Speaker: Mark McLaughlin, Department of History, UMaine For many conservationists and environmentalists, the Holy Grail in terms of trying to make real and long-term change happen is effective engagement with policymakers and government officials. However, this is often not an easy or simple task, and many of the barriers that conservationists and environmentalists encounter today […]

Spencer Meyer, Senior Conservationist, Highstead Spencer will share his passion for the new Sebago Clean Waters initiative, which is bringing local, regional and national stakeholders together to create new investments in clean drinking water, healthy forests, and community conservation in the Sebago region of Maine. This initiative is one of about 30 water funds around […]

Call for Abstracts Eight students will present five-minute talks on their sustainability research in Maine. Presenting students are listed below with abstracts: Parker Gassett, Marine Biology and Policy Putting Northeast ocean and coastal acidification in a context of water quality Northeast shellfish growers have not yet experienced the devastating shellfish die offs seen by West […]

Crossing boundaries to better understand forest sustainability and the influence of forest certification Erin Simons-Legaard, Research Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources, UMaine Multiple, 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 […]