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SUMMARY:Talk - Energizing Equal Access: Partnering on Research for Resilience in Maine Communities and Wabanaki Tribes
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine\, Orono. \n\n\n\n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nCo-sponsors:  \n\nMaine Climate Science Information Exchange\nNative American Programs/Wabanaki Center\, UMaine\nEcology & Environmental Sciences\, UMaine\nSchool of Economics\, UMaine\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:  \n\n\n\n\nSharon Klein\, School of Economics\, UMaine\n\n\n\nCaroline Noblet\, School of Economics\, UMaine\n\n\n\n\nThe way people respond to a changing climate and the way they use energy in electricity\, heating\, and transportation are often dictated by historical patterns\, events\, and situations beyond their control. People who have been historically marginalized or disadvantaged often do not have access to the same energy-saving technologies or approaches to climate resilience as others. In this talk\, Sharon\, Caroline\, and their team will describe ongoing partnerships with Wabanaki government staff and citizen committees; citizens and local government officials from rural Maine communities; and many other communities\, people\, and entities across Maine and beyond. These multiple partnerships have a common theme: supporting community- and Wabanaki-driven climate and energy resilience efforts through research-based opportunities to address energy and environmental equity and justice. \nSharon Klein and Caroline Noblet are both Associate Professors in the School of Economics at the University of Maine and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellows. \nSharon is an interdisciplinary energy researcher and educator who uses methods based in engineering\, environmental science\, economics and other social sciences to engage students\, citizens\, governmental and non-governmental entities in understanding energy issues and making more sustainable choices. She is currently leading projects that use community-based participatory research to understand barriers\, opportunities\, and decision drivers to sustainable energy (renewable energy & energy efficiency/conservation) adoption for individuals\, communities\, and local and tribal governments. \nCaroline is a behavioral and experimental environmental economist with a particular focus on how people process and use information. She is currently working on projects that examine the role of risk perceptions\, choice architecture\, valuation of the environment and environmental motivation in natural resource decision making.  Sharon and Caroline both enjoy the Maine outdoors\, and spending time with their children and dogs.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-energizing-equal-access-partnering-on-research-for-resilience-in-maine-communities-and-wabanaki-tribes/
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SUMMARY:Talk - Retooling State Government in an Era of Loose Networks: An Invitation to Collaborate
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\nCo-sponsors: \n\nEcology & Environmental Sciences\, UMaine\nDept. of Communication & Journalism\, UMaine\nSchool of Economics\, UMaine\n\nSpeaker: Samantha Horn\, Director\, Maine Office of Community Affairs\n \nIn fifty years\, Maine has transitioned from a command and control model of regulation to a vast network of nimble organizations and individuals acting to address community needs\, including the need for resilience in the face of the climate and housing crises. A key endeavor for state government and\, in particular\, the new Maine Office of Community Affairs (MOCA)\, is to develop systems to provide technical assistance and incentives in a way that creates a supportive framework rather than duplicating or suppressing the work of other organizations. An early step for the office is to understand and make visible the networks within which it is operating. Mapping those networks in a way that is useful on a practical level for managing the daily work of the office is an intriguing challenge. The Director of MOCA is seeking advice\, and welcomes thoughts and models from communities involved in this work. \nGovernor Mills appointed Samantha Horn as Director of the Maine Office of Community Affairs in October 2024. Horn has three decades of experience in policy\, planning and science\, including consulting on public stakeholder engagement\, policy work\, and planning and siting for development projects. Prior to starting her consulting business\, she was the director of science for The Nature Conservancy in Maine and worked in state natural resource agencies for nearly 20 years\, including more than a decade in leadership roles at the Maine Land Use Planning Commission. \nHorn has a Master’s Degree in the Human Dimensions of Fish and Wildlife Conservation from the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst\, with a focus on conflict resolution in natural resources\, and a Bachelor’s degree in biology and English literature from Washington University in St. Louis.  Her interests include rural community capacity\, renewable energy siting practice\, and integrated policy development. Horn was formerly on the boards of directors of the Maine Association of Planners\, GrowSmart Maine\, and the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-retooling-state-government-in-an-era-of-loose-networks-an-invitation-to-collaborate/
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SUMMARY:Talk - Casting a Wide Net: Diversity of Perspectives Improves Management of Gulf of Maine Ecosystems
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\nCo-sponsors:  \n\nNational Research Traineeship Program – Ecosystem Science in the Face of Rapid Ocean Change: A Convergence Approach\nEcology & Environmental Sciences\, UMaine\nSchool of Marine Sciences\, UMaine\n\nSpeaker: Jocelyn Runnebaum\, Marine Program Manager\, The Nature Conservancy in Maine \nEnvironmental governance scholarship emphasizes the need for public participation in natural resource policymaking\, and it is often assumed that creating space for a public process is enough to facilitate meaningful participation for complex issues. What role can conservation non-governmental organization’s play in supporting meaningful participation as part of a participating public invested in improving environmental outcomes? This talk will examine the work of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Maine in support of implementing climate informed fisheries management and the responsible siting of offshore wind. TNC Maine strives to develop and sustain meaningful relationships across industries and political contexts to ‘cast a wide net\,’ and encourage more diverse voices meaningfully participate in public policy. \nJocelyn is the Marine Program Manager at The Nature Conservancy in Maine\, focused on the sustainability of Gulf of Maine ecosystems\, connecting science to management\, and supporting key-parties to be active and valued partners in the policy and management of marine resources. Jocelyn is the Chair of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee to NOAA Fisheries\, Department of Marine Resources Advisory Council Member\, Maine Offshore Wind Research Consortium member\, and New England Fisheries Management Council’s Climate and Ecosystem Steering Committee member. Jocelyn has a Ph.D. in Marine Biology from the University of Maine in Orono.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-casting-a-wide-net-diversity-of-perspectives-improves-management-of-gulf-of-maine-ecosystems/
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