Start off the summer season learning from a renowned author and professional seafarer, W. Jeffrey Bolster! What can the history of overfishing in the age of sail teach us about fisheries restoration in eastern Maine? Bolster will share fascinating insights about the role of this part of Maine played in the history of fishing innovation […]
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The hydrology of peatlands will be the focus of an August talk through the Orono Bog Boardwalk led by Mitchell Center researcher Andy Reeve. Reeve, a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences who specializes in groundwater flow and solute transport in peatlands systems, will deliver the talk, “Hydrology in Bogs and Fens — Where […]
Whether you are a lakeshore homeowner or visitor, have a favorite lake that you enjoy swimming, fishing, or paddling in, or rely on our lakes for your drinking water supply, you have a vested interest in keeping our lake waters clean and clear. The 45th Annual Maine Lakes Conference & Celebration has an inspiring lineup […]
Maine Water Utilities Association 2015 Drinking Water Protection Seminar September 2, 2015 MWUA Seminar Brochure
SPEAKER: Bill Sheehan, Founder, UPSTREAM Policy Institute *See below a list of suggested readings to accompany this seminar. Sustainability is a master term used by all parties who are concerned with climate change and related global ecological and social “wicked problems.” But sustainability has different historical and cultural meanings that grew out of contrasting worldviews […]
SPEAKER: Heather Leslie, Director, Darling Marine Center and Libra Associate Professor, School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine *See below a list of suggested readings to accompany this seminar. Sustaining marine fisheries has often been approached as a technical challenge. The thinking is that more and better knowledge of ecosystem and economic dynamics, and the […]
SPEAKER: Darren Ranco, Chair, Native American Programs, Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology & Senator George J. Mitchell Center *See below a list of suggested readings to accompany this seminar. The theme of adaptation to rapid environmental change dominates academic language and funding. In this talk, I will explore the challenges/opportunities in our work with basketmakers […]
SPEAKER: Jack C. Schmidt, Professor of Stream Geomorphology, Utah State University The Rio Grande and the Colorado River are the two great rivers of western North America shared by Mexico and the United States. Both rivers carry snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains across semiarid and arid regions where water demand is high, and both rivers […]
Mark W. Anderson Senior Instructor Emeritus, School of Economics and Mitchell Center Fellow Open Season on Chickadees: A Field Guide to the Anthropocene
