Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

The Boothbay Register and Penobscot Bay Pilot ran a University of Maine Darling Marine Center media release about climate change and the state’s coastal communities. Marina Cucuzza, a graduate student pursuing a dual degree in marine biology and marine policy, explores the role that municipal comprehensive plans have in preparing communities for environmental change. “Planning […]

Full article available: Darling Marine Center’s web site A recent study led by Kara Pellowe from the Darling Marine Center (DMC) conducted shellfish surveys in five locations in the upper estuary of the Damariscotta River between June and August 2019. With a grant from the Broad Reach Fund and in-kind support from Damariscotta and Newcastle […]

Elementary students put UMaine clamming research to the test Full UMaine Research Article Gabrielle Hillyer, a Master’s student in oceanography and marine policy was recently featured in a UMaine Research article about her work studying the impact of bacteria in mudflats on the Medomak River in Waldoboro, Maine with Damian Brady, associate professor of marine science, and […]

UMaine News Full Article A new exhibit, “Maine’s Threatened Shell Middens: Losing a Link to Understanding our Past” is on display until spring in the Minsky Culture Lab in the Hudson Museum at the Collins Center for the Arts. The exhibit is designed to help spread the word about the critical situation of middens — […]

Bangor Daily News Opinion Page. December 17, 2019 Senior Faculty Fellow Linda Silka‘s article in the Bangor Daily News discusses the amount of trash produced over the holidays, the growing problem of trash in Maine, and the ‘trash team’s’ search for sustainable solutions. For the full article… This time of year we see future trash […]

Mitchell Center Sustainability Awards have been presented annually since 2013. The awards are designed to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of Mitchell Center members, researchers, students and external partners who have helped advance the values and principles at the heart of the Mitchell Center’s stakeholder-engaged, solutions-focused, interdisciplinary projects and partnerships. Below, the award winners are […]

Maine Campus covered the initial Growing Students Sustainability meeting on December 6. The Mitchell Center’s Linda Silka and Tim Waring facilitated the meeting. UMaine students and faculty meet to discuss UMaine’s sustainable future On Dec. 6, students, professors and community members gathered in Norman Smith Hall for a Growing Students Sustainability meeting and dinner at […]

For the full story: Hannah Nadeau: Nursing student on mission to help people, reduce food waste Hannah Nadeau of Litchfield, Maine spent her summer immersed in research to help solve the issue of food waste. And her interest in nursing brought a unique perspective to the project. “Nursing is a passion for me because every […]

The Maine Shellfish Restoration and Resilience Project is a fund to support small-scale fisheries, including clams and mussels, in Maine. Proposals are invited for projects that will improve the management and conservation of clam flats and mussel beds.  Specifically, this funding opportunity seeks to support new or expanding projects that restore shellfish flats, improve clam […]

A UMaine News Brief examines a study by Kate Warner and Jasmine Saros, researchers in UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and the School of Biology and Ecology, which found that increasingly frequent and extreme rain events can contribute to short-term abrupt changes in the quantity and quality of lakes’ dissolved organic carbon, which is derived from […]