Silviculture and Management of Maine Forests is a repository for Dr. Robert S. Seymour’s writings and analyses on this subject from the publication “Maine Woodlands” (the monthly magazine of the Maine Woodland Owners organization) and other sources not published in the refereed literature. Dr. Seymour is the Curtis Hutchins Professor Emeritus of Silviculture on the School of Forest Resources faculty. He served 39 years on the University of Maine forestry faculty and maintains a YouTube channel on applied silviculture (https://www.youtube.com/@tmimotf). Many of Dr. Seymour’s publications and book chapters can be found on his ResearchGate page: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert-Seymour. A separate series on this subject that focuses on the Acadian spruce-fir forest can be found at Digital Commons here: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/crsf_acadian_forests/ Jennifer Hicks, editor of Maine Woodlands formatted these articles for publication.

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Submissions from 2025

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Beech Leaf Disease on American beech (Fagus grandifolia): History, Ecology, and Control, Robert S. Seymour

Submissions from 2024

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Blacks Grove: Eight-Year Case Study of a Managed Woodlot in Mariaville, Maine, Robert S. Seymour and Jessica E. Leahy

Submissions from 2023

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Managing Silvicultural Impacts of Harvest Trails, Robert S. Seymour

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Silviculture of Diseased American beech (Fagus grandifolia), Robert S. Seymour

Submissions from 2022

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Comparative Analysis of Forest Management Approaches: Carbon Dynamics and Economic Returns, Robert S. Seymour

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Rehabilitation Silviculture for Degraded Forests: Management Plans and Practices, Robert S. Seymour

Submissions from 2021

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Measuring and Monitoring Tree and Stand Growth, Robert S. Seymour

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Silviculture and Carbon in Maine’s Forest: Stands vs. Landscapes, Robert S. Seymour