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SUMMARY:Talk - Making Sausages: Creating “Our Maine\,” a book exploring Maine’s rich natural heritage
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine\, Orono. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nSpeakers: \n\nAram JK Calhoun\, Emeritus Professor of Wetland Ecology and Conservation\, Dept. of Wildlife\, Fisheries\, and Conservation Biology\, University of Maine\nMalcolm “Mac” Hunter\, Emeritus Professor\, Dept. of Wildlife\, Fisheries\, and Conservation Biology\, University of Maine\nKent H. Redford\, Principal\, Archipelago Consulting\, Portland\, Maine\n\nJoin us for a behind the scenes look at the process of herding academics and practitioners to produce a book for all Mainers: those who live here and those for whom Maine lives in their hearts. Our Maine: Exploring Maine’s rich natural heritage\, was created by thirty scientists\, photographers\, and painters\, many of them faculty and alums of the University of Maine.  \n”It is an unusual combination\, beautiful enough to sit on a coffee table but informative and rigorous enough to be an academic resource.” \nAram JK Calhoun is an emeritus professor of wetland ecology and conservation in the Department of Wildlife\, Fisheries\, and Conservation Biology at the University of Maine where her research focuses on conserving wetland ecosystems with a focus on vernal pools. She is particularly interested in conservation of natural resources on private lands using collaborative approaches that are locally designed and implemented. Dr. Calhoun works at all levels of government on wetland policy and conservation issues. She lives in rural Maine with her husband Mac and together they explore Maine from sea kayaks\, white water canoes\, hiking boots\, skis\, snowshoes\, and scuba gear. Having traveled the world extensively\, Aram still counts Maine as among the most beautiful places on earth. \nMalcolm “Mac” Hunter is an emeritus professor in the Department of Wildlife\, Fisheries\, and Conservation Biology at the University of Maine where his work has covered a wide range of organisms and ecosystems\, especially forest birds and amphibians\, and included seven books\, mainly on conservation biology and managing forests for biodiversity. He has worked in over thirty countries and been active with many conservation organizations\, most notably serving as President of the Society for Conservation Biology. He earned his B.S. in Wildlife Science at UMaine then went to Oxford University where he received his Ph.D. in Zoology. Many natives like Mac think of Maine as the universe; for him it is only the center of the universe. \nKent H. Redford is Principal at Archipelago Consulting established in 2012 and based in Portland\, Maine\, USA. Archipelago Consulting was designed to help individuals and organizations improve their practice of conservation. Prior to Archipelago Consulting\, Kent spent 10 years on the faculty of University of Florida and 19 years in conservation NGOs with five years as Director of The Nature Conservancy’s Parks in Peril program and 14 years as Vice President for Conservation Science and Strategy at the Wildlife Conservation Society. He has spent nine years working at the intersection of conservation and synthetic biology. In June 2021 Yale University Press published Kent’s book with W.M. Adams: Strange Natures. Conservation in the era of synthetic biology. He has written extensively on the practice of conservation\, protected areas\, sustainability of tropical resource use and mammalian ecology. Maine remains amongst his favorite places and he and his wife\, Pamela\, are enjoying exploring the state. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-making-sausage-creating-our-maine-a-book-exploring-maines-rich-natural-heritage/
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SUMMARY:“Eroding History” Screening and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:“Eroding History” tells the story of two Black communities on Deal Island\, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore\, that are finding themselves at the intersection of sea level rise\, historic racism\, and the disappearance of Black communities. It is a climate justice story\, made by two Black filmmakers and a Jewish grandchild of refugees. A deeply personal and moving story of a community striving to hold on to its culture\, “Eroding History” is anything but dry. \n“Eroding History” will be screened at the University of Maine on Tuesday\, February 6\, 2024\, at 5:00 p.m.  The thirty-minute documentary film will be followed by a panel featuring the film’s director (André Chung) and it’s co-writer & producer (Rona Kobell) and University of Maine Climate Scientist and Associate Professor of Paleoecology & Plant Ecology Jacqueline Gill\, Ph.D.  The panel will be moderated by Assistant Professor Haley Schneider\, Ph.D. of the Department of Communication and Journalism. The film screening and panel events are open to the public. \nThe public screening of “Eroding History” on February 6\, 2024\, and related events\, are supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Fund and a grant from the McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine. \nPanelists:\nAndré Chung\, Director of “Eroding History\,” is an award-winning photojournalist and portrait photographer\, who creates dynamic portraits and captures decisive moments that grab the viewers attention and asks themto take a deeper look.  André is the recipient of the 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Domestic Photography\, and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize five times while a staff photographer at The Baltimore Sun. In addition\, he has also received the George Polk Award\, and the Sigma Delta Chi award\, and was twice named the Times Mirror Journalist of the Year. \nRona Kobell\, Producer and co-writer of “Eroding History” is a journalist\, film and radio producer\, entrepreneur and professor with deep knowledge of environmental justice issues. She has covered the Chesapeake Bay and its people for 19 years\, beginning at The Baltimore Sun\, then at the Chesapeake Bay Journal\, and most recently as the managing editor for Chesapeake Quarterly magazine. She is an adjunct professor at both Towson University and the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.  For five years\, she co-hosted and co-produced a Chesapeake Bay show on WYPR.  She has written and produced three films\, and her latest\, “Eroding History\,” premiered at Baltimore’s Senator Theatre in April 2023. In 2020\, Rona co-founded the Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative with her longtime friend\, Donzell Brown Jr. Kobell focuses her work on the intersection of climate change\, historical racism\, and land use policies that have harmed Black communities in rural areas. \nDr. Jacqueline Gill a paleoecologist and biogeographer who brings the perspectives of space and time to bear on questions in ecology and global change science. Dr. Gill’s work takes a community ecology approach to help understand how species and their interactions have responded to interacting drivers (like climate change and extinction) through time. \nDr. Haley Schneider is an Assistant Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication and Journalism. Dr. Schneider studies environmental communication and digital rhetoric. Dr. Schneider’s research focuses on how communities form and transform over time\, especially in response to environmental threats. Schneider is a member of the Rural Community Health and Wellbeing Cluster and serves on the leadership team for the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Fellowship (CAMF) program at the University of Maine. \nContact: Michael Socolow\, Professor\, Department of Communication and Journalism\, University of Maine.  Email: michael.socolow@maine.edu Telephone (207) 581-1942. \n\n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/eroding-history-screening-and-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:140 Williams Hall\, University of Maine\, Orono\, Maine\, 04469
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SUMMARY:Talk - From Global to Local: Bringing Climate Justice Goals to Maine
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine\, Orono.\n\n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\n\nSpeaker: Ania Wright\, Legislative and Political Specialist\, Sierra Club Maine Chapter\n \nMaine has been a standout leader for climate action in recent years\, but how does it compare to global action and what is necessary to combat the climate crisis? Through sharing her experience at UN Climate Conferences (COPs)\, involvement in global climate justice organizations\, and more recent work as the Legislative and Political Specialist at the Sierra Club Maine Chapter\, Ania Wright will seek to answer what connects global to local efforts\, and why paying attention to the bigger picture of climate justice is vital to accomplishing our climate goals in Maine. \n \nAnia Wright joined Sierra Club in 2020 as a Grassroots Organizer\, and now works as the Legislative and Political Specialist. In her position\, Ania supports Sierra Club’s Political and Legislative Teams and organizes state lobbying and endorsement work. She also works to engage and support youth in climate justice initiatives\, and to further the diversity\, equity\, and inclusion goals of the chapter. Ania graduated from College of the Atlantic in 2020\, where she majored in Human Ecology with a focus in Environmental Policy and Climate Justice. She has been extensively involved in climate justice activism in the State of Maine as a founding member of the youth-led coalition Maine Youth for Climate Justice\, which supports young people in their work for climate action. She also sits on the board of Maine Climate Action NOW\, a coalition of grassroots organizations in Maine pushing for just and equitable climate policy. Ania lives in Portland.
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