Students from Around the World Study Land Use in the Penobscot Watershed

SSI researcher Rob Lilieholm spent a week at the Schoodic Institute in Acadia National Park with a group of 17 students and young professionals studying land use in the Penobscot River Watershed.   As part of the Fourth Annual Acadian Program in Regional Conservation and Stewardship, participants learned about the restoration of the watershed, and had the opportunity to discuss conservation challenges in their own regions. Participants were also introduced to the Maine Futures Community Mapper, an important tool for informing land use decisions, created by the Mapping a Sustainable Future team.

For more information, see Rob’s blog post on the Forest for Maine’s Future website.