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Considering Solar Panels for Your Wild Blueberry Fields? Read Our New Fact Sheet First!

The Calderwood Lab has released a new fact sheet, Considerations for Solar on Wild Blueberry Land in Maine, detailing research on the feasibility of dual-use solar installations (or agrivoltaics) over Maine wild blueberry fields. While wild blueberry plants recovered well after solar installation, excessive shading significantly reduced yield, making dual-use solar unprofitable under standard industry […]

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Sociologist Kate Olson Interviews Maine Wild Blueberry Workers and Researchers for “Smithsonian Magazine”

Keeping the Spirit of Maine’s Wild Blueberry Harvest Alive By Kate Olson, July/August, 2024 (Smithsonian Magazine) Kate Olson made the journey to Down East Maine last year to interview Wabanaki and migrant wild blueberry harvesters, as well as University of Maine Wild Blueberry Extension Specialist Dr. Lily Calderwood. Olson learned firsthand about the enduring traditions […]

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NOAA Awards Calderwood Lab $3.5M Towards Development of Weather Station Network

University of Maine awarded $3.5M for new statewide weather network By Christian Harsa, December 9, 2024 (News Center Maine) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded the lab of the University of Maine’s Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist, Dr. Lily Calderwood, a $3.5M grant to install a statewide system of advanced weather stations, News […]

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Dr. Calderwood Featured in “Wild Foods” Maine Blueberries Video

Video: Wild Foods Maine Blueberries Produced by Wild Foods, November 23, 2024 Dr. Lily Calderwood, Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist and Assistant Professor of Horticulture at the University of Maine, joined Kevin Chap of the PBS travel series “Wild Foods” in the summer of 2024. In “Wild Foods”, Chap travels across the country to interview foragers, […]

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