2024 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
Thursday, March 28, 2024, Augusta Civic Center
Conference Menu
Agenda
7:30am – 8:30am
Main auditorium – Registration, poster & exhibit viewing, continental breakfast
8:30am – 10:30am
Morning concurrent sessions
- Session 1. Improving & Conserving Biodiversity Yard by Yard
- Session 2. Community-Driven Resilience in Energy Transitions and Climate Adaptation
- Session 3. PFAS in Aquatic Environments
- Session 4. Developing a Network to Facilitate Interdisciplinary Approaches to Healing Maine’s Rivers
- Session 5. Communication in Conserving Maine’s Lakes, Streams and Rivers
- Session 6. Marshes for Maine’s Future
- Session 7. Wildfires in Maine: Where We’ve Been, How We’re Preparing, and What Comes Next
- Session 8. Balancing Forest and Farmland Protection with Renewable Energy Development
10:30am – 11:30am
Main auditorium
Morning break, poster session, exhibit viewing
11:30am – 12:30pm
Main auditorium – Keynote address
Adaptive Communities Need Adaptive Minds: Navigating the Psychosocial Challenges of a Planet in Crisis
Dr. Susanne Moser, Director and Principal Researcher, Susanne Moser Research & Consulting
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Main auditorium – Lunch and Poster Awards
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Afternoon concurrent sessions
- Session 1. Improving & Conserving Biodiversity Yard by Yard
- Session 2. Community-Driven Resilience in Energy Transitions and Climate Adaptation
- Session 3. PFAS in Aquatic Environments
- Session 4. Developing a Network to Facilitate Interdisciplinary Approaches to Healing Maine’s Rivers
- Session 9. Forest Practices and Water Quality: Progress and Challenges
- Session 10. Maine Lake Resilience and Response to Regional and Climate Stressors
- Session 11. Protecting and Enhancing Access to the Coast for Commercial Harvesters and the Public
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Main Auditorium – Afternoon break, poster & exhibit viewing
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Afternoon concurrent sessions (continued)
4:00pm
Conference close