Matt Liebman, Iowa State University The development of modern, industrial agriculture has been characterized by large reductions in biological diversity, both across landscapes and within farming systems. Loss of biodiversity […]
Joseph Zydlewski Professor, Wildlife, Fisheries, & Conservation Biology Assistant Unit Leader, USGS Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Dams affect fish species in some obvious ways. These effects, and […]
Speaker: David R. Maidment, University of Texas at Austin In August 2016 the National Weather Service launched the new National Water Model, which continually forecasts the flow in 2.7 million […]
Timothy Downs Associate Professor of Environmental Science & Policy, Clark University There is much to be gained from taking a much more integrative view of the sustainability challenges of mega-cities […]
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Composting but Were Afraid to Ask." This will be going on simultaneously to a campus trash sort on April 18th that we hope will raise awareness in the campus community of all of the organic waste that could be composted, as well as single sort recycling that should […]
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Tabling at Hannafords in South Portland and Scarborough from 11am-3pm on Saturday April 22. Information about food waste pilots as well as counter-top bins will be available.
Carly Sponarski, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, UMaine Humans are the underlying factor in conflicts concerning how wildlife should be managed (Manfredo, Teel, & Bright, 2003). For management planning to be effective, government agencies require an understanding of how different human populations (i.e., interest groups) (a) interact, (b) value, and (c) are affected by and […]
Adult eduction class in Scarborough about the pilots and composting in general: 6:30-8:30 at Scarborough High School. https://scarborough.coursestorm.com/course/innovations-in-food-waste-to-compost-curbside-pick-up-coming-to-a-neighborhood-near-you?search=curbside New! Did you know that in North America, an estimated 40% of waste in landfills is organic material? That’s a huge portion of food and compostable material that could be pulled out of the waste stream and […]
