Graduate student Sarah Risley, together with Prof. Heather Leslie and Joshua Stoll, received an award from the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions earlier this spring for her engaged research on shellfish ecology and management in the Damariscotta River Estuary. Congrats, Sarah! Building Knowledge and Capacity for Community-Led Coastal Stewardship
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Social-ecological systems scientists – we invite you to join us! We are seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to participate in an National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Coupled Human-Natural Systems project focused on people’s adaptation to institutional and environmental drivers in Baja California Mexico. The ideal candidate will be part of the MAREA+ team based at Duke […]
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On Friday, July 16th, graduate student Sarah Risley will present the work she is leading in collaboration with the town of Damariscotta, Lincoln Academy and other community partners on “Community Science and Stewardship in Maine Estuaries.” Risley’s research builds on collaborative work to which other Leslie Lab members have contributed, including Melissa Britsch and Kara […]
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Airrows on Air interviews Leslie Lab PhD candidate Jessica Reilly-Moman in this podcast. They discuss how Jess’ cross-national perspective has given her insight on unique climate-related issues in different places, as well as their commonalities. With a mix of story and reflection, Jess shines a light on inequities as they relate to climate change and […]
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Congratulations to Sarah Risley, Melissa Britsch, and Sara Swett for their award winning poster! They received honorable mention among the posters presented at the Maine Water and Sustainability Conference on April 1, 2021. Check out their poster, entitled, Integrating Local Ecological Knowledge and Scientific Knowledge to Understand Complex Relationships in Two Maine Estuaries, here. The […]
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Melissa defended her dual degree thesis earlier this month to a great Zoom crowd, and officially graduates in May 2021 from UMaine. Congratulations, Melissa! Check back in another few weeks for a link to her complete dissertation.
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Graduate students Melissa Britsch and Sarah Risley reported on their ongoing study of local knowledge and environmental change in the Damariscotta and Medomak River Estuaries on December 16, 2020, as part of the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen’s meeting. To view a video of their 20 minute presentation, please click here. To read coverage in the […]
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Dr. Kara Pellowe, a former graduate student and postdoc in the Leslie Lab, just published her fourth and final dissertation chapter in Ambio. Kara conducted this newly published work in communities adjacent to Loreto Bay National Park, shown in the image above. She is now a postdoc at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Congratulations, Kara! We are […]
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Heather and Jess were among the more than 200 contributors to the work of the Maine Climate Council this past year. Read more…
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