Dawn at the Loon Nest Site: Timelapse

Dawn at the Loon Nest Site: Timelapse

With the Forest Metrix cameras trained on the loon nest and its environs, we get to see the foggy transformation from night to day and couldn’t resist processing the images into a timelapse. Note the lily pad flowers at the bottom of the screen opening up at the...
Cooper’s Hawks Update 5: Flight!

Cooper’s Hawks Update 5: Flight!

Yesterday was day 31 of the Cooper’s hawks’ first hatching. A lot has happened in the past 7 days, since the last update. As I suspected, soon after the last update, they fledged. I was up in the tree when I believe it first happened, although it could be that this...

Job posting for UMaine

UMaine is recruiting to fill a new Forestry Professor position at a branch campus in northern Maine.   This would be a great opportunity for a recent forestry graduate with a MS or PhD.  It is a full-time 12 month appointment with 50% teaching and 50% research...
Observations on Risk Assessments & TRAQ

Observations on Risk Assessments & TRAQ

Here at Forest Metrix have a unique perspective on the roll-out of TRAQ. Our program is the only one we know of currently that has all of the TRAQ data fields integrated into an electronic system that manages TRAQ records and automates calculations. This means that as...