Do we need to worry about wildfires in Maine?
with Andrew Barton
$8
In-Person
Dr. Barton will explore how wildfires work, the history of wildfires in Maine, and whether fire risk is likely to increase in the state as temperatures warm.
March 11, 2026 (Snow Date: March 18, 2026)
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Education Center, Room 107
Andrew (Drew) Barton is a forest and fire ecologist, science writer, and professor of biology at the University of Maine at Farmington.
His research focuses on how forests are responding to changing climate and wildfire in the Southwest USA, northern Mexico, and Maine. Drew is an author of The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods and co-editor of Ecology and Recovery of Old-growth Forests in Eastern North America.
He’s worked for many years with Maine science and environmental groups, including the Science Subcommittee and Emergency Management Working Group of the Maine Climate Council, the science advisory board for Maine’s Ecological Reserve System, the Mt. Blue-Tumbledown Conservation Alliance, and the UMF Sustainable Campus Coalition.
After nearly three decades at UMF, Drew continues to greatly enjoy teaching courses in ecology, conservation, and forests.
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Mar 11th, 2026
Wed from 10:30 - 11:30 am
