Sophia Pelletier served as an undergraduate research assistant in the Leslie Lab at UMaine’s Darling Marine Center in summer 2022. She is from San Diego, CA and currently lives in Davis, CA. Sophia graduated from University of California at Davis with a BS in Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology and is applying to graduate programs […]
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Maine Campus Media covered Heather’s recent seminar as part of the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Learn more here… You can watch Heather’s one-hour seminar here.
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Graduate student Sarah Risley presented to the Town of Damariscotta’s Select Board on November 2nd. She shared the work that UMaine scientists and local high school students have done to support municipal shellfish management since 2019, thanks to support from a variety of sources, including local donors to the Darling Marine Center. The team has […]
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Fall Marine Ecology Field Research Opportunity for High School Students
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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.
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First-year UMaine students dive into marine sciences at Darling Marine Center
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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…
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Summer Marine Ecology Research Opportunity for High School Students
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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 […]
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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
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