WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable issued the following news: AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine Outdoor Brands (MOB) and Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) have teamed up to launch a new pilot program aimed at strengthening Maine's outdoor recreation workforce by defining and promoting outdoor jobs. This initiative will focus on research, partnerships, and innovative tools to expand career pathways in the state's growing outdoor sector. "Maine's outdoor recreation industry is a corner  more

ORONO, Maine, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) have been recognized for their work in addressing a key challenge in the adoption of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs): their complex fabrication. Their paper, "Novel Field-Manufacturing Methods for Long-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites (https://www.nasampe.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=24553419),"  more

ORONO, Maine, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: West Greenland is home to tens of thousands of blue lakes that provide residents drinking water and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Yet after two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality, according to a new study. Led by Fulbright Distinguished Arctic Scholar and University of Maine Climate Ch  more