Agenda

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Wednesday, March 31

OPEN ALL DAY – Poster viewing

8:00AM-9:00AM
Poster viewing and networking (casual chat rooms)

9:00am-9:10am
Conference welcome
Dr. David Hart, Director, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

9:10am-10:00am
Keynote Address
Connection, Not Ownership: The Sacred Relationship Between the Penobscot Nation and Ancestral Territory
Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador

10:00am-12:00pm
Concurrent Sessions I

• 1. Restoring Native Migratory Fish Passage at Stream Barriers
• 2. Teaching Environment and Sustainability Courses During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic: Transforming Barriers into Opportunities
• 3. All About Arsenic: Eliminating arsenic exposure in Maine and New Hampshire

12:10pm-12:40pm
Networking Sessions I

1. Drinking Water
   Facilitator: Kirsten Ness, Portland Water District
2. Diadromous Fish
   Facilitator: Karen Wilson, University of Southern Maine

12:40pm-1:30pm
Lunch Break
Poster viewing and networking (casual chat rooms)

1:30pm-3:30pm
Concurrent Sessions II

• 4. Fish Passage and Public Safety—Multidisciplinary Approaches to Leverage the Best Ecological and Economical Outcomes
• 5. Communicating Risk to the General Public
• 6. Maine Lakes: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations

3:40pm-4:10pm
Networking Sessions II

1. Maine Lakes
   Facilitators: Don Witherill and Linda Bacon, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection

Thursday, April 1

OPEN ALL DAY – Poster Viewing

8:00AM-9:00AM
Poster viewing and networking (casual chat rooms)

9:00am-9:50am
Poster Session

9:50am-10:00am
Poster Awards

10:00am-12:00pm
Concurrent Sessions III

• 7A. PFAS and Emerging Contaminants Part A
• 8. Advancing Understanding of Lake, River and Coastal Marine System Dynamics Using Environmental DNA
• 9. Blueprint for 100% Renewable Energy

12:10pm-12:40pm
Networking Sessions III

1. PFAS and Other Contaminants
   Facilitators: Charlie Culbertson and Jason Sorenson, USGS
2. eDNA Science & Application
   Facilitators: Heather Leslie and other members of the Maine eDNA Project

12:40pm-1:30pm
Lunch Break
Poster viewing and networking (casual chat rooms)

1:30pm-3:30pm
Concurrent Sessions IV

• 7B. PFAS and Emerging Contaminants Part B
• 10. Local Solutions to Global Sustainability Challenges
• 11. Maine Won’t Wait: The New State Climate Action Plan and Climate Progress in Maine

3:40pm-4:10pm
Networking Sessions IV

1. PFAS and Other Contaminants
   Facilitators: Charlie Culbertson and Jason Sorenson, USGS
2. Local Solutions to Sustainability Challenges
   Facilitators: Lydia Horne and Alyssa Soucy, University of Maine