• Talk – Vacationland or Climate Migrationland?

    The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Vanessa Levesque, Assistant […]

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  • Talk – Herding Ostriches: Building Climate Resilience in Polarized Places

    The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Tanya Rucosky, Sunrise County Economic Council We live in a world in which we have often unintentionally gone to our corners. Yet change, real enduring change, cannot happen […]

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  • Talk – Unlocking the language of change: Understanding social-ecological challenges in Maine’s wild shellfish fisheries

    Photo: Arthur Villator, Shutterstock The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: B Lauer, M.A. Communication and Journalism with specialization in Conservation and Science from the University of Maine, 2023 Explore the profound influence of language […]

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  • Talk – PFAS: A New Fish Tissue Issue

    The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Tom Danielson, Aquatic Toxicology Unit, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals”, is a group of man-made chemicals that can […]

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  • Talk – ‘Productive Disagreement’ at the Lake: The Role of Deliberation in Lake Associations

    The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speakers: Katie Swacha and Elizabeth Payne, UMaine Although the phrase “upta camp” might elicit memories of carefree fishing, swimming, hiking, and boating for many people in Maine, conserving the […]

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  • Talk – Maine’s Rivers: Subsistence to Sewers to Sustainability over five centuries

    The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Lloyd Irland, The Irland Group Studying the winding course of Maine’s rivers over 5 centuries takes us through a series of distinct periods of history and engages multiple […]

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  • Talk – Transforming Food Systems through Agroecology

    The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Ernesto Méndez, Professor of Agroecology, University of Vermont A discussion of the potential for transforming food systems - from farm to plate - through agroecology. Transformative agroecology seeks to […]

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  • Talk – Growing Maine’s Clean Energy Economy Through Workforce Development and Innovation

    The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Tagwongo Obomsawin, Clean Energy Partnership Program Manager, State of Maine Governor's Energy Office Supported by the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, the Governor’s Energy Office established the Clean […]

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  • Talk – Navigating Water Quality: Understanding the Impact and Perceptions of Boat-Generated Waves on an Alum Treated Lake in Maine

    The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information Speakers: Alison Bates and Alejandra Ortiz, Colby College The use of alum treatments to bind phosphorus to control algal blooms has been expanding to larger lakes, where there […]

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  • Sustainability Lightning Talks

    Lightning talks will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Presenting students will have 5-minutes for their talk. PowerPoint presentations are allowed but will be limited to 10 slides. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Session Order 3:00pm-3:05pm Welcome – David Hart, Director, Mitchell Center […]

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