BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20220313T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20221106T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T060248
CREATED:20230116T174207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T144922Z
UID:10000715-1679929200-1679932800@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Talk - Dealing with Drought: Aligning farmer needs and advisor confidence\, skills\, and expertise
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information.\nIn-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks.\n\nSpeaker: Rachel Schattman\, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture\, University of Maine \nWhat do farmers need in order to adapt to increasingly common droughts in Maine? And does Maine have the professional expertise among its agricultural advisors to provide it? In 2020-2021\, Dr. Rachel Schattman and colleagues conducted two complementary investigations: In the first\, they asked farmers what kind of information\, technical advice\, or financial support they needed to deal with both too much and not enough water. In the second investigation\, they asked agricultural advisors (those who provide services directly to the agricultural community on a regular basis) to share their perspectives on what skills and bodies of knowledge are needed to help farmers address water-related concerns\, and whether Maine organizations currently have the capacity to meet farmer needs. Join us to hear the results of these studies\, and share your thoughts on where Maine can and should invest to attend to this growing challenge. \nDr. Rachel E. Schattman is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Maine\, in the School of Food and Agriculture. She leads the Agroecology Lab\, is a Faculty Fellow with the Mitchell Center\, and a Faculty Affiliate with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. As a former commercial vegetable farmer and Extension professional\, she is deeply invested in applied research that meets the needs of agricultural stakeholders. She uses participatory action research to support farming communities to address the challenges of climate change. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-dealing-with-drought-aligning-farmer-needs-and-advisor-confidence-skills-and-expertise/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, Mitchell Center - UMaine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
GEO:44.8999335;-68.6667823
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mitchell Center - UMaine:geo:-68.6667823,44.8999335
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230331
DTSTAMP:20260408T060248
CREATED:20220426T151722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221202T192355Z
UID:10000692-1680134400-1680220799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:2023 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
DESCRIPTION:Please sign up for our e-newsletter for conference updates or go to the conference website at 2023 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference. \nThe Maine Sustainability & Water Conference provides an annual forum where professionals\, researchers\, consultants\, citizens\, students\, regulators\, and planners gather to exchange information and present new findings on sustainability and water resource issues in Maine. \nLaunched in 1994 by UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center with a primary focus on the future of Maine’s water resources\, the conference has grown to incorporate topics related to many of the sustainability challenges facing Maine\, including issues related to climate change\, energy futures\, agriculture\, forestry\, fisheries\, tourism\, and municipal planning. The conference attracts a broad audience of close to 400 participants from across the state.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/2023-maine-sustainability-water-conference/
LOCATION:Augusta Civic Center\, Augusta\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR