Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Ernesto Méndez, Professor of Agroecology, University of Vermont A discussion of the potential for transforming food systems - from farm to plate - through agroecology. Transformative agroecology seeks to […]

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Tagwongo Obomsawin, Clean Energy Partnership Program Manager, State of Maine Governor's Energy Office Supported by the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, the Governor’s Energy Office established the Clean […]

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information Speakers: Alison Bates and Alejandra Ortiz, Colby College The use of alum treatments to bind phosphorus to control algal blooms has been expanding to larger lakes, where there […]

Lightning talks will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Presenting students will have 5-minutes for their talk. PowerPoint presentations are allowed but will be limited to 10 slides. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Session Order 3:00pm-3:05pm Welcome – David Hart, Director, Mitchell Center […]

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Aislinn Sarnacki, outdoor journalist, Bangor Daily News and Maine Public In recent years, outdoor professionals have reported a major increase in the use of parks, public lands, trails, […]