Co-sponsor: UMaine Dept. of History Brian Payne Associate Professor, History and Canadian Studies, Bridgewater State University What role does “heritage” play in environmental protection? Because of the blended landscape of New England, environmental stewardship must take into greater account human history in regional planning. As such, historians can play an effective role in environmental and resource stewardship […]

Speaker: Amanda Bertana, Postdoctoral Fellow, Scholars Strategy Network, Maine Chapter Today as climate change makes areas less hospitable (specifically along global coastlines), relocation is becoming an increasingly more viable adaptation strategy. In fact, whole communities have begun planning to relocate, or have relocated. At the national level, some governments have started to draft relocation policies. […]

Speaker: Amber Roth, Assistant Professor of Forest Wildlife Management, School of Forest Resources and Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, University of Maine Everyone has been part of a professional collaboration at some point. Many collaborations end when specific objectives are met, a project is completed, or the grant period ends. Some collaborative groups […]

Researchers interested in applying to the Maine Water Resources Research Institute FY20 grant program are strongly encouraged to attend this RFP information session. Virtual options for participation are available. Contact carol.hamel@maine.edu for additional information and to RSVP by Monday, July 8.

Speaker: Dr. Andrew Miller Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland – Baltimore County Co-sponsor: School of Earth and Climate Sciences Dr. Miller is interested in the hydrology, hydraulics and geomorphology of extreme floods with a particular focus in recent years on urban floods. He has continuing research interests in the fate and […]

Speakers: Aram Calhoun and Jessica Jansujwicz, Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Conservation Biology and Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine Private lands provide many public goods (e.g., habitat for wildlife, water conservation, educational, aesthetic, or recreational value), but perceived value to private landowners may be less clear. Achieving conservation goals on private lands thus […]

Speaker: Darren J. Ranco, Citizen of the Penobscot Nation, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Chair of Native American Programs, Faculty Fellow, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, UMaine The promise of both sustainability science and indigenous research methods are for greater partnership and relevance of research to different community and societal needs. Here at […]

For more information and tickets, please visit the 2019 Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability page. An Optimistic Vision for a Sustainable, Wild, and Socially Just World Keynote Speaker: EJ Milner-Gulland, University of Oxford, U.K. With remarks by Senator George J. Mitchell In 2020, governments will hopefully agree upon a new vision for nature and people, that […]

2019 McBride Distinguished Lecturer in History * Please note the change in venue to Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall. Geoff Cunfer, Professor of History, University of Saskatchewan For most of human history, farmers were society’s crucial energy suppliers, fueling human labor and animal transportation. Firewood and charcoal from farms cooked food, heated homes, and fired industry. […]

Speaker: Andrea Feldpausch-Parker, Dept. of Environmental Studies, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry In this talk, Dr. Feldpausch-Parker will discuss her recent research in small scale dam removal public workshops in New York State’s Hudson and Mohawk Watersheds. The goal of these workshops are to help communities think through local […]