Laura Kenefic
Supervisory Research Forester and Team Leader
U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Faculty Associate
225 Nutting Hall Orono, ME 04469-5793
207.581.2794; fax 207.581.2875
laura.kenefic@usda.gov
- Ph.D. University of Maine, Orono (2000)
- M.S. State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse (1995)
- B.A. State University of New York, Binghamton (1992)
I started my career with the U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station as a graduate student in 1994 and have been associated with the University of Maine faculty since 2000. I am co-located with the School of Forest Resources and serve as lead scientist at the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Bradley and Eddington, Maine.
My research is on silviculture and applied ecology in northern conifer, mixedwood, and northern hardwood forests. I have a particular interest in mixed-species management, regeneration and recruitment, multi-aged silvicultural systems, and rehabilitation of degraded forests. My work occurs primarily but not exclusively on experimental forests and commercial forestland in the Northeast and Lake States.
In addition to scientific presentations and publications, I collaborate with other researchers and practitioners to publish management guides for landowners and foresters. These collaborations include other federal and state agencies, tribal nations, forest industry, and non-governmental organizations. My goal is to support sustainable management for healthy, productive forests.
