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  • TALK – From magnifying glass to microscope: the new National Water Model

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

    Speaker: David R. Maidment, University of Texas at Austin In August 2016 the National Weather Service launched the new National Water Model, which continually forecasts the flow in 2.7 million stream reaches covering 3.2 million miles of rivers and streams of the continental United States.  From atmosphere to the oceans, from coast to coast, water […]

    Free

  • TALK – Taking an integrative view of the Mexico City sustainability challenge

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

    Timothy Downs Associate Professor of Environmental Science & Policy, Clark University There is much to be gained from taking a much more integrative view of the sustainability challenges of mega-cities like Mexico City, and designing projects accordingly. Three ‘conundrums’ for sustainable development (SD) can be articulated: 1) The Socio-Ecological Complexity Conundrum; 2) The Varying Temporal/Spatial Scales Conundrum; […]

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  • Live Composting Demonstration @ St. Joseph’s College

    Mercy Hall, St. Josephs 278 Whites Bridge Rd, Standish, ME, United States

    "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Composting but Were Afraid to Ask." This will be going on simultaneously to a campus trash sort on April 18th that we hope will raise awareness in the campus community of all of the organic waste that could be composted, as well as single sort recycling that should […]

  • Water Environment Careers Meeting

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

    Find out more about Protecting our Water Environment Would you like to know about... Where are employment opportunities in the Environmental field? What strategies will help students be successful in securing employment after college? Are there internship opportunities available? What are the emerging areas of practice and how is the profession changing? What are the […]

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  • Southern Maine Organic Pilots Tabling

    Southern Maine

    Tabling at Hannafords in South Portland and Scarborough from 11am-3pm on Saturday April 22.  Information about food waste pilots as well as counter-top bins will be available.

  • TALK – Let’s get emotional about wildlife conservation!

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

    Carly Sponarski, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, UMaine Humans are the underlying factor in conflicts concerning how wildlife should be managed (Manfredo, Teel, & Bright, 2003). For management planning to be effective, government agencies require an understanding of how different human populations (i.e., interest groups) (a) interact, (b) value, and (c) are affected by and […]

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  • Scarborough Adult Ed Composting Class

    Scarborough High School 11 Municipal Drive, Scarborough, ME, United States

    Adult eduction class in Scarborough about the pilots and composting in general: 6:30-8:30 at Scarborough High School. https://scarborough.coursestorm.com/course/innovations-in-food-waste-to-compost-curbside-pick-up-coming-to-a-neighborhood-near-you?search=curbside   New! Did you know that in North America, an estimated 40% of waste in landfills is organic material? That’s a huge portion of food and compostable material that could be pulled out of the waste stream and […]

    $5

  • TALK – The Long Road from Pollution to Protection: History in the Making

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

    Speaker: Matt Scott, Aquatic Biologist Emeritus This talk will provide a living history of the state of water quality in Maine by aquatic biologist Matt Scott. Matt will focus on the history of Maine’s polluted waterways based on past records and personal history. We all live in a watershed, be it lotic or lentic, and […]

    Free

  • Maine Composts Week on Maine Calling

    TV and Radio

    Listen or watch an edition of Maine Calling on May 4th dedicated to Maine Composts Week. Maine Calling airs daily from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Hosted by Jennifer Rooks, this show brings interesting conversations on a wide variety of topics to the people of Maine. Where to watch: http://mainepublic.org/where-watch-maine-public-television#stream/0 Where to hear: http://mainepublic.org/where-hear-maine-public-radio#stream/0 Listen to it after it […]

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
5710 Norman Smith Hall Orono, ME 04469-5710
Tel: 207.581.3195 Fax: umgmc@maine.edu
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