2024 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
Thursday, March 28, 2024, Augusta Civic Center
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Conference Menu
Concurrent Sessions
Following is the list of the concurrent sessions from the 2024 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference. Please reach out to individual speakers if you are interested in viewing PowerPoint presentations. Due to limited staffing, we are unable to post the presentations to the website.
- 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
- 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