Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) rebroadcast of Sustainable Maine episode: Desperate Alewives Once migrating by the millions up Maine’s rivers to spawn in the spring, alewife populations have plummeted in the past hundred-plus years. That spells trouble for everything from fisheries to local economies. Can alewives be brought back? SSI researchers aim to find out. […]

Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) rebroadcast of Sustainable Maine episode: Pools, Policy & People - Maine's Vernal Pools Many Maine communities are facing the same dilemma: how to maintain economic viability without compromising the ecological integrity of natural resources that attract people to Maine. Aram Calhoun, UMaine professor of wetland ecology, is leading an SSI […]

Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) rebroadcast of Sustainable Maine episode: Basket Trees - Saving a Tradition A tiny invasive bug, the emerald ash borer could decimate Maine’s ash trees and jeopardize the livelihoods of Maine’s Indian basket makers, who rely on the tree for their time-honored craft. Darren Ranco, UMaine associate professor of anthropology and […]