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Oral Abstract Submission Deadline – 2025 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference

The 2025 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at the Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine. The Call for Oral Abstracts is open. Abstracts must fit within the guidelines of one of the session topics outlined on the proposed sessions page. Abstracts can be submitted online or as an […]

Pre-proposal deadline – Maine Water Resources Research Institute

With funding from the U.S. Geological Survey’s 104b program, the Maine Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) in the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions supports research and outreach to enhance the capacity for the sustainable management of water resources across the state. We request proposals for solutions-driven projects in which interdisciplinary research teams collaborate closely with […]

Talk – Energizing Equal Access: Partnering on Research for Resilience in Maine Communities and Wabanaki Tribes

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Speakers: The way people respond to a changing climate and the way they use energy in electricity, heating, and transportation are often dictated by historical patterns, events, and situations beyond their control. People who have been historically marginalized […]

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Talk – Retooling State Government in an Era of Loose Networks: An Invitation to Collaborate

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Co-sponsors: Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine Dept. of Communication & Journalism, UMaine School of Economics, UMaine Speaker: Samantha Horn, Director, Maine Office of Community Affairs In fifty years, […]

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Talk – Casting a Wide Net: Diversity of Perspectives Improves Management of Gulf of Maine Ecosystems

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Co-sponsors: National Research Traineeship Program - Ecosystem Science in the Face of Rapid Ocean Change: A Convergence Approach Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine School of Marine Sciences, UMaine […]

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Talk – At Last, Restoration of Maine’s Longest River: The Unprecedented Cleanup of the Mighty Penobscot

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Co-sponsors: Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, UMaine Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine Civil & Environmental Engineering, UMaine Speaker: Lauri Gorton, Program Manager, Greenfield Penobscot Estuary Remediation Trust LLC […]

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Talk – Wicked Storms and Rising Oceans: Leading an Island Community in Peril

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Co-sponsors: Maine Climate Science Information Exchange Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine School of Economics, UMaine Speaker: Kathleen Billings, Town Manager, Stonington, Maine A native of Deer Isle, Maine, […]

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Panel Discussion – The Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods & Waters

Tekαkαpimək under construction. Credit: Wright-Ryan Construction The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Co-sponsors: Native American Programs/Wabanaki Center, UMaine Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine Moderator: Darren Ranco, Chair of Native American Programs; Professor, Anthropology and […]

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2025 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference

Augusta Civic Center Augusta, ME, United States

The 2025 conference is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 27 at the Augusta Civic Center. Conference updates are available through our e-newsletter or from the conference web pages.

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