Maine Forest Carbon Workshop – Save the Date: May 18 & 19, 2026!

Building on the successful workshop series from our first NASA Carbon Monitoring System project, we are planning our next “Maine Forest Carbon Workshop” for May 18-19, 2026, on the University of Maine campus in Orono. This two-day workshop will bring together participants representing forest industry, state agencies, conservation organizations, academic researchers, and carbon project developers. The workshop agenda will include:

Day one – morning:

• Presentations from NASA CMS Science Team members on relevant developments in carbon monitoring using the state-of-the-art in airborne and spaceborne remote sensing.
• Project updates from our 91���� CMS-2023 research team on small-area estimation methods, large-scale enhanced forest inventory approaches,  and multi-model carbon assessments.

Day one – afternoon:

• Hands-on demonstrations of new data products and tools, including the pyFIA software for forest carbon calculations and forest landscape modeling for scenario analysis.

Day two – morning:

• Updates from our external partners and data end-users, including the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine Forest Service, and forest industry collaborators.
• Facilitated discussions on partner needs for high-resolution carbon data products, advanced modeling capabilities, and user-designed decision support tools.

Day two – afternoon:

• Optional field trip to the Howland Research Forest

This workshop represents an important opportunity to gather input on scenario development for our multi-model comparison work and to demonstrate how our carbon inventory and map products can support our partners’ specific applications at scales ranging from forest stands and management units to statewide assessment.

Please join us and share this with others in your networks who might be interested.

A detailed agenda and registration information will be coming soon!