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SUMMARY:Talk - Field Philosophy as Engaged Research: Practice\, History\, and Theory
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks.\n\nSpeaker: Adam Briggle\, Associate Professor\, Department of Philosophy and Religion\, University of North Texas \nSustainability raises a host of philosophical questions about ethics and values\, knowledge and power\, and more. And yet philosophy is not part of the predominant approaches to and discourses around sustainability. This is due to dysfunctions in society and in philosophy. In this talk\, Adam Briggle will focus on the latter\, by arguing that philosophers have fallen victim to disciplinary capture\, which consigns them to irrelevance or\, at best\, very indirect impacts. Public philosophy\, in various ways\, seeks to change this situation\, and it is having a renaissance. The talk will focus on field philosophy\, which is a species of public philosophy that is both a collaborative practice of engaged scholarship and a theory of knowledge that contrasts with the disciplinary model of knowledge production. \nAdam Briggle is an Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas. He is the author of A Field Philosopher’s Guide to Fracking (2015)\,  Socrates Tenured: The Institutions of 21st Century Philosophy (co-authored with Robert Frodeman\, 2016)\, and Thinking through Climate Change: A Philosophy of Energy in the Anthropocene (2021). He currently serves on the Sustainability Framework Advisory Committee for the City of Denton\, TX\, which is drafting a local climate action plan. He is also involved in social and political movements for transgender rights in Texas. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-field-philosophy-as-engaged-research-practice-history-and-theory/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
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SUMMARY:2023 Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit
DESCRIPTION:This virtual summit is free and open to the public.\nPlease register by April 1\, 2023. Zoom connection information will follow. \nThe Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit is Maine’s major food waste event that brings together our state’s key food system participants—farms\, food businesses\, feeding partners\, community leadership\, government and nonprofit organizations—to focus on ending food waste in Maine. This year\, we recognize the key role that individuals of all ages play. \nGo to the summit webpage for more information
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/2023-maine-food-waste-solutions-summit/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230410T150000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Rural Maine Feels the Heat
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks.\n\nSpeaker: Brian McGill\, Professor\, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and School of Biology and Ecology\, University of Maine \nMuch of Maine’s economy is dependent on natural resources\, whether directly through harvesting or indirectly through tourism. Global society has inadvertently committed to substantial global warming in the coming decades. This will require substantial adaptation not just from crops\, trees and wildlife\, but from the rural communities whose economies depend upon them. I will present ongoing efforts and preliminary results from an NSF funded research that can lead to increasing Maine and Vermont’s adaptation planning and ultimately adaptive capacity. Research to date has involved significant co-production with diverse stakeholders. Topics include models leading to near-term (policy-relevant) predictions of range shifts of crops and conservation targets in response to climate change\, changing phenology (and resulting changing agricultural practices) of crops\, national analysis of farmer adaptive behaviors such as crop switching\, and modeling of the impact of social networks on adaptation. A web-based climate-change information tool is also being developed to put useful information about climate change into the hands of individuals. \nBrian McGill is a Professor at the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine. His research addresses how global change is impacting biodiversity. He is currently the lead investigator of an interdisciplinary grant studying adaptation to climate change in Maine and Vermont\, Barracuda (Biodiversity and Rural Adaptation to Climate Change Using Data Analysis). This project involves eight faculty and three universities (UMaine\, University of Maine at Augusta\, University of Vermont). Stakeholders from conservation and agriculture are advising the project. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-rural-maine-feels-the-heat/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
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SUMMARY:Talk - LEAN In: Building and researching a statewide Local Energy & climate Action Network in Maine
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks.\n\nSpeaker: Sharon Klein\, Associate Professor\, School of Economics\n \nMaine communities have been taking local action on sustainable energy adoption and climate change adaptation for decades. However\, there has not been a coordinated effort at the state level to directly support these projects until recently. Meanwhile\, statewide Local Energy & climate Action Networks (LEANs) like the Vermont Energy & Climate Action Network and New Hampshire Local Energy Solutions provide regular peer-learning opportunities\, trainings\, centrally distributed information about funding\, and other resources specific to community-scale projects to help community-scale projects be successful and learn from each other. With statewide partnerships (Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future’s Community Resilience Partnership\, UMaine’s Climate Change Adaptation Providers Network\, Maine Climate Action Now!\, Maine Sierra Club’s Climate & Community Action Teams) and local regional groups (A Climate To Thrive\, Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System\, Center for an Ecology-Based Economy) now active\, Maine has the necessary pieces to form a LEAN. What will it take to pull it together? How can a Maine LEAN advance equitable sustainable energy adoption and climate resilience in the state? What types of research opportunities could it provide for researchers? This talk will provide a vision for a Maine LEAN and the research possibilities related to it\, as well as an overview of existing LEANs in other states. The talk will conclude with a discussion with audience members about these ideas. \nDr. Sharon Klein is an Associate Professor in the School of Economics and a Faculty Fellow of the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. She has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst\, and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to her career in higher education\, Dr. Klein worked as a high school environmental systems teacher in Quito\, Ecuador and a middle school science teacher and environmental technician in San Diego\, California. She also served as an Americorps National Civilian Community Corps volunteer in the Southeast region of the US. Dr. Klein’s research and teaching are multi-disciplinary in nature\, centering on the physical\, economic\, environmental\, and social/cultural tradeoffs inherent in sustainable energy decision-making. She is interested in all sustainable energy options but especially residential and community-driven solar energy and energy efficiency and those options that advance energy equity and justice. She is committed to community-engaged and service-learning research and teaching methods. Dr. Klein is a 2019 recipient of Maine Campus Compact’s Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence and 2022 Mitchell Center Award for Outstanding Mentorship of a Student in Sustainability Research. Dr. Klein is a Board member of the non-profit organization WindowDressers and Service Provider for the Maine Community Resilience Partnership. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-the-maine-community-resilience-partnership-supporting-local-climate-and-energy-action/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
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SUMMARY:2023 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
DESCRIPTION:Please sign up for our e-newsletter for conference updates or go to the conference website at 2023 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference. \nThe Maine Sustainability & Water Conference provides an annual forum where professionals\, researchers\, consultants\, citizens\, students\, regulators\, and planners gather to exchange information and present new findings on sustainability and water resource issues in Maine. \nLaunched in 1994 by UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center with a primary focus on the future of Maine’s water resources\, the conference has grown to incorporate topics related to many of the sustainability challenges facing Maine\, including issues related to climate change\, energy futures\, agriculture\, forestry\, fisheries\, tourism\, and municipal planning. The conference attracts a broad audience of close to 400 participants from across the state.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/2023-maine-sustainability-water-conference/
LOCATION:Augusta Civic Center\, Augusta\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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SUMMARY:Talk - Dealing with Drought: Aligning farmer needs and advisor confidence\, skills\, and expertise
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks.\n\nSpeaker: Rachel Schattman\, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture\, University of Maine \nWhat do farmers need in order to adapt to increasingly common droughts in Maine? And does Maine have the professional expertise among its agricultural advisors to provide it? In 2020-2021\, Dr. Rachel Schattman and colleagues conducted two complementary investigations: In the first\, they asked farmers what kind of information\, technical advice\, or financial support they needed to deal with both too much and not enough water. In the second investigation\, they asked agricultural advisors (those who provide services directly to the agricultural community on a regular basis) to share their perspectives on what skills and bodies of knowledge are needed to help farmers address water-related concerns\, and whether Maine organizations currently have the capacity to meet farmer needs. Join us to hear the results of these studies\, and share your thoughts on where Maine can and should invest to attend to this growing challenge. \nDr. Rachel E. Schattman is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Maine\, in the School of Food and Agriculture. She leads the Agroecology Lab\, is a Faculty Fellow with the Mitchell Center\, and a Faculty Affiliate with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. As a former commercial vegetable farmer and Extension professional\, she is deeply invested in applied research that meets the needs of agricultural stakeholders. She uses participatory action research to support farming communities to address the challenges of climate change. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-dealing-with-drought-aligning-farmer-needs-and-advisor-confidence-skills-and-expertise/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230320T150000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Stepping up to the Plate: Innovations in Food Waste Reduction
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks.\n\nSpeaker: Angel Veza\, Senior Manager of Capital\, Innovation\, & Engagement\, ReFED \nWasted food is a solvable challenge that could lead to positive environmental and social impacts\, and there is a wide range of solutions that are ripe for adoption that can help us achieve our national and international goals of cutting food waste by 50% by 2030. Learn about some of the current barriers to food waste reduction faced by individuals and companies\, the latest innovations designed to address these barriers\, and what’s needed to help these solutions grow their impact. \nAngel Veza serves as ReFED’s Senior Manager of Capital\, Innovation\, & Engagement\, working to catalyze adoption of top food waste solutions. She originally worked in the education field teaching underserved communities. After working with students for 7 years\, Angel received her Grade Diplome at the French Culinary Institute and worked through New York City’s top restaurants including Morimoto and two-Michelin starred Atera and with foodservice companies like Compass Group. During that time\, she witnessed the significant amount of food being wasted in the hospitality industry and decided to work with the Food Waste team at World Wildlife Fund. As an expansion of that\, she worked in supply chain and led strategic sourcing and procurement with a focus on food waste reduction at Manahtta Restaurant\, part of Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group in NYC. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-angel-veza-refed/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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SUMMARY:Talk - USGS Water Science Centers: Serving our Communities with Science
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks.\n\nSpeaker: John Bumgarner\, Director\, New England Water Science Center\, US Geological Survey \nJohn Bumgarner is the Director of the USGS New England Water Science Center (NewEng WSC). As a Hydrologist and Supervisory Hydrologist with the USGS\, John has conducted and coordinated a variety of hydrologic studies in the USGS Texas WSC and Upper Midwest WSC and was the Director of the New Mexico WSC from 2016 to 2020. John joined the New England WSC in February of 2020 and is privileged to work with the Center’s over 170 incredibly talented staff completing a diverse scientific program in the areas of hydrologic monitoring\, water-quality assessments\, hydraulics\, environmental hydrology\, watershed and urban hydrology\, integrated computational modeling\, statistical analysis\, and geospatial studies in Connecticut\, Maine\, Massachusetts\, New Hampshire\, Rhode Island\, and Vermont. Prior to joining the USGS in 2010\, John earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geological Sciences from the University of Texas and worked as an environmental consultant where his major projects included computational modeling of hydrologic systems and assessments of water availability\, water quality\, environmental flows\, and contaminated sediments. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-usgs-water-science-centers-serving-our-communities-with-science/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230306T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230306T233000
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SUMMARY:Poster Abstract Deadline - Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
DESCRIPTION:Maine Sustainability & Water Conference\nThursday\, March 30\, 2023\nAugusta Civic Center\, Augusta\, Maine \nPoster Abstracts\nFor 2023\, the juried poster competition will include three judging categories: \n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nHigh School\n\nNon-student poster presentations based on appropriate research findings are also accepted for display. Please note that we will not accept posters that are considered advertising. Organizations that wish to advertise should register as exhibitors. \nPosters invited for display will address one or more aspects of the following: \n\nWater quality/quantity. These may include chemical\, biological\, hydrological\, and geochemical aspects of surface and ground waters\, and their policy and economic implications.\n Sustainability. These may include implementation and evaluation of policies and practices that promote economic development while protecting ecosystem health and fostering community well-being.\n\nSubmission Deadline \nThe submission deadline for poster abstracts is Monday\, March 6\, 2023. Abstracts can be submitted online or as an email attachment (Microsoft Word document or rtf file) to umgmc@maine.edu. \nNotification of acceptance of poster abstracts for presentation will take place no later than Wednesday\, March 8\, 2023. \nGuidelines for Poster Abstracts   \n\nSelect online form or indicate that this is a poster presentation.\nIndicate judging category: graduate\, undergraduate\, high school\, or non-student.\nProvide a title that accurately summarizes the subject of the presentation.\nIndicate names\, affiliations\, and emails for all authors\nIndicate “presenting” after the presenting author’s name(s).\nIf presenting author(s) is a student\, indicate “student” after name(s).\nProvide an abstract not to exceed 250 words.\nAbstract should state the purpose\, significant results\, and main conclusion of work.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/poster-abstract-deadline-maine-sustainability-water-conference-2/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T160000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Penobscot Sense of Place: An exploration of Indigenous landscapes in the Dawnland
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks.\n\nSpeaker: James Eric Francis Sr. is Penobscot Nation’s Director of Cultural and Historic Preservation\, Tribal Historian\, and Chair of Penobscot Tribal Rights and Resource Protection Board.  \nAs a historian James studies the relationship between Maine Native Americans and the landscape.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-penobscot-sense-of-place/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
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SUMMARY:Talk - A Career in Conservation: Frequent retooling required!
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks.\n\nSpeaker: Tim Glidden\, Former President\, Maine Coast Heritage Trust \nThe work of conservation has changed dramatically in Maine over the past 50 years in response to shifting challenges and opportunities. Effective response has required constant balancing and rebalancing appropriate approaches: specialization vs interdisciplinary; confrontation vs collaboration; competition vs partnership. In this talk\, Tim will explore this period through the personal lens of his own direct involvement and the evolving skills and professional growth required. \nTim Glidden has had a long career in Maine land conservation\, environmental advocacy\, and natural resource policy. He has degrees in Environmental Studies from Colby College and Forestry Science from Yale. Since working on the original zoning of Maine’s Unorganized Territory in 1974\, Tim consulted internationally\, served as Principal Analyst for Natural Resources at the Maine Legislature\, Deputy Director at the Natural Resources Council of Maine\, Director of the Land for Maine’s Future Program and most recently as the President of Maine Coast Heritage Trust. Tim loves to sail and paddle and looks forward to introducing two grandsons to the joys of the Northwoods and Maine Coast. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-a-career-in-conservation-frequent-retooling-required/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230206T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230206T160000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Interdisciplinary Thinking Outside of the Academy: Lessons from Program Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks\n\nSpeaker: Emma Fox\, Associate\, Industrial Economics\, Inc. \nEnvironmental economic consulting informs decision-making by federal and state clients working to set climate and energy policy or develop programs for improving equity in disadvantaged communities. This type of consulting can also inform decisions taken by private sector companies working to reduce their carbon footprint going forward under new sustainability initiatives. Industrial Economics\, Inc. (IEc) is an environmental economic consulting firm based in Cambridge\, MA\, with practices in public policy analysis\, natural resource damage assessment\, carbon footprint analysis\, and program evaluation. In this talk\, IEc Associate Emma Fox will discuss how program evaluation provides an avenue for using interdisciplinary thinking to identify successes and barriers and develop recommendations for government-sponsored programs. Emma will also talk about her interdisciplinary research experiences at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, and the ways in which her time at UMaine has supported her career at IEc. \nEmma Fox is an Associate at Industrial Economics\, Inc. (IEc). Emma specializes in interdisciplinary social science methods\, with expertise in stakeholder outreach and engagement\, energy policy analysis\, decision support\, and energy technologies. Her work for IEc focuses on program evaluation for state and federal clients\, including characterizing community outreach and engagement for improving market uptake of clean energy services\, benchmarking best practices\, and assessing program implementation in response to energy and climate policies. Emma holds both a Ph.D. and M.S. in Ecology & Environmental Science from the University of Maine. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-interdisciplinary-thinking-outside-of-the-academy-lessons-from-program-evaluation/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mitchell Center - UMaine:geo:-68.6667823,44.8999335
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230130T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20230109T194051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T161050Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Who’s On First? Focusing on the importance of relationships in climate action
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks.\n\nSpeaker: Nathan Robbins\, Climate Change Specialist\, Maine Department of Environmental Protection \nMaine’s 2020 Climate Action Plan is a blueprint for immediate action\, requiring transformational changes in the way climate change principles are incorporated into day-to-day decision-making. With its adoption\, Maine continues to build on its decades-long legacy of climate action within the state.  Like most plans\, implementing a climate action plan requires efforts by many individuals. Fortunately\, Maine has a long history of many dedicated champions who have made previous successes possible. A common denominator for climate successes in Maine has been\, and continues to be\, trust among the parties involved. At Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)\, there is a cross-departmental approach underway to incorporate climate change principles into all of DEP’s programs\, and the department prioritizes partnership with others to deliver consensus-based solutions that are sustainable into the future. At its core\, the Climate Program at DEP serves to galvanize action\, coordinate players\, and add capacity to move the state’s climate initiatives forward. \nNathan Robbins is the Climate Change Specialist at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection\, where he has worked to advance climate solutions in the state since 2015. A systems developer and relationship builder at heart\, this most often includes climate-focused support to agency programs\, representing the Department on organizational bodies\, and assisting communities develop and implement their own climate plans. Nathan currently manages content of the Maine Climate Hub\, supports DEP’s work on the Maine Climate Council\, and is the co-coordinator with the University of Maine of Maine Climate Change Adaptation Providers Network. He is a native New Englander and is happiest when hiking\, skiing\, or paddling somewhere in the region with his family. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-whos-on-first-focusing-on-the-importance-of-relationships-in-climate-action/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mitchell Center - UMaine:geo:-68.6667823,44.8999335
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230106T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230106T233000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20221206T143051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221206T143051Z
UID:10000710-1672992000-1673047800@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Oral Abstract Deadline - Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
DESCRIPTION:Maine Sustainability & Water Conference\nThursday\, March 30\, 2023\nAugusta Civic Center\, Augusta\, Maine \nOral abstracts\nOral abstracts must fit within the guidelines of one of the session topics outlined on the concurrent sessions* page. \nSubmission Deadline \nThe submission deadline for oral abstracts is Friday\, January 6\, 2023. Abstracts can be submitted online or as an email attachment (Microsoft Word document or rtf file) to umgmc@maine.edu. \nNotification of acceptance of oral abstracts for presentation will take place no later than Tuesday\, January 17\, 2023. \nGuidelines for Oral Abstracts   \n\nSelect online form or indicate that this is an oral presentation.\nIndicate which session the abstract is being submitted to.\nProvide a title that accurately summarizes the subject of the presentation.\nIndicate names\, affiliations\, and emails for all authors\nIndicate “presenting” after the presenting author’s name.\nIf the presenting author is a student\, indicate “student” after name.\nProvide an abstract not to exceed 250 words.\nAbstract should state the purpose\, significant results\, and main conclusion of work.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/oral-abstract-deadline-maine-sustainability-water-conference-2/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mitchell Center - UMaine:geo:-68.6667823,44.8999335
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221128T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221128T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20220816T184015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T171721Z
UID:10000730-1669647600-1669651200@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Talk - Sustainability Is Not Enough: From Stewardship to Reciprocity
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines.\n\nSpeaker: Roger Milliken\, Board Chair\, Baskaghegan Company \nIn this talk\, Roger Milliken explores the conflicts between a thriving forest—and society—and the traditional practice of forest management.  Building on perspectives gained from 40 years of forest management and conservation\, he describes the tensions experienced by those who are called to care for the region’s forests in this time of high stakes and difficult choices. He invites us to confront the conflicts between seeing the forest as resources for our use or recognizing it as a community to which we belong. \nRoger first visited the Baskahegan valley in 1977. He returned in 1981 to write the history of the land and the company founded by his grandfather in 1920. First published in 1983\, Forest for the Trees; A History of the Baskahegan Company was a labor of love and discovery. Milliken led the company from 1983 to 2020\, expanding its land base to 150\,000 acres while practicing a high standard of economically and ecologically responsible forestry. \nDuring the same time\, Roger was active in conservation efforts across northern New England and in bringing together the environmental and forestry communities to pass Maine’s Forest Practices Act and support the creation of the state’s ecological reserves system.  He co- chaired campaigns by the Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to raise $64.5 million to protect 185\,000 acres along the Saint John River and the 40\,000-acre Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area. He joined TNC’s global board of directors in 2000\, and served as its board chair from 2008 to 2011. \nNow formally retired\, he continues to be animated by his lifelong exploration of right relationship with nature. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-sustainability-is-not-enough-from-stewardship-to-reciprocity/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221121T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221121T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20221028T151129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221031T143750Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Becoming a Policy Entrepreneur: Learning to love the creative and sometimes surreal world of policy making
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for Mitchell Center talks\n\nSpeaker: Lisa Margonelli\, Editor in Chief\, Issues in Science and Technology\n \nDiscussion of research and policy sometimes focuses on being an honest broker of information for policymakers\, or doing engaged research with communities to support decision making. What gets talked about less is how to engage with policymakers to design and implement policy. \nWhen Lisa Margonelli was a journalist\, she had a fairly simple theory of change: If only she could get enough people to understand and care deeply about a problem\, then poof! change would happen. But after five years of reporting on a book on the oil supply chain in the 2000s\, she began to see the folly of this way of thinking. \nIn 2006\, with a fellowship at the New America Foundation\, she began to propose policies directly to decision makers in California\, where she was living at the time\, and in Washington DC. She came to realize the myriad\, and surprisingly chaotic\, ways that the sausage of policy is made. Scientists often provide evidence for policymakers\, but actively proposing policies can be a very effective avenue for creative problem solving on a big scale. \nIn her talk\, Lisa will discuss her path to understanding and participating in policy making and the kinds of active roles scientists can take to engage with policy makers to become policy entrepreneurs. \nLisa Margonelli is Editor in Chief at Issues in Science and Technology\, a quarterly policy forum published by the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine and Arizona State University. She is the author of Oil on the Brain: Petroleum’s Long Strange Trip to Your Tank (2007) and Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology (2018). Her work has appeared in The Atlantic\, Wired\, Slate’s Future Tense\, Pacific Standard\, New York Times\, Washington Post\, Los Angeles Times\, and San Francisco Chronicle\, among other publications. Lisa grew up in Dover-Foxcroft and now lives in Arrowsic\, Maine.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-becoming-a-policy-entrepreneur-learning-to-love-the-creative-and-sometimes-surreal-world-of-policy-making/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mitchell Center - UMaine:geo:-68.6667823,44.8999335
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20220801T190158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221108T193141Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Wabanaki plant gathering in Acadia National Park: Mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge to restore traditional sweet grass harvesting
DESCRIPTION:Suzanne Greenlaw and Shantel Neptune walking through a salt marsh. Photo credit: Holland Havercamp\nThe talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines.\n\nThis talk will not be recorded. \nSpeaker: Suzanne Greenlaw\, School of Forest Resources\, UMaine \nSuzanne currently co-leads a project that facilitates the development of plant gathering agreements between the Wabanaki Nations and Acadia National Park. This interdisciplinary works focuses on Wabanaki stewardship approaches and cultural protocols to assert indigenous sovereignty within natural resource management. In this talk\, Suzanne will focus on the Indigenous Research Methodology and participatory action research approach to facilitate sweetgrass gathering in Acadia National Park. Her research aims to provide a template of culturally appropriate engagement between Native American gatherers and National Parks. \nSuzanne Greenlaw is a citizen of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and a Ph.D candidate at the University of Maine School of Forest Resources. She is an ethnobotanist focused on mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge and cultural practices to address Indigenous cultural resource issues such as reduced access\, invasive species planning\, and loss of traditional food sources. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-wabanaki-plant-gathering-in-acadia-national-park-mobilizing-indigenous-knowledge-to-restore-traditional-sweet-grass-harvesting/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mitchell Center - UMaine:geo:-68.6667823,44.8999335
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221107T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221107T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20220726T150617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T145410Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - How can community-engaged researchers contribute to coastal community resilience?
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines.\n\nSpeaker: Heather Leslie\, Director of UMaine’s Darling Marine Center; Professor\, UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences; and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow \nIn this talk\, Dr. Heather Leslie will reflect on how the emerging science of social-ecological systems has shaped the interdisciplinary research that she\, her students and community partners conduct in Maine. Their research is focused on the resilience of coastal communities and the ecosystems of which they are part. Drawing on examples from projects focused at the community-scale as well as statewide\, she will highlight both the value and challenges of conducting and applying research that integrates natural and social science knowledge with other ways of knowing. Through this lens\, Leslie will reflect on how research\, education and public engagement goals can be achieved in integrated\, solutions-oriented ways. She also will share her thoughts on how flagship public institutions like the University of Maine can do even more to ensure that their Land and Sea Grant missions are fulfilled through collaborative\, learning focused initiatives. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-how-can-community-engaged-researchers-contribute-to-coastal-community-resilience/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mitchell Center - UMaine:geo:-68.6667823,44.8999335
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20221024T151941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221031T122221Z
UID:10000721-1667581200-1667581200@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:2023 MSWC Request for Session Topics
DESCRIPTION:The Maine Sustainability & Water Conference committee wants your input to bring some new and exciting sessions to the 2023 conference. \nIf you would like to help organize a session for the conference\, please submit the information outlined below to umgmc@maine.edu no later than Friday\, November 4. \n\nSession title\nDescription – Brief paragraph (150-200 words) describing the focus of the session\nSession Chairs – Preference is for co-chairs who represent different perspectives (e.g. science and management\, academic and non-academic) on a session topic. We also encourage young career professionals to assist in organizing and co-chairing sessions.\n\nThe conference committee will select up to twelve sessions based on your suggestions and those received in the 2022 Conference evaluation to be included in the Call for Abstracts in mid-November. \nWe are looking forward to receiving your input. Please contact Ruth at hallsworth@maine.edu with any questions.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/2023-mswc-request-for-session-topics/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221031T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221031T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20220815T130127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T145116Z
UID:10000729-1667228400-1667232000@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Talk - Fulfilling our Land Grant Mission: Engaging Communities in Teaching\, Research and Outreach
DESCRIPTION:Eastport\, Maine. Photo credit: Ken Woisard\nThe talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines.\n\nSpeaker: Hannah Carter\, Dean\, University of Maine Cooperative Extension \nThe University of Maine is the state’s Land Grant institution with the tripartite mission of Teaching\, Research and Outreach.  How does UMaine engage with communities across the state and what opportunities are there for increasing these efforts?  Lessons learned from 108 years of outreach through Cooperative Extension will be shared as will ideas for increasing our collective capacity around engaging with more communities across the state. \nHannah Carter – As Dean\, Hannah Carter is the chief executive officer of Cooperative Extension (UMaine Extension) and reports to the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. She provides leadership for UMaine Extension’s education programs\, applied research\, and scholarship in service to the State of Maine and beyond\, and is responsible for strategic\, fiscal\, staffing\, personnel\, and public service matters; staff development; commitment to diversity and inclusion; and compliance with university-wide policies. She helps to foster productive relationships with government\, industry\, and the public stakeholders in Maine; other units of UMaine and the University of Maine System; and other extension programs in the national Cooperative Extension network. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-fulfilling-our-land-grant-mission-engaging-communities-in-teaching-research-and-outreach/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mitchell Center - UMaine:geo:-68.6667823,44.8999335
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221024T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221024T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20220906T153440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T160731Z
UID:10000732-1666623600-1666627200@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Talk - Maine Sustainability Hub: Building a Sustainability Community at UMaine
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines.\n\nStarting in spring and summer of 2021\, a group of UMaine faculty and students began imagining a sustainability hub that would organize many of the disparate efforts\, both academic and extra-curricular\, that engage students in the work of sustainability. One goal is a web-presence that will organize these threads and would allow campus groups\, researchers\, and community stakeholders easy access to the many sustainability activities at UMaine. \nSpeakers: Faculty and student participants from the Maine Sustainability Hub \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-maine-sustainability-hub-building-a-sustainability-community-at-umaine/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mitchell Center - UMaine:geo:-68.6667823,44.8999335
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221022T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221022T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20220915T200049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T201432Z
UID:10000722-1666429200-1666452600@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Orono Energy Efficiency Fair
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and open to all. Go to Orono.org for details.\n\n\nLocal Business Vendors\nPresentations\nDoor Prize and Raffle\n\nQuestions? Contact mhess@orono.org or 207-889-6105
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/orono-energy-efficiency-fair/
LOCATION:Wells Conference Center\, University of Maine\, Orono\, ME\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Town of Orono":MAILTO:mhess@orono.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20220805T195709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T170514Z
UID:10000728-1666018800-1666022400@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Talk - The Biden-Harris Agenda for Climate and Justice: Huge Challenges\, Endless Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines.\n\nSpeaker: David Cash\, Regional Administrator\, EPA New England \nPresident Biden is delivering on his promise to make government work for working families again. For years\, U.S. leaders have been trying to craft a winning climate policy that cuts pollution\, creates good jobs\, lowers energy costs for families and businesses\, and makes America more secure. The recent Inflation Reduction Act will enable EPA\, and other federal agencies\, to invest billions of dollars in deploying zero-emission technologies\, a critical step forward that reinforces our work on regulations. Put simply\, current implementation of the Administration’s climate justice agenda\, and now the passage of this bill\, will launch a just transition\, creating energy security\, lower costs\, good jobs\, cleaner air\, healthier communities\, environmental justice\, and historic climate action. \nDavid W. Cash has spent his career in public service harnessing science\, innovative policy and participatory decision-making to solve challenges and seize opportunities at the intersection of environment\, economy and equity. \nPrior to coming to EPA\, Dr. Cash was the Dean of the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. \nDr. Cash also spent a decade in Massachusetts state government where he held a range of senior positions\, working to transform the Commonwealth’s environmental and energy policy. As Assistant Secretary of Policy in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs in Governor Deval Patrick’s Administration\, he was an architect of a range of nation-leading climate\, clean energy and environmental justice policies. All of these initiatives were grounded in the notion that wise environmental policy\, economic policy and policies for equity can and should go hand-in-hand. He then served as a Commissioner in the Department of Public Utilities\, followed by serving as the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. With this experience of being both an environment and an energy commissioner\, he had the unique perspective of understanding the importance of breaking down silos and focusing on complex issues in much more comprehensive and integrative ways. \nIn all of these senior roles in state government\, he collaborated across government and with communities and the private sector to craft and implement innovative science-based policies around climate\, environmental justice\, energy\, job creation\, water\, land use\, waste management\, and grid modernization. \nDr. Cash holds a Ph.D. in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University\, a science teaching degree from Lewis & Clark in Portland\, OR\, and a BS in biology from Yale. He and his wife Annie Weiss\, a psychotherapist\, live in the Boston area and have two young adult daughters\, who are both pursuing careers in addressing systemic climate injustice and ecosystem health. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-the-biden-harris-agenda-for-climate-and-justice-huge-challenges-endless-opportunities/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mitchell Center - UMaine:geo:-68.6667823,44.8999335
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
CREATED:20220719T162928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T180906Z
UID:10000709-1665666000-1665669600@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:2022 Geddes Simpson Lecture - How the Arctic Became Global
DESCRIPTION:To attend virtually via YouTube: http://umainefoundation.org/live/ \nSpeaker: Stephen Bocking\nProfessor Emeritus\, Trent School of the Environment\, Trent University \nHow the Arctic Became Global\nPolar bears perched precariously on melting ice\, oil exploration disrupting caribou migrations\, Inuit defending their right to livelihoods defined by ice and cold: these and other images are now widely viewed as portents of global transformation. Why has the Arctic become so central to global environmental anxieties? Some of the answer lies in scientists’ explanations of the planetary consequences of disappearing sea ice and melting permafrost. But there is more going on here. Through an exploration of the history and politics of environmental knowledge I consider how evolving ideas about this region – as a terrain defined by Cold War tensions\, a pristine wilderness\, a resource frontier\, and an Indigenous homeland – have together woven a view of the Arctic as an icon of global change. \nStephen Bocking is Professor Emeritus in the Trent School of the Environment\, Trent University\, where he served as Professor (and for a time as Chair and Director of the School of the Environment) from 1994 to 2022. Originally trained in biology and the history of science\, his research interests encompass the historical and contemporary roles of knowledge in environmental affairs. He is the author of about 60 articles and book chapters\, and the author or editor of a few books\, including Ecologists and Environmental Politics: A History of Contemporary Ecology (Yale University Press\, 1997)\, Biodiversity in Canada: Ecology\, Ideas\, and Actions (Broadview\, 2000)\, Nature’s Experts: Science\, Politics\, and the Environment (Rutgers University Press\, 2004)\, Ice Blink: Navigating Northern Environmental History (University of Calgary Press\, 2017)\, and Cold Science: Environmental Knowledge in the North American Arctic during the Cold War (Routledge\, 2019). \nReception to follow. \nThe Geddes W. Simpson Lecture Series features speakers of prominence “who have provided significant insight into the area where science and history intersect.” The Geddes W. Simpson Lecture Series Fund was established at the University of Maine Foundation in 2001 by the family of Geddes Wilson Simpson\, a well-respected faculty member who began his 55-year career with the UMaine College of Life Sciences and the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station in 1931. Simpson was named chair of the Entomology Department in 1954 and remained in that position for 20 years until his retirement. \nThe University of Maine is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/2022-geddes-simpson-lecture-how-the-arctic-became-global/
LOCATION:McIntire Room\, Buchanan Alumni House\, Two Alumni Place\, University of Maine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
GEO:44.897732;-68.6687076
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T160000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Training the next generation of leaders to solve complex societal problems: The important role of internships
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines.\n\nSpeakers: \n\nJessica Jansujwicz\, Assistant Director of Research Maine Sea Grant\, Project Coordinator\, Internship Program\nStudent Interns\n\nA new generation of leaders and problem-solvers is needed to address challenges related to sustainability\, conservation\, climate change\, public health\, and other complex issues. In this talk\, we will share stories and lessons learned from a pilot internship program that provides students with hands-on experiences tackling real-world problems in Maine. Interns participated in a variety of collaborative projects\, such as building GIS tools to help strengthen community resilience; tackling a town’s unsustainable solid waste stream; and assessing training priorities for new fishermen and aquaculture farmers. Key components of the program include co-mentorship of students by internship partners and UMaine faculty\, and additional training in leadership\, collaboration\, and communication. Students gained new skills collaborating with diverse partners and learned the value of connecting different kinds of knowledge and know-how in solving complex problems. Emerging outcomes from this new effort highlight the value of internships in supporting the professional development of future leaders. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-training-the-next-generation-of-leaders-to-solve-complex-societal-problems-the-important-role-of-internships/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220926T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220926T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
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SUMMARY:Talk - Out of Our Depth: Interdisciplinary science for marine mammal conservation
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines.\n\nSpeaker: Kristina Cammen\, Assistant Professor\, School of Marine Sciences\, UMaine \nRiding on the wake of the environmental movement\, our generation has the fortune of celebrating the return of many iconic species. Yet\, as we celebrate our conservation successes\, we must increasingly contend with unanticipated consequences\, including increased human-wildlife conflict. In this talk\, Cammen will introduce the complicated conservation case study of seals in the Gulf of Maine\, describe how she has approached this issue using her training as a geneticist and ecologist\, and share how this work has been strengthened through interdisciplinary collaborations with diverse research and stakeholder groups. \nKristina Cammen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine\, where she teaches and conducts research in marine mammal science. Her research program focuses on improving our understanding of marine mammal ecology and ocean health\, and advancing the use of genomic techniques in conservation biology. She currently has active research projects investigating gray and harbor seals in the Gulf of Maine\, particularly in relation to historical bottlenecks\, recent recovery\, and emerging diseases. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-out-of-our-depth-interdisciplinary-science-for-marine-mammal-conservation/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220919T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220919T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
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SUMMARY:Talk - How Can We Be Honest Brokers In An Honestly Broken System?
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines.\n\nSpeaker: Sonja Birthisel\, Director\, The Wilson Center\, UMaine \nSonja has spent much of the last decade seeking to address the pressing reality of climate change. As a scientist\, she’s done her best to wear the hat of “honest broker” through projects like FCCI’s Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) Initiative. In 2019\, she decided to step beyond roles that felt reputationally “safe” as a scientist and become increasingly involved in advocacy and activism\, including civil disobedience. She will share stories and observations about the challenge of finding vocation and personal sustainability in the complex social change ecosystem of our time. \nDr. Sonja Birthisel is an agroecologist\, educator\, faith leader\, activist\, and member of the Orono Town Council. She is passionate about pursuing environmental and social justice through systems change\, and seeks to engage this work on multiple levels\, wearing a colorful array of hats. She graduated from the University of Maine in the Fall of 2018 with a Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences and a focus in Sustainable Agriculture.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-how-can-we-be-honest-brokers-in-an-honestly-broken-system/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
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SUMMARY:Food Scrap Diversion Workshop - York
DESCRIPTION:York Dept. of Public Works will host presenters from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)\, the Maine Department of Agriculture\, Conservation\, and Forestry\, and the University of Maine Mitchell Center for Sustainable Solutions to share the most up-to-date information on local Maine food recycling initiatives. \nTo help educate the public and spread the word about these programs\, there will be a Food Scrap Diversion Workshop held on Tuesday\, September 13\, 2022\, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the York Library. \nThe primary goal of this workshop is to facilitate discussion around potential regional and local food recycling/composting solutions for residents\, communities\, and businesses. This half-day workshop will introduce the concept of local consolidated food scrap collection and management as an alternative to disposal in our landfills in order to: \n\nReduce solid waste disposal costs\nSupport local farms and farming\nProtect regional water quality\nMitigate climate impact\n\nDiscussions will focus on developing tools to help communities and businesses promote “higher and better uses” for collected organics along with providing a pathway for successful initiation of food scrap recovery programs. Strategies learned will allow York and surrounding communities to reduce overall waste disposal costs\, decrease reliance on disposal in landfills\, improve community health and enhance local soil health and vitality. \nThis workshop is free\, open to the public with light refreshments available\, but seating is limited. We’re excited to be working with Bagel Basket\, who will be helping us make this a zero-waste event. For more information\, visit yorkpublicworks.org/workshop.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/food-scrap-diversion-workshop-york/
LOCATION:York Library\, 15 Long Sands Road\, York\, Maine\, 03909
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220912T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220912T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T183007
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SUMMARY:Talk - Creative Ecologies and the Aesthetics of Climate Justice
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines.\n\nSpeaker: T.J. Demos\, Professor and Patricia and Rowland Rebele Endowed Chair in Art History and Visual Culture\, Director\, Center for Creative Ecologies\, UC Santa Cruz \nThe Center for Creative Ecologies (CCE) provides a place to consider the intersection of culture and environment. The aim is to develop useful interdisciplinary research tools to examine how cultural practitioners—filmmakers\, new media strategists\, photojournalists\, architects\, writers\, activists\, and interdisciplinary theorists—critically address and creatively negotiate environmental concerns in the local\, regional\, and global field. \nCreative ecologies expand terms like “environment” and “climate” to generative excess\, avoiding disciplinary silos and technocratic solutions. They connect ecology-as-relationality—between an organism and its environment—to ecology-as-intersectionality—as a matrix of power\, oppression\, and liberation operating through such social forces as gender\, race\, and class. Creative ecologies envision multispecies\, social\, and climate justice as its horizon. As a methodology formative to the Center for Creative Ecologies\, which I founded in 2015 at UC Santa Cruz\, creative ecologies (of interdisciplinary research\, university-community partnerships\, and multigenerational engagements) join with intersectionalist aesthetics and politics\, advancing an art of climate justice. This presentation will discuss select projects of the CCE\, along with specific art practices\, which foreground art’s relation to environmental and climate justice in the age of climate emergency. \nT. J. Demos‘ research focuses on the intersections of contemporary art\, radical politics\, and ecology—particularly where art\, activism\, and visual culture oppose racial\, colonial\, and extractive capitalism\, and where they work towards social\, economic\, and environmental justice. He is the author of numerous books\, including: Beyond the World’s End: Arts of Living at the Crossing (Duke University Press\, 2020)\, Decolonizing Nature: Contemporary Art and Political Ecology (Sternberg Press\, 2016)\, and Against the Anthropocene: Visual Culture and Environment Today\, (Sternberg Press\, 2017). In Spring 2020\, he was a Getty Research Institute Fellow working on a new book project on radical futurisms\, and directed the Mellon-funded Sawyer Seminar research project Beyond the End of the World during 2019-21. Prof. Demos has also curated a number of exhibitions and film screening series\, including Beyond the World’s End at Santa Cruz’ Museum of Art and History (2020-21); Rights of Nature: Art and Ecology in the Americas\, at Nottingham Contemporary (2015); Specters: A Ciné-Politics of Haunting\, at Madrid’s Reina Sofia Museum (2014); and Beyond the World’s End at the Museum of Art and History\, Santa Cruz (2019). \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-creative-ecologies-and-the-aesthetics-of-climate-justice/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T130000
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SUMMARY:Food for Thought Series Workshop 3: Good Food
DESCRIPTION:The Portland Regional Chamber has partnered with UMaine for a 3-part series exploring innovation in Maine’s food systems. \nInnovation. Waste. Perception. These are universal considerations for any business\, and in this three-part series we’ll examine them through the lens of Maine’s food system. Learn from companies who are embracing innovation and waste reduction\, and UMaine researchers with expertise in behavioral decision making who can help you understand how and why consumers make the choices they do. Presented by the University of Maine’s Portland Gateway and Office of Innovation and Economic Development with the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce\, this series brings together UMaine experts and Maine food businesses for lively discussions around a topic everyone can relate to: food. So\, grab your lunch and join us virtually from 12-1 p.m.  \nWorkshop 3 Topic: Good Food \nConsumers are increasingly interested in food that makes them feel good\, not just food that tastes good\, and the same is true for those who own and work in food businesses. Exploring socially responsible business practices in Maine’s food industry and what the research tells us about these trends. \nTakeaways: \n\nMajor areas any business can start within a quest to develop more socially responsible practices\nWhat really matters to consumers? How do I figure out what matters to my consumers?\nWhat resources are available in Maine to help businesses explore new practices?
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/food-for-thought-series-workshop-3-good-food/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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