Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

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.

Speakers: New England Sustainability Consortium (NEST) Decision Support Systems Team Kate Beard (Computing and Information Science), Damian Brady (Marine Sciences), Brian McGill (Biology and Ecology, Mitchell Center), Bridie McGreavy (Communication & Journalism), Sam Roy (Mitchell Center), Sean Smith (Earth & Climate Sciences, Mitchell Center) Through a combination of interviews, stakeholder meetings and background research, a […]

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ruth DeFries, Denning Family Professor of Sustainable Development, Columbia University This lecture will be held in the Wells Conference Center on the UMaine Orono campus at 1 p.m. DeFries is a professor of ecology and sustainable development at Columbia University. She is a recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and many other academic awards, as well as […]

SPEAKER: Jeff Marks, Executive Director, E2Tech In partnership with the US Department of Energy and the Maine Governor’s Energy Office, E2Tech is engaged in a unique project to guide and stimulate innovative, facilitated discussions among businesses, non-profits, government entities, and other parties to drive public support for and private sector investment in Maine’s energy sector. […]

SPEAKERS: Michele Holt-Shannon and Bruce Mallory NH Listens, Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire This seminar will share lessons learned from six years of community-based, statewide civic engagement using the tools of deliberative democracy to address “wicked problems”. New Hampshire Listens has worked with local communities and the entire state to engage in […]

Speaker: Richard Merrick, Director, Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, NOAA Fisheries Resilient, productive ocean fisheries are critical to coastal economies and ways of life. NOAA Fisheries has developed an agency-wide Ecosystem-based Fishery Management (EBFM) policy, which outlines a set of principles to guide NOAA's actions and decisions on the management of ocean fisheries over […]