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SUMMARY:TALK - The Long Road from Pollution to Protection: History in the Making
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Matt Scott\, Aquatic Biologist Emeritus \nThis talk will provide a living history of the state of water quality in Maine by aquatic biologist Matt Scott. Matt will focus on the history of Maine’s polluted waterways based on past records and personal history. We all live in a watershed\, be it lotic or lentic\, and our human footprints impact them all. The beginning of this living history perhaps dates back to the industrial revolution with Maine’s recovery from the great depression and World War II (1935-1945). Water quality degradation of our aquatic environment continued during the Korean Conflict (1945-1955). Lake water quality degradation persisted from 1955-1965\, but it took another decade for problems to become evident and influence public policy. During this time\, Maine’s major rivers; St John\, Penobscot\, Kennebec\, Androscoggin\, Presumpscot\, Saco and their major tributaries were also heavily impacted. However\, with the passage of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in 1972\, led by Maine Senator Ed Muskie\, things were about to change for the better. From 1975-1985\, we made progress in lake protection and river and stream water quality improvement. This began with treatment of major municipal and industrial waste discharges which continued through 1995. From 1995-2005\, we saw the adoption of biological with narrative and numerical standards developed by the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection’s Biological Division led by David Courtemanch and his staff. From 2005-2015\, Maine was able to demonstrate how far it had come with a new classification system and mapping of those waters that have been protected by revised and new water quality standards. \nMatt Scott\, Aquatic Biologist\, Emeritus; American Fisheries Society\, American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists and North American Lake Management Society. \nMatt Scott was responsible for the creation of the Maine Lakes Division and Biological Program for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. He was also a former member and Chair of the Maine Board of Environmental Protection with over 46 years of service to the State of Maine. In 1970\, he founded the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP) along with Ron Davis and Steve Norton. Maine VLMP is the oldest program of its kind in the United States. Matt served on the Maine Guides Advisory Board for 16 years. He is a Master Maine Guide\, past President of the Sportsmen’s Alliance of Maine and Past President of the North American Lakes Management Society. He currently serves on the Board of the Maine Lakes Society. In 2016\, he presented 28 lectures pro bono to the citizenry of Maine. Matt holds a BS and MA from UMaine.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/seminar-long-road-pollution-protection-history-making/
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:20170504T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170504T140000
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SUMMARY:Maine Composts Week on Maine Calling
DESCRIPTION:Listen or watch an edition of Maine Calling on May 4th dedicated to Maine Composts Week. Maine Calling airs daily from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Hosted by Jennifer Rooks\, this show brings interesting conversations on a wide variety of topics to the people of Maine. \nWhere to watch: http://mainepublic.org/where-watch-maine-public-television#stream/0 \nWhere to hear: http://mainepublic.org/where-hear-maine-public-radio#stream/0 \nListen to it after it airs: http://mainepublic.org/programs/maine-calling#stream/0 \nGuests: Mark King\, Compost Specialist with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Sustainability Division \nDavid Pope\, Science Teacher at Massabesic Middle School \nTravis Blackmer\, University of Maine\, Lecturer of Economics and Cooperating Faculty for the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/maine-composts-week-maine-calling/
LOCATION:TV and Radio
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170504T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170504T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170419T204944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170419T204944Z
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SUMMARY:Scarborough Curbside Organics Collection Open House
DESCRIPTION:Scarborough curbside organics pickup pilot Open House. May 4th currently planned for the evening. Here you can learn about the new Organics Pilot starting in May! Location TBA!
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/scarborough-curbside-organics-collection-open-house/
LOCATION:ME
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
ORGANIZER;CN="Ecomaine":MAILTO:info@ecomaine.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170505T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170505T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
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SUMMARY:Oakland Library reading of "There's a Hair in My Dirt" @ 10:30am
DESCRIPTION:Gene Roy of the Oakland Public Library will be reading There’s a Hair in My Dirt” at 10:30am on Friday May 5th for the Children’s Story Hour. There will also be a Vermiculture Display!
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/oakland-library-reading-theres-hair-dirt-1030am/
LOCATION:Oakland Public LIbrary\, 18 Church Street\, Oakland\, ME\, 04963\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Public Library":MAILTO:sarah@oaklandpubliclibrarymaine.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T160000
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SUMMARY:Maine School Garden Day
DESCRIPTION:Maine Ag in the Classroom Presents: MAINE SCHOOL GARDEN DAY \nK – 12 EDUCATOR TRAINING WORKSHOP \nHosted by the  \nFalmouth School System High School Cafeteria\, 74 Woodville Rd.\, Falmouth \nSaturday\, May 6th\, 8:00 – 4:00 Full Day with classes\, exhibits and more! \n All participants will receive Certificates for contact hours or CEU’s. \n The cost for the day is $25 ($35 after April 30) and includes local foods lunch. \nA full day of classes\, exhibits\, and more! This is a K-12 educator training workshop and all participants will receive certificates for contact hours or CEUs. Fee: $25 After April 30: $35 includes local lunch. Scholarships available. FMI & Registration: Here
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/maine-school-garden-day/
LOCATION:Falmouth High School\, 74 Woodville Rd.\, Falmouth\, ME\, 04105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
ORGANIZER;CN="Maine Ag in the Classroom":MAILTO:maitc@maine.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T120000
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SUMMARY:Insect Adventures @ Orono Public Library 10am-12pm
DESCRIPTION:Microscopes\, nets\, stories\, crafts and snacks! The Friends of Edith Patch host another amazing Insect Adventures! All ages are welcome to this FREE event! \nAt 10:30am\, 11:00am\, and 11:30am readings of “Kyle in His Compost Pile” will occur. Learn about this wiggly worm and his adventure with the food you didn’t eat! \nSaturday May 6th at the Orono Public Library
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/insect-adventures-orono-public-library-10am-12pm/
LOCATION:Orono Public Library\, 39 Pine Street\, Orono\, ME\, 04473\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
ORGANIZER;CN="Orono Public Library":MAILTO:ljolliffe@orono.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T120000
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SUMMARY:Pastors Produce Compost Workshop 10am
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to build our big spring compost pile. Learn how to build a good pile with the right amounts of carbon and nitrogen materials. Work clothes\, boots and gardening/work gloves recommended. Will reschedule if we get heavy rain\, but we can work in drizzle!
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/pastors-produce-compost-workshop-10am/
LOCATION:Pastors Produce\, 382 Dunham Road\, Vassalboro\, ME\, 04989\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170507T130000
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SUMMARY:UMaine Farmington Compost Sale/Open House
DESCRIPTION:Come check out the University of Maine at Farmington’s Compost Cooperative! They will be having an open house and COMPOST SALE from 9am to 1pm on Sunday May 7th. 154 Dump Rd Farmington
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/umaine-farmington-compost-sale-open-house/
LOCATION:154 Dump Rd\, Farmington\, Maine\, 154 Dump Rd\, Farmington\, ME\, 04938\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
ORGANIZER;CN="UMaine Farmington":MAILTO:luke.kellett@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170507T210000
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SUMMARY:Seed: Untold Story @ UMF 7pm
DESCRIPTION:Come watch the documentary “Seed: The Untold Story” and learn about crop diversity and seed saving. In Lincoln Auditorium on UMaine Farmington’s campus at 7pm on May 7th. \nWatch the trailer here! http://www.seedthemovie.com/trailer
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/seed-untold-story-umf-7pm/
LOCATION:Lincoln Auditorium\, UMF\, 111 South St\, Farmington\, ME\, 04938\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
ORGANIZER;CN="UMaine Farmington":MAILTO:luke.kellett@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170509T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170509T140000
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SUMMARY:Solid Waste Operator Forum @11:30am
DESCRIPTION:The next Solid Waste Operator Forum well be held at AVCOG on Tuesday\, May 9th starting at 11:30 am. \nAGENDA \n• Mark King\, Maine DEP\nDiscussion about ways to start an on-site composting program at your transfer facility; rules and regulation that apply to composting on site; rules and regulation relative to adding food scraps to an on-site composting program; other composting opportunities in the state; ways you can begin recovering food scraps for composting or anaerobic digestion at your transfer station. Included will be information on activities and events happening during the first Maine Compost Week May 7-13\, 2017. We also want to ask you what your thoughts are on organics recovery\, and challenges/opportunities you see that affect how you address the organics recovery issues facing Maine. \n• Other \nLunch will be provided\, please RSVP to Lisa Bonney (E-mail: LBonney@avcog.org or call 783-9186) by Monday May 8th\, if you plan to attend.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/solid-waste-operator-forum-1130am/
LOCATION:Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments\, 125 Manley Road\, Auburn\, ME
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
ORGANIZER;CN="Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments":MAILTO:LBonney@avcog.org
GEO:44.0785227;-70.260024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170509T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170509T200000
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SUMMARY:Bangor Greendrinks @Fork&Spoon
DESCRIPTION:Come to Fork & Spoon Restaurant on May 9th from 5pm to 8pm for a Bangor Greendrinks event hosted by the Maine Resource Recovery Association. There will be a raffle for composting equipment!
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/bangor-greendrinks-forkspoon/
LOCATION:Fork and Spoon Restaurant\, 76 Main Street\, Bangor\, ME\, 04401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170509T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170509T190000
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CREATED:20170426T171810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T171810Z
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SUMMARY:Just Eat It Showing @ BPL
DESCRIPTION:The Natural Resources Council of Maine is sponsoring a showing of JUST EAT IT\, A FOOD WASTE STORY\, at the Bangor Public Library on May 9th at 5:30pm. \nCome one\, come all and see exactly where your food is going.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/just-eat-showing-bpl/
LOCATION:Bangor Public LIbrary\, 145 Harlow Street\, Bangor\, ME\, 04401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170509T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170427T122114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T122114Z
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SUMMARY:DIVE showing @ Urban Farm Fermentory 7pm
DESCRIPTION:Come watch the documentary DIVE at the Urban Farm Fermentory on Tuesday May 9th at 7pm! Hosted by Ecomaine and UFF\, come see how easy it is to live off the food we throw away! \nAbout the film: \nInspired by a curiosity about our country’s careless habit of sending food straight to landfills\, the multi award-winning\ndocumentary DIVE! follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles\nof Los Angeles’ supermarkets. In the process\, they salvage thousands of dollars worth of good\, edible food – resulting in an inspiring\ndocumentary that is equal parts entertainment\, guerilla journalism and call to action.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/dive-showing-urban-farm-fermentory-7pm/
LOCATION:Urban Farm Fermentory\, 200 Anderson Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170511
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170428T144719Z
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SUMMARY:Massabesic MS Compost Sale
DESCRIPTION:Come get some fresh compost from the Massabesic Middle School’s cafeteria food scrap program! They will go on sale May 10th until they run out!
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/massabesic-ms-compost-sale/
LOCATION:Massabesic Middle School\, 134 Old Alfred Rd\, East Waterboro\, ME\, 04030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
ORGANIZER;CN="Massabesic Middle School":MAILTO:david.pope@rsu57.org
GEO:43.5810439;-70.7005622
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170510T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170510T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170420T120329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170428T190458Z
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SUMMARY:Composting: Black Gold from Green Waste @ Brewer Public Library
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Maine Composts Week\, the Library will be partnering with the Maple Street Community Garden to bring you this FREE program “Composting: Black Gold from Green Waste.” Mark your calendars for Wednesday\, May 10\, 4:00 PM\, and call the Library to sign up!
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/compostingblack-gold-green-waste-brewer-public-library/
LOCATION:Brewer Public Library\, 100 South Main Street\, Brewer\, ME\, 04412\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
ORGANIZER;CN="Brewer Public Library":MAILTO:kconner@brewermaine.gov
GEO:44.7925328;-68.7673128
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170511T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170511T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170502T161211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170502T161312Z
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SUMMARY:Waterville Farmers' Market Purple Bag Savings Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Healthy Waterville will be hosting the Purple Bag Savings Challenge on Thursday\, May 11 at the Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market as part of Maine Composts Week. \nContestants will be given a purple bag full of many household waste items. Before they start they will be see the bag’s weight. Participants will be timed as they sort the items into the correct bins to correspond with how the city’s recycling program works\, including paper\, plastic\, compostables\, returnables\, and cardboard. The bag will be reweighted. Contestants will guess within 5+/- pounds how much they reduced their purple bag’s weight. \n  \nKathleen Kenny children’s librarian at the Waterville Public Library will be reading a children’s book about composting during this market as well. (Time to be determined.)
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/waterville-purple-bag-savings-event/
LOCATION:Waterville Farmer’s Market\, 17 Main Street\, Waterville\, ME\, 04901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170512T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170512T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170505T200605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170505T200955Z
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SUMMARY:Mars Hill Middle School Composting Demonstration!
DESCRIPTION:Mark King and Jay Duncan from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection will be doing a composting demonstration for the Mars Hill Middle School
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/12877/
LOCATION:Mars Hill Middle School\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Composts Week
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170715
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
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SUMMARY:The Beaches Conference
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/the-beaches-conference/
LOCATION:Wells High School\, Wells\, Maine\, Wells\, ME
CATEGORIES:Other Events
GEO:43.3222329;-70.5805209
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170719T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170719T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170712T153539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170712T153539Z
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SUMMARY:Greater Bangor Solarize Kick-Off
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/greater-bangor-solarize-kick-off/
LOCATION:Bangor Public Library\, 145 Harlow Street\, Bangor\, ME\, 04401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170911T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170911T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
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SUMMARY:Talk - Damming Decisions
DESCRIPTION:Damming Decisions: Searching for sustainable solutions in New England rivers \nSpeaker: Sam Roy\, Postdoctoral Researcher\, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and New England Sustainability Consortium \nSam will talk about work he and his colleagues have done to explore how decisions to remove\, keep\, or modify dams in New England can initiate trade offs between combinations of ecosystem services that are valued by stakeholders\, such as sea-run fish habitat\, recreation\, drinking water storage\, and hydropower generation. Preliminary model results show that there is potential to improve the value of these river-based ecosystem services by coordinating multiple dam decisions over entire river basins. For example\, it is possible to significantly increase the amount of sea-run fish habitat while minimizing dam removals\, and though hydropower capacity is negatively impacted by removals\, there are potential opportunities to meet or exceed lost capacity by upgrading preserved hydropower dams in locations with less valuable habitat. \nSam Roy earned his PhD in 2015 from the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine studying the dynamic connections between climate\, erosion\, and tectonics. He joined the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and the New England Sustainability Consortium part-time in 2015 to collaborate on the Safe Beaches and Shellfish project\, and in 2016 became a postdoctoral researcher on the Future of Dams project. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-damming-decisions/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170918T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170918T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170728T193417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170818T122632Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Protecting Maine's Greatest Resource
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Melanie Loyzim\, Deputy Commissioner\, Maine Department of Environmental Protection \nMelanie Loyzim is the Deputy Commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP). She has been with the agency since 2006\, and has served in a variety of roles including underground tank inspector\, air toxics and emissions inventory program manager\, and as the director of Bureau of Air Quality and the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management. Prior to her tenure at Maine DEP\, she also worked for Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment in their emissions inventory program and as a rulewriter.  She also has experience as an Environmental\, Health and Safety Consultant\, a Site Health and Safety Officer\, a 40-hour HAZWOPER trainer\, and as Communications Director for an herbal products manufacturer. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-regulating-maines-environment/
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:20170921T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170921T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170512T173254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170809T163418Z
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SUMMARY:2017 Senator George J. Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Facts vs. Values: How Can We Make Better Decisions? \nKeynote Speaker: Thomas Dietz\, Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy and Assistant Vice President for Environmental Research\nCenter for Systems Integration and Sustainability\, Michigan State University \nTickets are required for this event. \nReception will follow at the Collins Center for the Arts.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/2017-senator-george-j-mitchell-lecture-sustainability/
LOCATION:Hauck Auditorium\, University of Maine\, Orono\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.897732;-68.6687076
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hauck Auditorium University of Maine Orono United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=University of Maine:geo:-68.6687076,44.897732
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170925T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170925T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170719T134403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170829T191253Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - The Sustainable Plate
DESCRIPTION:The Sustainable Plate – Reflections of a US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Member\nSpeaker: Miriam Nelson\, Director\, Sustainability Institute\, University of New Hampshire\n \nQuestions to be addressed in the talk: \n\nHow do the Dietary Guidelines for Americans impact the food system?\nWhy add sustainability to the guidelines in 2015?\nWhat happened when we did?\nWhere do we go next in moving a sustainable food system forward?\n\nMiriam E. Nelson\, Ph.D.\, is the director of the Sustainability Institute and deputy chief Sustainability Officer at the University of New Hampshire. Most recently\, Dr. Nelson served as associate dean of Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life and professor of nutrition at its Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. At the Friedman School\, she was the founding director of the John Hancock Research Center on Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention and co-founder of ChildObesity180. \nAs an international leader in research on nutrition\, physical activity\, and public health\, Dr. Nelson has published extensive scholarly work on food policy\, public health\, and civic engagement. Based on her innovative research\, Dr. Nelson has written ten books\, including Strong Women Stay Young and four other New York Times bestsellers. Together\, these books have sold over a million copies in 14 languages. \nIn addition to her original scholarship\, Dr. Nelson has contributed broadly to public policy initiatives. In 2008 she served as the vice-chair of the Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She also served on the 2010 and 2015 respective Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committees (DGAC) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Within the 2015 DGAC\, Dr. Nelson spearheaded the influential work on dietary guidance and sustainability. From 2011 to 2014 Dr. Nelson served as a member of the Science Board of the President’s Council on Fitness\, Sports & Nutrition (chairing in 2013). \nDr. Nelson serves on the boards of Management Sciences for Health and Newman’s Own\, Inc.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-sustainable-plate/
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:20170929T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170929T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170809T154738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170814T132127Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Sustainability Success through Community Conservation
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Anthony Charles\, School of the Environment and School of Business\, Saint Mary’s University\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia \nCo-sponsored by the School of Marine Sciences \nPlace-based communities the world over face local environmental threats\, whether from industrial activity\, resource depletion\, pollution\, climate change\, urbanization or other causes. In response\, many communities are acting as stewards of their local environments and resources\, undertaking conservation initiatives that help secure local livelihoods\, and contribute to larger-scale environmental improvement. However\, the considerable conservation successes of local communities tend to be relatively little known and receive relatively little practical and policy support from governments. This has been the case despite the fact that the historical evolution of conservation and sustainability thinking – toward more holistic approaches such as ecosystem-based and integrated management\, and a greater focus on participatory governance – reinforces the role of local-level communities. Given this motivation\, and the successes already achieved\, how can we increase the focus in conservation policy and practice on local communities\, and ensure an increased role for communities in conservation governance? This presentation explores that question\, examining the community role in conservation and sustainability\, as well as policy responses. The presentation draws on work of the Community Conservation Research Network\, a global initiative of indigenous\, community\, academic\, government and NGO partners. Through a social-ecological systems view and a comparative analysis internationally\, the CCRN seeks to ‘scale-up’ the appreciation of community stewardship among policymakers\, and to provide guidance to communities on successful paths for environmental and livelihood sustainability. \nAnthony (Tony) Charles is a professor in the School of the Environment and the School of Business at Saint Mary’s University. His research focuses on fisheries\, oceans and coasts\, including studies of integrated ocean management\, small-scale fisheries\, community-based management\, climate impacts and adaptation\, sustainability of fisheries and coasts\, and human dimensions of ecosystem-based management and marine protected areas. Dr. Charles has authored several books\, including Sustainable Fishery Systems from 2001\, Governance of Marine Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation from 2014\, and this year’s Governing the Coastal Commons. He leads the Community Conservation Research Network (www.CommunityConservation.net)\, a global initiative that studies and supports local communities engaging in conservation for sustainable livelihoods. Dr. Charles is a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation\, a member of the Fisheries Expert Group in IUCN’s Commission on Ecosystem Management\, and an advisor to organizations including the UN Food and Agriculture Organization\, the OECD\, and the Canadian government. He has sampled chowder in many coastal communities around the Gulf of Maine. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-sustainability-success-community-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
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171002T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171002T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170825T141027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170927T144802Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Putting human population growth and attendant consumption back on the radar screen: A fisheries perspective
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Karin Limburg\, Professor\, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry \nWorldwide\, fish populations are in decline. Once formerly abundant species now are increasingly threatened\, endangered\, or extirpated\, and most commercial fisheries have “max’d out” their capacity. The root cause is pressure from human activities\, both directly from fishing and indirectly from other activities of the human enterprise. Ultimately\, human population growth is the driver of consumption and economic growth\, but these also drive population growth\, particularly in the developed world. It is evident that both consumption and human population growth create the squeeze on ecosystems that sustain fisheries. Despite reticence to discuss these topics\, ecologists must re-engage to support policies to guide humanity toward smaller population size and reduced consumptive footprint. \nKarin Limburg is a professor of fisheries and ecosystem sciences at the Dept. of Environmental and Forest Biology at SUNY ESF. Limburg’s research interests are at the interface of ecosystem science and fisheries science\, thus blending ecosystem theory with population and community theory. Her fisheries interests span all salinities\, and her research extends from Lake Erie to the Baltic Sea. Limburg has studied how economic drivers enable sprawl development\, and how that in turn affects watershed function and stream/river integrity. In addition\, she has worked with ecological economists\, having co-authored a controversial paper that appeared in Nature in 1997\, estimating the total value of the Earth’s ecosystem goods and services.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-putting-human-population-growth-attendant-consumption-back-radar-screen-fisheries-perspective/
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:20171016T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171016T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170829T131143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170829T131845Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - The Politics of a Sustainable Coast
DESCRIPTION:The Politics of a Sustainable Coast: Money\, Science\, Democracy\, and Climate in Southeastern Louisiana \nSpeaker: Michael A. Haedicke\, Associate Professor\, Drake \nCo-sponsors: Dept. of Sociology\, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center\n\nGiven its low elevation and high rate of subsidence\, coastal Louisiana is particularly vulnerable to the projected effects of climate change. This presentation will examine Louisiana’s Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast\, an ambitious effort to increase the region’s resilience in the face of change through large-scale restoration of coastal wetlands. Drawing from my research with local stakeholders\, I will discuss the origins of Louisiana’s approach and the current status of restoration efforts. The talk will also explore how social inequalities in Louisiana have impacted the Plan’s character and it will put these observations into dialogue with writing about the potential of climate change to enhance or curtail democratic participation in environmental governance.\n \nMichael A. Haedicke is an associate professor of sociology in the Department for the Study of Culture and Society at Drake University. His research concerns the frequently contentious politics of environmental sustainability. He has published articles in sociology and environmental studies journals\, as well as a recent book\, Organizing Organic (Stanford University Press\, 2016)\, which considers the relationship between market development and social activism in the United States organic foods industry. His current research examines environmental management in coastal Louisiana\, with a particular focus on the state’s efforts to adapt to climate-induced vulnerabilities.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-politics-sustainable-coast/
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:20171023T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171023T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170802T133043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171017T133311Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Build it and they will come
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Tony Grassi\, sustainability entrepreneur\n \nTony will talk about sustainability in practice as he and his wife Sally rehabilitated an old mill in Freedom Maine\, restored hydropower at the old dam and helped in the revitalization of the Village of Freedom. His talk will include the complications\, pitfalls and rewards of investing in sustainability. \nFor more information on Tony and the mill\, see our recent article – Mill of Dreams \nTony Grassi received his BA in economics at Princeton and his MBA at Harvard Business School. After three years in the army\, he worked in corporate finance at Credit Suisse First Boston and its predecessors from 1971 to 1990. From 1990 to the present he has served as a volunteer Board member for a number of non-profits. These have included serving as Chairman of Global Board The Nature Conservancy\, American Rivers\, New Canaan Country School and the Wilton\, CT Land Trust. Currently he is on the board of the Maine Chapter of TNC\, the Butler Conservation Fund and Horizons National Student Enrichment Program. Tony moved to Camden Maine in 2003 with his wife Sally\, and they are lucky enough to have both their children and their five grandchildren living within 45 minutes of home.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-build-will-come/
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:20171106T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171106T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20171025T145046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T143117Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation about Decision Support Tools - An Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:A Conversation about Decision Support Tools\nWhat are they? When are they useful? What problems might they solve?\nAn interdisciplinary panel discussion \nParticipants: \n\nLinda Silka\, Senior Faculty Fellow\, Mitchell Center (facilitator)\nAdam Daigneault\, Assistant Professor\, Forest\, Conservation\, and Recreation Policy\nJessica Jansujwicz\, Research Assistant Professor\, Wildlife\, Fisheries & Conservation Biology\nSam Roy\, Postdoctoral Researcher\, Mitchell Center & New England Sustainability Consortium\nSandra De Urioste-Stone\, Assistant Professor\, Nature-Based Tourism\nSonja Birthisel\, PhD student\, Ecology and Environmental Sciences\n\nA growing problem researchers face is how to take the huge amounts of data available and make it useful to those who are making decisions. The development of decision support tools is a strategy lots of people are exploring. This conversation involves researchers who are working to develop these tools in a variety of different areas. We will learn what decision support tools look like and the processes being used to build them\, why researchers decided to take this approach\, why these tools can be useful to decision-makers\, and what problems they may help to solve?
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/conversation-decision-support-tools-interdisciplinary-panel-discussion/
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:20171113T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042429
CREATED:20170929T165449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171023T155929Z
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SUMMARY:Sustainability Lightning Talks
DESCRIPTION:Eight students will present five-minute talks on their sustainability research in Maine. \nSelected Presentations:\nGraduate\n\nResponses of potato varieties to Dickeya dianthicola and Pectobacterium parmentieri that cause blackleg and soft rot\nNayara Fabiola Marangoni\, School of Food and Agriculture\nDegradation of the Herbicide Atrazine from Drinking Water using Photocatalysis\nMatthew A. Moyet\, Ecology and Environmental Sciences\nThe influence of dam management on water quantity in rural New England\nAndrew Newcomb\, School of Earth & Climate Sciences\nOptimizing Organic Nitrogen Fertility Practices Through Farmer and Expert Interviews\nMargaret Pickoff\, School of Food and Agriculture\nUpdate on what’s been emerging through FERC eLibrary content analysis\nSarah Vogel\, Dept. of Wildlife\, Fisheries and Conservation Biology\nIncorporating environmental variability into assessment and management of American lobster (Homarus americanus)\nKisei R. Tanaka\, Ecology & Environmental Sciences\n\n\nUndergraduate\n\nBringing Local Food To All: Challenges and Opportunities in Farm To Institution Initiatives\nMichaela Murray\nAnalysis of Dams through Fact Sheet Creation to Aid in Future Dam Decision Making\nKaitlyn Raffier\n\n\nAbstracts\nResponses of potato varieties to Dickeya dianthicola and Pectobacterium parmentieri that cause blackleg and soft rot\nNayara Fabiola Marangoni\, School of Food and Agriculture \nDickeya dianthicola and Pectobacterium parmentieri are major pathogens linked to an outbreak of blackleg and soft rot in the Eastern states of the US in 2015. The use of resistant or tolerant potato varieties is a very effective management strategy. This study aimed to investigate the susceptibility of 9 commercial varieties (cv. Atlantic\, Dark Red Norland\, Green Mountain\, Katahdin\, Russet Burbank\, Sebago\, Shepody\, Snowden and Yukon Gold) to these pathogens using tuber inoculation. One-day-old suspensions (approximately 107 CFU/mL) of both D. dianthicola and P. parmentieri were prepared for inoculation. Two 1-cm-deep holes were punched\, using a pipette tip\, on the extremities of a potato tuber of each variety. 15 µl of the bacterial inoculum of D. dianthicola and P. parmentieri was added inside the hole (one pathogen species per hole)\, followed by covering the hole with dielectric grease. Water was used as control. Each treatment variety had three tubers as replicates. The inoculated tubers were incubated for 3 days at 28°C and lesion sizes were measured in depth and width. For D. dianthicola\, the most tolerant varieties were ‘Snowden’ (lesion average of 1.05 cm)\, ‘Katahdin’ (1.21 cm) and ‘Shepody’ (1.26 cm). For P. parmentieri\, the most tolerant varieties were ‘Green Mountain’ (1.80 cm)\, ‘Dark Red Norland’ (2.23 cm) and ‘Shepody’ (2.44 cm). No varieties were resistant to blackleg and soft rot pathogens\, but susceptibility varied depending on pathogen species and potato variety. ‘Shepody’ was the best choice as it was tolerant to both D. dianthicola and P. parmentieri. \nDegradation of the Herbicide Atrazine from Drinking Water using Photocatalysis\nMatthew A. Moyet\, Ecology and Environmental Sciences \nAtrazine is one of the most common agricultural herbicides used in the United States especially for the production of corn and cotton. Due to its abundant use\, atrazine is commonly found in wastewater due to agricultural runoff in the state of Maine. Atrazine and other herbicides are persistent organic compounds (POCs)\, known for their long lifetimes in the environment. Do to the frequent use of atrazine coupled with its chemical stability\, atrazine exposure has become an environmental and public health concern. Unfortunately\, current methods of wastewater treatment are ineffective at the removal of these harmful contaminants from the drinking supply. Photocatalytic compounds offer a solution for treatment facilities to remove these POCs efficiently and at low operating costs. We have focused our research on the use of photocatalytic bismuth oxyhalides in the photodegradation of the herbicide atrazine. This nontoxic\, cheap\, and relatively abundant material is able to degrade POCs into nontoxic complexes using ultraviolet light. In order to increase the efficiency of degradation\, we have doped this photocatalyst with copper(II) ions as a means to trap excited state electrons. These excited state electrons are responsible for the photochemical behavior and permit the degradation of atrazine. Findings from this research can be used to improve sustainable water treatment in the state of Maine as well as provide a basis for the design and fabrication of advanced photocatalysts. \nThe influence of dam management on water quantity in rural New England\nAndrew Newcomb\, School of Earth & Climate Sciences \nDams constitute a severe disturbance for a river’s hydrologic regime. Rural New England has thousands of dams\, which are used for hydroelectric production\, flood control\, water storage\, and recreation. The Penobscot River in Maine is among the largest watersheds in rural New England\, and has a long history of human alteration by dams\, including recent river restoration by dam removal. Dams control the routing of water within a river channel\, and thus regulate flow regime downstream and storage upstream. We seek to quantify the effect dams can have on river flow and lake storage in this setting\, and how this effect varies within a set of potential scenarios. These scenarios are organized around dam removal\, dam operation\, and climate change. We examine the tradeoffs associated with these scenarios by comparing the resulting hydrologic regimes for the watershed\, and at each reach\, reservoir\, and junction within the watershed. This approach will allow us to identify the watershed scale role of each dam removal / operation scenario\, as well as how it affects its immediate upstream and downstream environment. Looking into the future\, we will make the same comparisons between dam management in the context of potential climate changes and examine the ability of dams to regulate water levels and potentially mitigate the effects of climate change. This project will help stakeholders understand how dam management can affect water levels in a rural watershed\, and what practices could better achieve a desired water level at a specific location within this system. \nOptimizing Organic Nitrogen Fertility Practices Through Farmer and Expert Interviews\nMargaret Pickoff\, School of Food and Agriculture \nDespite robust consumer demand for organic grain products in Maine\, only a small percentage of small grains currently grown in the state is certified organic. This gap between local supply and demand presents a significant economic opportunity for farmers in Maine and the wider Northeast region. According to regional growers\, one of the biggest hurdles associated with growing small grains organically is accessing reliable\, affordable nitrogen fertility to support their crop systems. This study\, “Challenges and Opportunities in Nitrogen Management for Organic Grain Production in the Northeast” is a qualitative investigation focused on identifying and exploring the unique challenges that growers in the Northeast face in managing nitrogen fertility and accessing practical nitrogen (N) sources\, as well as highlighting practices that growers have found to be successful. Through a series of 60-minute\, semi-structured\, recorded telephone interviews with organic grain growers and agricultural advisors in the Northeast U.S.\, various aspects of N management in organic small grain systems will be explored\, including the availability and accessibility of organic-approved N sources\, grower perceptions and opinions of long-term N-building practices such as planting green manures\, and the specific characteristics of a successful N-management strategy in our region. Results from this study will inform future field-based research\, and will allow for more tailored outreach and programming to support the continued success of organic grain growers in this region. The lightning talk will provide background for the significance of this cross-disciplinary investigation\, and a brief description of methods for data collection and analysis. \nUpdate on what’s been emerging through FERC eLibrary content analysis\nSarah Vogel\, Dept. of Wildlife\, Fisheries and Conservation Biology \nHydropower provides a reliable source of clean domestic energy but can have significant environmental consequences\, including impacts to fish migration. Decreases in anadromous fish populations have demonstrated that current methods of moving fish through dams are not sustainable. Over the next decade\, nearly 25 percent of active hydropower dams nationwide will require relicensing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The period leading up to relicensing presents the most effective opportunity for resource agencies to reconsider license conditions on fish passage. However\, the process can be extensive\, complicated\, and laborious. In an effort to minimize complexity my research is focused on understanding the factors that influence agency choice of fish passage mitigation requirements. To do this\, I have begun a targeted analysis of FERC eLibrary database documents and have launched a case study of the West Enfield Project in Enfield\, Maine on the Penobscot River. Additionally\, participant observations and semi-structured interviews are under development to examine agency decision-making behavior with a focus on interagency dynamics\, use of science in decision-making\, and scale of negotiated measures. By using retrospective analysis to inform future management I aim to provide decision support tools to resource agencies to aid and enhance FERC-agency consultation to enhance sustainability of the fishery’s resources. \nIncorporating environmental variability into assessment and management of American lobster (Homarus americanus)\nKisei R. Tanaka\, Ecology & Environmental Sciences\n \nThe American lobster (Homarus americanus) supports one of the most valuable fisheries in the Northern Hemisphere. Despite a growing body of literature recognizing the impacts of climate change on many aspects of American lobster population dynamics and its surrounding marine environment\, current management and assessment of American lobster stocks do not incorporate environmental variability. To this end\, my research will present a coupled biophysical modeling framework that incorporates the effects of climate and ecosystem change into the assessment and management of American lobster. This presentation will describe the research framework and key modeling efforts that include integration of a regional circulation model into bioclimate and population dynamics models. The research outcome will be used to facilitate ecosystem-based lobster fisheries management\, and provide a better understanding of how American lobster will respond to changing marine ecosystems. Developing a modeling framework to incorporate environmental variability into assessment and management of resilient fish stock and fisheries in a changing ecosystem will be critical for sustainable fisheries management. \nBringing Local Food To All: Challenges and Opportunities in Farm To Institution Initiatives\nMichaela Murray \nAcross the nation\, local food movements are gaining popularity as individuals and businesses alike begin to see the added value of sourcing and consuming locally produced food. One such mechanism for local food procurement are Farm to Institution (FTI) initiatives\, in which large scale operations like K-12 schools\, universities\, and corporations\, work with small to medium sized farmers in their area to offer local products to their patrons. Inevitably\, there are both challenges and opportunities associated with forming and maintaining these relationships. This talk will present the common problems and advantages to Farm to Institution practices that have been identified in the scope of academic literature. Understanding these concerns is crucial for devising the most effective relationships between FTI stakeholders\, and thus increasing the success of Farm to Institution programs in the nation’s changing foodscape. \nAnalysis of Dams through Fact Sheet Creation to Aid in Future Dam Decision Making\nKaitlyn Raffier\n \nThe state of Maine has 597 dams\, 156 of which are of high or significant hazard potential according to the National Inventory of Dams Database. With many of them approaching their dates for relicensing\, it is important we look at each dam to decide what is best for the future of the stakeholders\, environment and renewable energy production. There are many location specific factors to consider: hydrography\, land use\, history\, turbine type\, owner\, fish passage systems\, energy generated etc. but these data are not compiled in any one place for us to access. As we run out of resources to supply us with energy\, we must research more sustainable ways to produce energy. Hydropower could be that alternative. Yet\, many stakeholders wonder how “sustainable” dams are in the long run. The information to determine this is spread widely across many sources which makes dam decision making very difficult. My research focuses on creating fact sheets for certain dams in the area to contribute site-specific information to share with the NEST Future of Dams team for the hydropower and cost modelling work as well as to initiate discussion with stakeholders for the group MCDA process. These fact sheets are currently posted on the Future of Dams blog\, acting as a communicative tool aiming to extend knowledge about dams in our area to other researchers and the public. Systematizing dam information contributes to analysis and provides a framework of factors to look at dams everywhere\, especially in New England. \n 
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SUMMARY:Talk - Using Cooperation Science to Strengthen Local Food Systems
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Afton Hupper\, Taylor Lange\, Tim Waring\, Local Food Lab\, UMaine \nSustainable solutions are not always win-win. The hardest sustainability challenges are social dilemmas in which the best outcome for individuals (e.g. more comfortable lifestyle) conflicts with the best outcome for the group (e.g. avoiding overuse of environmental resources and natural disasters). But social dilemmas can be solved when individuals cooperate. \nWe study the role of cooperation in Maine’s growing local food system. We use cooperation science\, experiments\, simulations\, and stakeholder guidance to determine which factors inhibit or encourage cooperation. And\, we work with local food groups to help them better achieve their goals. \nIn this talk we introduce our collaborative research on food buying clubs and Buying Club Software. Buying clubs are small\, quasi-formal purchasing groups who share food orders to meet their needs. Our results suggest that cooperation is vital to the success of food buying clubs\, and cooperatives generally. We explain the implications of this finding and share our future research and solutions plans. \nSpeakers: \nDr. Tim Waring studies how cooperation determines sustainability outcomes. Using economic experiments and agent-based simulations\, he builds evolutionary models of social and economic change to learn how sustainable behaviors\, and durable institutions arise and persist. He has led two national working groups to refine this theory and apply it to case studies around the world. \nDr. Waring now leads a five-year research project to study how cooperation can improve the success of local food organizations\, and grow the local food economy. \nTaylor Lange received his Masters of Arts in Geography with a certificate in Evolutionary Studies from Binghamton University under the tutelage of Dr. Richard Shaker and Dr. David Sloan Wilson\, and began his PhD studies at the University of Maine with Dr. Waring in the Fall of 2017. His dissertation research is focused on applying principles of group psychology and evolutionary science to assist local food organizations in accomplishing their goals. He aspires to use the skills he acquires during his doctoral training to become a research and teaching professor\, honing humanity’s knowledge of sustainable practices\, and instilling them in his students. \nAfton Hupper has worked as a research assistant in Dr. Waring’s lab since 2016. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maine in 2017 with a B.S. in Ecology & Environmental Science. She is continuing her education at UMaine to pursue a M.S. in Resource Economics & Policy\, and working under adviser Dr. Waring. After graduate school\, she plans to gain experience abroad before working in environmental policy as an advocate or analyst. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-using-cooperation-science-strengthen-local-food-systems/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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