Gerry Wright "becomes Olmsted," entering into his emotional extremes, intellectual depths and spirited power."Olmsted" shares his uncanny life and works in part responsible for the creating and saving Natural Wonders […]
SPEAKER: Phoebe Barnard, South African National Biodiversity Institute We may think we know where the world is headed, but our toolbox is both slim and skewed toward lessons and assumptions […]
On issues ranging from climate change and energy to food production and conservation, experts and their institutions are increasingly called up on to communicate with the public, advise policymakers, and/or to advocate on behalf of causes. In this regard, for scientists and other experts, navigating the often polarized terrain of sustainability controversies requires a careful […]
SPEAKER: Sam Lake, Emeritus Professor, Monash Univeristy, Melbourne, Australia Co-sponsored by the School of Biology & Ecology After receiving his PH.D from the University of Southampton, in 1967 Dr. Sam Lake was appointed to the Zoology Department of the University of Tasmania where his research focus was mainly on the impacts of heavy metals on […]
SPEAKER: Aaron Strong, Assistant Professor, School of Marine Sciences, UMaine Through rapid and persistent anthropogenic global change, we now recognize that human activity is at risk of fundamentally altering the functioning of the earth system. The consequences for human livelihoods of such changes are likely to be devastating. As humanity has entered the Anthropocene, there […]
Speaker: Travis P. Wagner, University of Southern Maine A key goal of sustainable materials management is to maximize the use and reuse of materials more productively over their entire lifecycles and in part by minimizing disposal. However, given that the North American model of relying primarily on local governments for managing municipal solid waste (MSW), […]
Cindy Isenhour doesn’t subscribe to the adage “out with the old, in with the new.” The planet can’t sustain it, says the assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Maine. Consider, she says, that each American annually throws away 1,400 pounds of stuff and that 11,000 gallons of water are used to produce one […]
Speaker: Heather Deese, Vice President of Research and Strategy, Island Institute In response to community requests for more and better data and analyses, the Island Institute launched a new initiative in January 2016 to work through partnerships to ensure local leaders have the social, economic, and environmental information they need. This seminar will present a […]
Speakers: Aram Calhoun and Malcolm 'Mac' Hunter, Professors, Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Conservation Biology, Mitchell Center Fellows, UMaine Seminar is co-sponsored by the Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology at UMaine. Small Natural Features (SNFs) are analogous to keystone species in that they have ecological importance that is disproportionate to their small size. […]
The Northern Maine Children’s Water Festival promotes hands on learning about water issues. This one-day event bring together over 600 students and their teachers.
