Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Maine Energy Policy 2015
2015-01-21 07:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Maple Hill Farm, 11 Inn Road, Hallowell, ME, United States
E2Tech has invited government and business leaders to discuss energy policy issues and potential legislation, including those proposals, programs, and actions that will be critical to Maine’s energy future and investments in natural gas, renewable energy, and electricity transmission and distribution.

Ph.D Proposal Seminar - George Maynard
2015-01-23 09:00 - 10:00 | 107 Norman Smith Hall, Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Assessing Anadromous Fish Migrations and Habitat Connectivity Following a Major Restoration Effort in the Penobscot River, Maine
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology

Seminar - Richard Merrick - Cancelled
2015-01-26 15:00 - 16:30 | 202 Winslow Hall, Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Marine Resource Management in a Changing Climate
Richard Merrick, NOAA
Seminar: 3pm-4pm
Reception and informal discussion: 4pm-5pm
Dr. Merrick began serving as Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor with NOAA Fisheries in 2011. In this capacity, he leads efforts to provide the science needed to support sustainable fisheries and ecosystems and to continue the Nation’s progress in ending overfishing, rebuilding fish populations, saving critical species, and preserving vital habitats. As the head of scientific operations, Dr. Merrick directs NOAA’s six regional Fisheries Science Centers. He joined NOAA Fisheries in 1985 as a marine mammal staff scientist at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. In 1997, he transferred to the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, where he initially served as Branch Chief for Protected Species, and then as Chief of the Resource Evaluation and Assessment Division. He has led various regional and national efforts to improve fishery and protected resources science, and has broad experience in dealing with a wide variety of controversial fishery and protected species issues. Dr. Merrick’s holds a Ph.D. in Fisheries from the University of Washington; M.S. degrees in Biological Oceanography and in Marine Resource Management from Oregon State University; and an M.S. in City and Regional Planning from Clemson University.
Co-sponsored by: School of Marine Sciences, Maine Sea Grant, Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program, and Climate Change Institute

UMaine Freshwater Science Symposium
2015-01-29 | Wells Conference Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States
Freshwater Symposium (pdf)

Ph.D. Proposal Seminar - Jared Homola
2015-01-30 09:00 - 10:00 | 202 Winslow Hall, Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Eco-evolutionary implications of environmental change across heterogeneous landscapes
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology
