- RESTORE: The North Woods's perspective
- New Plan Released by Plum Creek on Friday, April 27
- Major Land Sales in the Northern Forest: Appalachian Mountain Club and Natural Resources Council of Maine
- Roadless Areas in the northern Forest [AMC interactive map]
- From your class bibliography:
- "Public Access to Privately Owned Land" [pdf, Maine Policy Review, Fall 2006]
- "Plum Creek Version 2.0 - the Devil is in the Details" [Natural Resources Defense Council of Maine]
- "Plum Creek Plan 'encouraging' to Critics" [Bangor Daily News]
Renewable Energy from the Northern Forest
- Energy in the Northern Forest: A Situation Analysis [pdf]
- prepared in May 2006 by a research and consulting firm for the Northern Forest Center and the North Country Council; a very good look at resources and capacity - Natural Resources Defense Council of Maine
- visit their publications page for Energy for Maine's Future, A Citizen's Guide to Dams, Hydropower and River Restoration in Maine - "Environmentalists Debate the Merits of the Redington Wind Farm" [MPBN MaineWatch program]
- video or audio stream (Note: scroll down the screen about halfway) - Maine State Energy Program [Maine Public Utitlities Commission]
- information on energy efficiency, incentives, programs - Northern Forest Biomass Energy Initiative [convened by the Northern Forest Center and the Biomass Energy Resource Center]
-Note: scroll to bottom of screen for the initiative ; includes text of key presentations from a working session conference - Fractionation Development Center [Rumford]
- developing bio-products in Maine - "Wood-based Bio-Fuels and Bio-Products: A Maine Status Report" [pdf, Maine Department of Economic & Community Development]
- Alternative Energy Sources in Maine [U.S. Dept. of Energy]
- Maine Wind Power Estimates [TrueWind Solutions]
- Note: keep clicking on the map to zoom in - From your class bibliography:
- "Bipartisan Energy Bill a Step in the Right Direction" [Portland Press Herald]
- "Biofueling Rural Development"[pdf, Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire]
- "A Renewed Push for Ethanol, Without the Corn" [NY Times, also titled "Chasing a Dream Made of Waste"]
- "Pellet Power" [Maine Sunday Telegram]
- "$45M Refinery Project on Hold" [Bangor Daily News]
Global Warming and Maine's Forests
- "What Climate Change Means for Maine" [MPBN MaineWatch program]
- - video or audio stream - State of Maine Climate Action Plan [pdf, Maine legislative committee report]
- 2006 Climate Change Report Card for New England [pdf]
- Natural Resources Defense Council of Maine
- visit their publications page for Global Warming in Maine - New England Climate Coalition
- a group of government and private bodies seeking to reduce global warming in the region; includes climate change effects and reports & documents - Appalachian Mountain Club
- Indicators of Climate Change in the Northeast [pdf, Clean Air-Cool Planet and Climate Change Research Center, UNH]
- Greenhouse Gas Initiative Act of 2007 [LD 1851 under consideration in Maine Legislature]
- Global Warming and Terrestrial Biodiversity Decline [doc, World Wildlife Fund]
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [U.N.]
- From your class bibliography:
- "When Being Green Raises the Heat" [NY Times]
- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Taking Action in Maine [Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center conference]
- includes text of related publications - "Preparing for a Changing Climate: New England " [U.S. Global Change Research Program]
- "Climate Change in the Maine Woods" [Maine Sunday Telegram]
