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  • “Sustainable Maine” Return of a River

    MPBN Television

    Maine Public Broadcasting Network rebroadcast of Sustainable Maine episode: Return of a River. This first episode in this season of the Emmy nominated series features SSI  researchers from the University of New England and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, studying the Saco River Estuary.  The team is gathering extensive field data from the estuary […]

  • “Sustainable Maine” Culvert Operations

    MPBN Television

    Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) rebroadcast of Sustainable Maine episode: Culvert Operations Extreme weather costs Maine communities millions of dollars in damage, and many experts predict that it’s likely to get worse. Some communities are finding out the hard way that their culverts are no longer big enough to handle the increasing size of floods. […]

  • Acadia Learning Student Research Symposium

    107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono, ME, United States

    Throughout the winter high school students from Old Town High School and Bangor High School conducted research on snowpack and snowfall. The students will be presenting their findings. The students […]

  • “Sustainable Maine” Preserving Paradise

    MPBN Television

    Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) rebroadcast of Sustainable Maine episode: Preserving Paradise The final episode titled “Preserving Paradise” features SSI researchers using new mapping tools and working with stakeholders to allow for “smarter” development across the state. The Alternative Futures Team, based at the University of Maine and University of Maine School of Law, uses […]

  • “Sustainable Maine” Saving Our Lakes

    MPBN Television

    Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) rebroadcast of Sustainable Maine episode: Saving Our Lakes In the first episode of this season of Sustainable Maine, faculty from Colby College Departments of Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Environmental Studies and Social Sciences collaborate with local conservation groups to form interdisciplinary teams with stakeholder participation to understand the impact of landscape […]

  • Protecting the Ash Symposium

    Woolley Rm, Doris Twitchell Allen Village University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    The symposium will include speakers from the US Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the US Forest Service, the Maine Forest Service, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, New Hampshire Forest Health Program, updates from New York and Michigan, as well as Wabanaki Tribal resource gatherers who rely on Brown Ash […]

  • “Sustainable Maine” Basket Trees

    MPBN Television

    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 […]

  • “Sustainable Maine” Pools, Policy & People

    MPBN Television

    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 […]

  • Northeast Climate Change Preparedness Conference

    Radisson Hotel Manchester Manchester, NH, United States

    Local Solutions: Northeast Climate Change Preparedness Conference This regional conference is designed for local planners and decision makers. Learn how to prepare for severe weather and climate impacts, and to build health and resiliency into your community plans.