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FES 100 - Introduction to Forest Biology
Course and Web Site Still Being Developed
Pine forest
Welcome!

SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Welcome to the web site for FTY/ESP 111 - Forests Through Time. This site provides access to material for all who are interested in learning more about forests and their roles in nature and society through time.

Students and the general public are welcomed to view the material by selecting topics in the left menu. Only people who have registered for the class can view restricted material, take quizzes, and ask questions of the instructor. Another class, FTY/ESP 112 - Forests Through Time: Discussions, provides opportunities for people to participate in expanded disucssions about forests. These discussions are held at multiple locations in the state using video conferencing.

You can register for the courses at the University of Maine as FTY 111&112; at the University of Sourthern Maine, register for the courses as ESP 111&112. Go to the "Course Information " page for more information about the classes.


Forests Through Time -
Learn About:

  • Basic principles needed for understanding how forests change
  • How Maine's forests have changed over the last 10,000 years
  • Human demands on forests
    • Economic
    • Recreational
    • Impact on forest changes
  • Future demands of and changes in the forest

Forest Cover for Maine

Forest cover in Maine, 90% of the area:
Conifers in green areas, hardwoods in yellow.

 

School of Forest Resources
5755 Nutting Hall
The University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5755
Phone (207) 581-2841 | Fax: (207) 581-2875


The University of Maine
, Orono, Maine 04469
207-581-1110
A Member of the University of Maine System