Lab News & Views Archives - Page 3 of 13 - Leslie Lab: Marine Conservation Science

High school student field days

Fall Marine Ecology Field Research Opportunity for High School Students

Coastal stewardship & community science

The Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions highlighted graduate student Sarah Risley’s community science research in the Damariscotta River Estuary in their most recent newsletter.

Heather welcomes first years to DMC

First-year UMaine students dive into marine sciences at Darling Marine Center

Maine-eDNA update

University of Maine researchers and collaborators – including multiple members of the Leslie Lab – are leading the way in an emerging field that combines environmental science and genetics, revolutionizing how scientists understand and monitor our state’s 3,500 miles of coastline that our marine ecosystems depend on. Read on…

High school student opportunity

Summer Marine Ecology Research Opportunity for High School Students

New ocean renewable energy project

Jess and Heather have been awarded funds from the Northeast Sea Grant Consortium to conduct social science that supports the coexistence of marine energy, including wind, current, tidal and wave energies, with Northeast fishing and coastal communities. Their project, Building Capacity for Participatory Approaches to Community Resilience and Ocean Renewable Energy Siting, will characterize values and beliefs […]

Summer shellfish project launched

Sarah Risley is leading a team of undergraduate and high school students to study shellfish species living at several sites along the upper Damariscotta River and document local knowledge of the estuary held by fishermen and other local residents. Read the full article in the Lincoln County News HERE

Spring break – Journeying to urban estuaries

For my daughter’s school vacation last month, we traveled to urban estuaries south of Maine. We drove into spring, in southern New England and then worked our way along Long Island Sound to the Hudson River. We spent several days on the Hudson, crossing by ferry from Hoboken to Manhattan to explore New York City, […]

Shellfish project featured on The Mudflat

The Mudflat, Maine Shellfish Learning Network’s website, now features the Shellfish Project we’ve contributed to over the last several years, along with the Town of Damariscotta and other community partners. Learn more via this one pager or at https://themudflat.org/damariscotta-assessment-of-shellfish-resource-for-coastal-resilience/

Collaborative image making

Congratulations to graduate student Jen Smith-Mayo, who won the 2022 CMJ Showcase (Graduate Work Category) award in April. The UMaine Department of Communication and Journalism (CMJ) held its inaugural student showcase this spring to recognize the outstanding creative, research, and engagement work of CMJ students. Click HERE to access Jen Smith-Mayo’s project video and learn […]