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March 2023
Talk – Dealing with Drought: Aligning farmer needs and advisor confidence, skills, and expertise
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks. Speaker: Rachel Schattman, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Maine What do farmers need in order to adapt to increasingly common droughts in Maine? And does Maine have the professional expertise among its agricultural advisors to provide it? In 2020-2021, Dr. Rachel…
Find out more »2023 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
Please sign up for our e-newsletter for conference updates or go to the conference website at 2023 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference. The Maine Sustainability & Water Conference provides an annual forum where professionals, researchers, consultants, citizens, students, regulators, and planners gather to exchange information and present new findings on sustainability and water resource issues in Maine. Launched in 1994 by UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center with a primary focus on the future of Maine’s water resources, the conference…
Find out more »April 2023
Talk – LEAN In: Building and researching a statewide Local Energy & climate Action Network in Maine
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks. Speaker: Sharon Klein, Associate Professor, School of Economics Maine communities have been taking local action on sustainable energy adoption and climate change adaptation for decades. However, there has not been a coordinated effort at the state level to directly support these projects until…
Find out more »Talk – Rural Maine Feels the Heat
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks. Speaker: Brian McGill, Professor, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine Much of Maine's economy is dependent on natural resources, whether directly through harvesting or indirectly through tourism. Global society has inadvertently committed to substantial global…
Find out more »2023 Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit
This virtual summit is free and open to the public. Please register by April 1, 2023. Zoom connection information will follow. The Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit is Maine’s major food waste event that brings together our state’s key food system participants—farms, food businesses, feeding partners, community leadership, government and nonprofit organizations—to focus on ending food waste in Maine. This year, we recognize the key role that individuals of all ages play. Go to the summit webpage for more information
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