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 […]
Speaker: Christian Wells, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Brownfields Research and Redevelopment at the University of South Florida A student describes the relationship between anthropologists and engineers as like that between waffles and spaghetti. Engineers, she says, think like waffles, which are made up of structured little compartments into which everything […]
Stephenie MacLagan, Senior Community Development Officer, Sustainable Community Infrastructure, Island Institute Suzanne MacDonald, Chief Community Development Officer, Island Institute Working alongside Maine's island and coastal leaders, the Island Institute catalyzes community sustainability and shares what works among these diverse communities and beyond. Maine island residents pay some of the highest energy costs in the nation. Our Affordable […]
Navigating the Second, Third, and Fourth Lives of Organic "Wastes:" Circular Food Systems and Curbside Compost Scrapdogs Community Compost According to a 2011 study by the University of Maine, approximately 40% of Maine's municipal solid waste (MSW) is compostable. What's the best way to divert food waste currently disposed as MSW? How can curbside compost […]
Six students will present seven-minute talks on their sustainability research in Maine. PowerPoint presentations are allowed but will be limited to 10 slides. Schedule 3:00pm-3:02pm Welcome – Linda Silka, Interim Director, Mitchell Center 3:03pm-3:10pm Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Teams: Challenges and Solutions Tony Sutton, PhD candidate, Ecology & Environmental Sciences 3:11pm-3:18pm Improving Weed Management for Organic Vegetable […]
