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SUMMARY:Greater Bangor Solarize Kick-Off
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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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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170918T150000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170921T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170921T143000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170925T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170925T160000
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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
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171002T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171002T160000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171016T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171016T160000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171023T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171023T160000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171106T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171106T160000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
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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 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/sustainability-lightning-talks/
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:20171120T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171120T160000
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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
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171127T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171127T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20170724T130249Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Dirty Weeds Done Dirt Cheap
DESCRIPTION:Dirty Weeds Done Dirt Cheap: Coupling weed ecology and economics to aid farmer decision-making \nSpeaker: Sonja Birthisel\, PhD Student\, Ecology & Environmental Sciences\, UMaine \nWeeds are a major economic concern for farmers worldwide. The State of Maine is home to a growing population of beginning organic farmers\, for whom weeds are especially challenging. \nOrganic farmers and others wishing to reduce pesticide use can leverage ecological principles to develop effective strategies that minimize environmental costs. However\, learning to do this is challenging\, and usually accomplished through expensive trial-and-error on the part of the farmer. \nWe have been exploring strategies to help lessen the steep learning curve beginning organic farmers face in managing weeds ecologically. This talk will describe progress toward developing a digital educational tool for weed management\, WEEDucator\, as well as work quantifying the economics of popular organic weed management tactics. \nSonja K. Birthisel is a PhD student in Ecology and Environmental Sciences at UMaine. Her dissertation focuses on challenges farmers face in managing agricultural weeds\, and how climate change may impact weeds and the tactics we use to manage them. Birthisel is passionate about addressing practical questions posed by farmers\, and using new media to improve scientific communication. \nBirthisel holds a Bachelors in Biology from Luther College\, and a Masters in Ecology and Environmental Sciences from UMaine.  Her adviser\, Dr. Eric Gallandt\, is a leading scholar in the field of weed ecology. Birthisel has received awards for academic excellence including the Luther College Regent Scholarship\, the prestigious Correll Fellowship\, and the Sarah Jane White Spruce Memorial Scholarship. Her past experiences include work at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy\, and public service with FoodCorps. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-dirty-weeds-done-dirt-cheap/
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:20171207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171207T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20171121T182631Z
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SUMMARY:Talk 12/7 - Understanding Global Warming Impacts on Fish
DESCRIPTION:The Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory: Origin\, Scope and Utility in Understanding Global Warming Impacts on Fish\nSpeaker: Dr. Daniel Pauly\, University of British Columbia Professor\, PI: Sea Around Us Project \nThere is need for a broad guiding theory based on first principles to interpret the many ways that fishes (and invertebrates) are affected by increasing temperatures and the deoxygenation of the oceans. Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT) is the only current comprehensive theory that can accommodate the many impacts of ocean warming on growth\, migrations\, and behaviors. Dr. Pauly will elaborate on his recent paper on GOLT (and controversy)\, and provide context to help understand the increasingly nuanced global biotic and conservation implications of a warming ocean. \nCo-sponsors: Dept. of Wildlife\, Fisheries\, and Conservation Biology\, School of Marine Sciences\, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, American Fisheries Society Student Subunit
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-127-understanding-global-warming-impacts-fish/
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:20180129T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180129T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20171213T171710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171219T151259Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Sustainability on the Front Lines of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Sustainability on the Front Lines of Climate Change: Inside a UMaine Travel Study Course \nSpeakers:\nBrandon Lieberthal\, Postdoctoral Researcher\, Civil and Environmental Engineering\, UMaine\nAllison Gardner\, Assistant Professor\, Biology & Ecology\, UMaine \nA complex dual relationship exists between climate change and sustainable development. Through its detrimental effects on food security\, fresh water access\, and human and environmental health\, climate change weakens the basis for social and economic development. Meanwhile\, misplaced societal priorities regarding sustainable development influence greenhouse gas emissions and exacerbate the conditions leading to socioeconomic vulnerability. The scientific solutions to these intractable problems lie in interdisciplinary research efforts. This seminar highlights a University of Maine travel study course that uses the subtropical island ecosystem of Eleuthera\, The Bahamas\, as a case study to examine the nexus between sustainability and climate change. In the on-campus and travel portions of the course\, students explored social and cultural dimensions of sustainability and STEM innovations to promote sustainability in a developing country under stress due to global climate change. Students and instructors will discuss the challenges of sustainable living based on their experiences visiting the Cape Eleuthera Institute and present results of field projects conducted in The Bahamas. \nBrandon Lieberthal is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maine. Brandon works with the SEANET program\, studying the interactions between tides\, currents\, and water quality for the benefit of Maine’s aquaculture industry. His goal is to promote sustainable\, ecofriendly economic growth that serves local communities. He completed his PhD at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign in 2015. \nAllison Gardner is an Assistant Professor in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine. Her entomology research focuses on the ecology and dynamics of arthropod-borne disease\, including mosquito-borne viruses in the Caribbean and tick-borne pathogens in Maine. She completed her PhD at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign in 2016. \nThe speakers also include students who participated in BIO 387/GEE 398: Sustainability on the Front Lines of Climate Change in Fall 2017 and traveled to the Bahamas in January 2018. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-sustainability-front-lines-climate-change-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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180205T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180205T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
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SUMMARY:Talk - The Puzzle of Making the Local Food Movement Sustainable
DESCRIPTION:The Puzzle of Making the Local Food Movement Sustainable: The Challenge of the Supply Chain\nUMaine Farm to Institution Team\nSpeakers: Mark Haggerty\, Linda Silka\, Stephanie Welcomer\, Melissa Ladenheim and Michaela Murray \nSome of the most important questions facing the local food movement in Maine relate to sustainability: environmental\, economic\, and social. One solution has been to promote a farm-to-institution (F2I) movement whereby farmers sell their produce to local institutions such as universities and hospitals\, and reduce environmental costs and enhance economic and social benefits through these local supply chains. What might appear simple and straightforward has turned out to be filled with challenges\, including: timing\, need\, size\, and coordination. Institutions often find it easier to purchase from nonlocal sources despite understanding the economic benefits of buying local. Here we will discuss F2I broadly and what our research indicates are the challenges as well as some of the solutions to participating in and promoting F2I initiatives. \nAbout the presenters\nMark Haggerty is an associate professor in the Honors College at the UMaine. He has teaching and research interests in food systems and sustainability. He is a co-founder of the Honors College Sustainable Food Systems Research Collaborative (SFSRC). \nMelissa Ladenheim is the Associate Dean and a preceptor in the Honors College with research interests related to social justice and food systems. She is a co-founder of the Honors College Sustainable Food Systems Research Collaborative (SFSRC) and the Servant Heart Research Collaborative. Ladenheim is an affiliated faculty with the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and a member of the UMaine Diversity Leadership Advisory Committee. She is currently working on a project funded by the Mitchell Center examining food to institutions. \nMichaela Murray is a 3rd year Honors College student from Bar Harbor\, Maine who is studying Ecology and Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Sustainability\, Environmental Policy\, and Natural Resource Management. She is also pursuing a minor in Economics. Her research interests include sustainable development\, food systems\, and policy. \nLinda Silka is a senior fellow at the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and Executive Editor of the Maine Policy Review. She was formerly the Director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and professor in the UMaine School of Economics. Her work has focused on community-university research and action partnerships and how to strengthen collaborations between universities and their partners. \nStephanie Welcomer earned her PhD at Pennsylvania State University and is a professor of Management at UMaine. Dr. Welcomer’s research has focused on the intersection of sustainable businesses\, communities and environments and she has recently published articles on climate change and farming\, farmers’ adaptation strategies for energy resources\, and pro-environmental behavior. She is currently working on a study of sustainability and social change related to artisanal cheesemaking. Most of her work is undergirded by her interests in sustainable food systems and their evolution via human networks\, power\, and language. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-puzzle-making-local-food-movement-sustainable/
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:20180212T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20180119T152729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180212T152941Z
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SUMMARY:Talk Cancelled - Crossing boundaries to better understand forest sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Crossing boundaries to better understand forest sustainability and the influence of forest certification\nErin Simons-Legaard\, Research Assistant Professor\, School of Forest Resources\, UMaine \nMultiple\, often conflicting forest values are maintained only when management actions are integrated over large areas. To-date\, two key mechanisms have been utilized as safeguards for forest sustainability in Maine: regulations (such as Maine’s Forest Practices Act) and certification through programs such as those sponsored by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative or the Forest Stewardship Council. Maine is considered a leader in the use of certification as a strategy for ensuring forest resource sustainability. Concerns have\, however\, recently emerged in Maine and elsewhere about if certification can ensure that commercial forestlands meet basic measures of sustainable wood supply (i.e.\, growth > harvest). Through innovative use of geospatial data\, we filled an identified knowledge gap about forest conditions under the current system of regulations and certification\, and through engagement with key stakeholders responsible for ensuring forest sustainability in Maine\, we identified challenges to cross-boundary management and conservation planning. \nDr. Erin Simons-Legaard is currently Research Assistant Professor of Forest Landscape Modeling in the School of Forest Resources. Erin joined SFR after completing her Ph.D. in UMaine’s Department of Wildlife Ecology in 2009. Erin’s research focuses on ecological forecasting to understand the cumulative effects of land use and landscape change in resource sustainability and wildlife habitat ecology. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-crossing-boundaries-better-understand-forest-sustainability/
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:20180226T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180226T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20180131T194350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T174036Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Bringing Big Data to Bear on Water Problems
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Adnan Rajib\, ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow\, US Environmental Protection Agency \nWith growing stress from natural and man-made factors\, there are distinct changes in the spatio-temporal pattern of water availability and hydrologic extremes. Knowing how and where these changes are occurring as well as their future expectancies are imperative for sustainable water management and policy decisions. Hydrologic models are being increasingly used to support these prediction needs across large spatial scales. However\, our prediction skills remain poor given the inadequate representation of watershed physical processes in hydrologic models and acute lack of data to verify them. As such\, uncertainties in model predictions and how to reduce them have been the central problem in all hydrologic modeling efforts. \nTo minimize prediction uncertainties\, integration of remotely sensed data with hydrologic models has emerged as an alluring solution. Progressing remote sensing techniques have led to a hypothesis that satellite-borne estimates of soil moisture\, evapotranspiration and/or vegetation dynamics are proxies for on-the-ground empirical measurements\, hence\, their integration may compensate models’ deficiencies to accurately capture physical processes. Despite an immense potential\, approaches to advance this big data integration are still in infancy. To fill this gap\, I will introduce a two-step architecture: first\, through assimilating multi-sensor estimates of water\, energy and vegetation into the model\, and second\, through a spatially distributed watershed-level model calibration scheme beyond just using gaged data at discrete locations. I will further discuss a newly developed internet-based semi-automatic platform that can concurrently access multiple satellite data repositories and make these datasets ready for model integration – regardless of the spatial scale or the geographic location of model simulation. To what extent this data-model integration affects practical decisions will be highlighted by addressing three urgent areas: flood inundation pattern\, impacts of changing land use on future water availability\, and wetland hotspots to target restoration and protection. These will afford insights into the next-generation of eco-hydrology research\, making remote sensing integration the new normal of watershed science and policy. \nDr. Adnan Rajib is a post-doctoral research fellow at the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development. Immediately before coming to EPA in March 2017\, Dr. Rajib earned Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Purdue University. In recognition of his scholarly achievements and excellence in research\, he received two prestigious Purdue honors – the 2016 Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship and the Spring 2017 CE Outstanding Graduate Student Award. \nDr. Rajib’s specialization bridges multi-disciplinary problems\, broadly focusing on (i) computational hydrology with satellite remote sensing integration and (ii) hydroinformatics of big geospatial data. At the EPA\, he is developing hydrologic models to delineate wetland hotspots across major US river basins to target areas of wetland restoration and management. During his Ph.D.\, Dr. Rajib played a leadership role in NOAA – National Water Center’s 2016 Innovators Program\, where he coordinated projects of national impact involving flood hazard and disaster management. In the Summer of 2015\, he worked as a Visiting Research Scholar at the South Dakota State University to model the land and climate drivers of changing hydrologic regime in US Great Plains. Among other initiatives\, Dr. Adnan Rajib is active in developing online tools for data-driven hydrology education. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-hydrologic-prediction-era-remotely-sensed-big-data/
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:20180305T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180305T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20180130T144150Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Of Course Smart Growth! What Else is There?
DESCRIPTION:Nancy E. Smith\, Executive Director\, GrowSmart Maine\n \nThe implications of land use decisions on where we choose to live and how we make a living. \nPeople choose to live in Maine for many reasons: connections to family\, our iconic landscapes and architecture which foster farming\, fisheries\, forestry and beautiful downtowns\, villages and Main Streets\, our strong sense of local community through which we both support our neighbors in need and leave each other in peace and our gritty\, independent spirit which drives us to achieve great things and occasionally prevents us from working together. GrowSmart Maine believes these strengths must be the foundation for our innovation and prosperity.   \nMaine is not unique in these attributes\, but our uniqueness comes from what we achieve because of them. GrowSmart Maine works with people from across the state to create sustainable communities and we do so by recognizing the value of individual focus and collaborative efforts. \nWhy do you choose to live and Maine\, and what impact will you have while you are here? \nNancy E. Smith has lived and worked in Maine since 1981 and joined GrowSmart Maine as Executive Director in April 2010. She served four terms in the Maine State House of Representatives\, representing Monmouth\, Litchfield and Wales\, while working on her family’s diversified livestock farm in Monmouth. She served as House Chair of the Legislative Committee on Business\, Research\, and Economic Development and as a member of the Committee on Agriculture\, Conservation\, and Forestry. In addition\, Nancy worked as a forester for over twenty years\, for a major industrial landowner in northern Maine and within a consulting firm serving small woodland owners in central Maine.  She is a member of Monmouth’s Economic Development Committee and the Kennebec West Farmland Working Group.   She formerly served as a member of the Maine Economic Growth Council\, on the board of Maine Rural Partners\, and as co-chair of the Council of State Governments/Eastern Regional Conference. Nancy is the mother of three native Mainers\, one of whom is completing her Senior year at UMaine this spring. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-course-smart-growth-else/
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:20180319T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
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SUMMARY:Talk - Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management: Catching the greased pig in Eastern Maine
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Paul Anderson\, Executive Director\, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries \nEcosystem-based Fisheries Management (EBFM) is not a new concept and has been studied and attempted in many places around the planet. In its simplest form\, EBFM considers not just how to manage individual species\, but rather the relationships between species. At a more a complex level\, EBFM takes into account the relationship of those species to the ecosystem in which they live. An even more comprehensive view includes the socio-economic setting and how fisheries management effects or if affected by social systems. This talk will explore some of those themes and introduce a new 5-year initiative that the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF)\, the Maine Department of Marine Resources\, and the National Marine Fisheries Service is undertaking to create a research framework to inform an EBFM approach in eastern Maine. The talk will include and introduction to the programs of MCCF (based in Stonington\, Maine) and discussion of how scientists and students can get involved. \nPaul Anderson has 30 years of experience working with Maine’s marine resources\, primarily in public service roles\, at the intersection of science\, policy\, and community. Before joining Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries\, Anderson spent 16 years as the Director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program where he oversaw commercial fisheries\, aquaculture\, coastal community development\, ecosystem health\, and coastal resiliency. He also served as the Research Network Director of the Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (“SEANET”) and Director of the Aquaculture Research Network at the University of Maine. Anderson held multiple positions within the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR). During his time with the state\, he led efforts to open clam flats in Eastern Maine\, oversaw the construction and management of the DMR laboratory in Lamoine State Park\, and served as the Director of the Public Health Division. He’s served on the board of several nonprofits\, including the Herring Gut Learning Center in Port Clyde and the Maine Fishermen’s Forum. Anderson possesses a strong ability to moderate\, build\, and manage highly effective teams and organizations. Anderson holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Microbiology from the University of Maine. He has worked across the state of Maine\, as well as abroad\, in Ireland\, South Africa\, Namibia\, the Philippines\, and China. Anderson currently resides in Winterport\, Maine\, where he enjoys family\, gardening\, and making music with his friends. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-ecosystem-based-fisheries-management-catching-greased-pig-eastern-maine/
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:20180326T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180326T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20171213T171948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171220T180150Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Plagues and People: Disease Transmission and Global Drivers of Change
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Allison Gardner\, Assistant Professor\, Biology & Ecology\, UMaine; Sandra De Urisote-Stone\, Assistant Professor\, Forest Resources\, UMaine \nNature-based tourism is tightly coupled with the transmission and dynamics of vector-borne infectious diseases (i.e.\, those that are transmitted via the bite of an infected arthropod\, such as a mosquito or a tick). Domestic and international travel likely play a substantial role in the spread of both vectors and pathogens to new locations\, while public health concerns may influence tourism businesses’ and potential travelers’ risk perceptions and marketing mix strategies and travel decision-making respectively. Our interdisciplinary socio-ecological systems research considers these vexing and under-studied problems. We will discuss the early stages of our collaborative research in two study systems: Lyme disease in Maine and mosquito-borne viruses in the Americas. Lyme disease incidence is expected to increase in Maine\, including in popular tourist destinations such as Acadia National Park\, under climate change due to a combination of ecological and social factors. Meanwhile\, the recent spread of Zika and chikungunya viruses in the Western hemisphere has been driven largely by human movements across a range of spatial and temporal scales. Our goals are to develop a deeper understanding of the natural and human drivers of infectious disease transmission\, and to apply this knowledge to inform public health messaging and management strategies in states and countries with tourism-based economies. \nAllison Gardner is an Assistant Professor in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine. Her entomology research focuses on the ecology and dynamics of arthropod-borne disease\, with the goal of designing effective\, sustainable mosquito-borne and tick-borne disease management strategies that are grounded in ecological theory. She completed her PhD at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign in 2016. \nSandra De Urioste Stone is an Assistant Professor in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine. She is an applied social scientist focusing on natural resource management and stakeholder engagement. She has conducted research in the U.S. and Latin America on adaptation to global changes\, community-based health interventions\, collaborative management of natural resources\, and sustainable tourism. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-plagues-people-disease-transmission-global-drivers-change/
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;VALUE=DATE:20180329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180330
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
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SUMMARY:Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
DESCRIPTION:The conference was launched in 1994 by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine with a primary focus on one of Maine’s central challenges– the future of its water resources. Originally designed to provide a collaborative nexus for water resource professionals\, researchers\, consultants\, citizens\, students\, regulators\, and planners to exchange information and present new findings on water resource issues in Maine\, the conference has grown to include participation from a broad audience of close to 400 participants from across the state. \nIn response to many requests\, the conference’s focus has expanded to encompass a wide range of sustainability challenges facing Maine\, including issues related to climate change\, energy futures\, agriculture\, forestry\, fisheries\, tourism\, and municipal planning.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180402T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180402T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20180309T145636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180319T145228Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Influencing Conservation Policy: Creating Tools for Decision Makers
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dan Coker\, The Nature Conservancy in Maine \nWhile there are many approaches to achieving conservation success\, influencing public policy is a critical piece of the puzzle. Providing policy makers with tools that clearly illustrate scientific information is an effective way to help them make informed decisions about conservation issues that impact their constituents and communities. \nUsing his current work with University of Maine faculty member Shaleen Jain to develop a high-resolution floodplain map and to model and quantify the natural infrastructure benefits floodplains provide as context\, Dan will discuss approaches for building GIS models and engaging stakeholders in ways that address the needs of both natural and human communities. He’ll explore questions of stakeholder buy-in\, the search for common ground amongst different types of organizations\, and considerations such as the levels of information accuracy and certainty needed for decision makers. In addition\, Dan will highlight examples of other modeling tools and past conservation policy successes. \nDan Coker is a Spatial Scientist at The Nature Conservancy in Maine. He is responsible for all spatial data analysis\, management\, and publication within the Maine chapter. In addition\, he is the lead spatial analyst for the Northern Appalachian/Acadian whole system and serves as a GIS liaison with state and regional partner organizations. Before joining the Maine Chapter in 2002\, he was GIS Manager at the Maine Natural Areas Program. He holds a M.S. in Wildlife Biology and a B.A. in Biology. Dan recently completed a 9-month fellowship with TNC’s Southern Andes program. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-influencing-conservation-policy-creating-tools-decision-makers/
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:20180409T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180409T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20180116T135410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180226T144545Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Governing the vulnerabilities of urban infrastructure to water scarcity and flooding
DESCRIPTION:Governing the vulnerabilities of urban infrastructure to water scarcity and flooding – The example of Mexico City\nMarco Janssen\, Professor\, School of Sustainability and Director\, Center for Behavior\, Institutions and the Environment\, Arizona State University \nMany megacities such as Mexico City will experience in the coming decades an amplification of the existing challenges of water governance due to climatic change and further urbanization. As part of a large research project\, we are developing an agent-based model of the water governance in Mexico City. The model focuses on the interplay between neighborhoods and the central water authority which has to make decisions on investment in new infrastructure and infrastructure maintenance. Neighborhoods can adapt and protest. The objective of the model is to understand how the vulnerability of an urban environment subjected to water related hazardous events is influenced by the decision making process of a central authority that manage water related infrastructure. The feedback by the neighborhoods to government decisions are included and provide a way to capture the effectiveness of policies. \nIn this presentation we present initial results of the agent-based model in which we explore the consequences of different priorities the central water authority is expressing in investment decisions on infrastructure. The model analysis will focus on the trade-offs between actors in time and space. How will a focus on efficiency or inequality impact the long term vulnerability of the Mexico City infrastructure for flood protection and water provision? Will a focus on improving local vulnerabilities of those neighborhoods who protest lead to more system wide vulnerabilities compared to alternative policy scenarios? \nMarco Janssen is a Professor in the School of Sustainability\, and the Director of the Center for Behavior\, Institutions and the Environment\, both at Arizona State University. His research focuses on the governance of common resources. In his research he combines behavioral experiments\, agent-based models and case study analysis applied to diverse topics such as small-scale irrigation systems and urban coupled infrastructure systems. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-governing-vulnerabilities-urban-infrastructure-water-scarcity-flooding/
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:20180420T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180420T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20180417T135116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180419T141232Z
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SUMMARY:Talk Cancelled - Dams\, Sediment\, and Public Policy
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled due to illness. We will try to reschedule for fall semester. \nSpeaker: Dr. Andrew Miller\nDepartment of Geography and Environmental Systems\, University of Maryland – Baltimore County \nCo-sponsor: School of Earth and Climate Sciences \nDr. Miller is interested in the interaction between watershed form\, hydrologic response\, and fluvial morphology with particular focus on interactions between flood processes and channel and valley-floor boundary conditions. In recent years this work has focused primarily on small urban watersheds which experience extreme floods relative to watershed size with much greater frequency than is observed in other landscapes. He is also interested in the geomorphic transformation of the landscape associated with urban development\, which can now be quantified at much finer resolution than was possible in the past; and with the implications of landscape transformation for hydrologic processes\, flowpaths and residence times\, including but not limited to floods. Ongoing research\, in collaboration with his colleagues at the UMBC Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education\, includes work on the connection between patterns of urban development and impacts on the water cycle\, work on the impacts of stream restoration on watershed hydrologic response and sediment yield\, and work on the relative effectiveness of stormwater management on storm response in urban watersheds. A recent project that funded work by a M.S. student investigated the rate of remobilization of “legacy” sediment from Maryland Piedmont floodplains and assessment of the relative importance of historic mill dam deposits in supplying sediment to Piedmont streams. Dr. Miller is also involved in a team monitoring and assessment of the geomorphic impacts of dam removal and the fate and transport of sediment stored behind dams\, particularly with the anticipated removal of the 40-foot-high Bloede Dam on the Patapsco River just 10 minutes from campus.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-dams-sediment-public-policy/
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:20180423T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180423T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20171207T163651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171207T163651Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - From Rights to Resilience: The Social Justice Dimensions of a Melting Environment
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Anne Henshaw\, PhD\, Oak Foundation \nIn the mainstream media\, images of polar bears perched on pans of melting ice continue to be emblematic of climate change and its immediate threats. While visually effective\, do polar bears serve as an appropriate symbol for highlighting vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change\, especially for the 400\,000 Indigenous Peoples who call the region home? As the multi-year sea ice continues to show remarkable decline and the ocean becomes more accessible\, communities face increased pressures from industrial scale development\, and a regulatory environment not well matched with the pace and scope of the changes taking place. Drawing on her experiences as a Program Officer for a private foundation and an anthropologist\, Anne’s talk will overview recent developments in the Arctic\, as well as the challenges and opportunities for advancing self-determination and resilience in a changing Arctic context. \nAnne Henshaw joined Oak Foundation in 2007 as a Programme Officer for the Marine Conservation Sub-Programme focusing on small scale fisheries. She currently oversees grant making in the Arctic with a primary focus on Alaska\, Arctic Canada and Greenland. She has a special interest in supporting the rights of indigenous peoples in building their capacity to support and community-led conservation\, food sovereignty\, co-management as well as to engage in international governance policy forums at the UN and the Arctic Council. Anne also serves as Chair for the Climate Justice Resilience Fund\, a new international funding platform to support Indigenous Peoples\, women\, and youth in community-led rights-based approaches to advance adaptation and resilience to climate change. \nPrior to joining Oak Foundation\, Anne was a visiting Professor in the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Bowdoin College from 1996-2007\, and director of Bowdoin’s Coastal Studies Center from 2000-2007. Anne holds a PhD in Anthropology from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology\, magma cum laude\, from the University of New Hampshire. The results of her work have been published in a variety of peer reviewed journals and international venues including the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment and the International Panel on Climate Change. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-rights-resilience-social-justice-dimensions-melting-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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180504T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180504T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20180205T152812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T152812Z
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SUMMARY:Panel - From Common Lands to Second Nature
DESCRIPTION:From Common Lands to Second Nature: The Scholarship of Richard W. Judd and the Future of Environmental History\nFor more information contact Eileen Palmer eileen.palmer@maine.edu)
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/panel-common-lands-second-nature/
LOCATION:The Bangor Room\, University of Maine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Dept. of History":MAILTO:eileen.palmer@maine.edu
GEO:44.897732;-68.6687076
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bangor Room University of Maine Orono ME 04469 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:20180709T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180709T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20180625T183550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180625T183550Z
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SUMMARY:WRRI RFP Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Virtual options for participation are available. Contact carol.hamel@maine.edu.\nPlease RSVP by 9am\, Friday\, July 6\, 2018 (hallsworth@maine.edu) \nClick here for more information on the FY19 Maine Water Resources Research Institute Request for Proposals
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/wrri-rfp-information-session/
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:20180725T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180725T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20180625T183804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180625T183804Z
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SUMMARY:WRRI Pre-Proposal Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Click here for more information on the FY19 Maine Water Resources Research Institute Request for Proposals
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/wrri-pre-proposal-deadline/
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:20180917T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180917T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T042351
CREATED:20180817T145750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180822T161805Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Ditching the Divide: Rejecting Abrasive Political Culture and Cultivating Healthy Local Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Quixada Moore-Vissing\nCivic Researcher and Community Engagement Designer\nIn a time when many of us just want to silence the noise of uncivil\, polarized national politics\, local democracy offers a hopeful alternative. People who live as neighbors in the same town or region have an opportunity to demand that local politics and civic life in their community stay civil\, respectful\, collaborative\, and remain a space where many different kinds of people can voice their perspectives and listen to others. Universities\, public leaders\, and everyday people all have roles to play in strengthening democracy in their backyards. As we build strong\, sustainable local democracies\, we can demonstrate to Maine and to the nation that we can replace political dysfunction with robust\, healthy civic life. \nDr. Quixada Moore-Vissing\, named after Don Quixote\, leverages her idealism to support communities in building strong\, participatory democratic systems\, particularly at the local level. She runs her own business in Rockland\, Maine as a civic researcher and community engagement designer\, and specializes in creating processes to problem-solve across difference\, including race and politics. She currently works as a fellow at Public Agenda\, the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire\, and the Center for Childhood and Youth Studies at Salem State University. She also works with Everyday Democracy on a MacArthur Foundation initiative to address racism in the Criminal Justice System. Moore-Vissing co-wrote the 2012 New Hampshire Civic Health Index\, and has published work in Penguin Books and the Oxford Encyclopedia of Peace. She was the first director of the K-12 Collaborative at the University of Richmond’s Bonner Center for Civic Engagement\, a partnership between the university and an elementary school in the city of Richmond that was aimed at disrupting the forces of poverty in K-12 education. Moore-Vissing earned her PhD in Education from the University of New Hampshire\, her MA in Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign\, and her BA in Literature and the Avant-Garde from Boston University. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-ditching-divide-rejecting-abrasive-political-culture-cultivating-healthy-local-democracy/
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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