Latest Past Events

SEMINAR – Frederick Law Olmsted: Saving, Creating and Sustaining America’s Natural World

107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono

Gerry Wright "becomes Olmsted," entering into his emotional extremes, intellectual depths and spirited power."Olmsted" shares his uncanny life and works in part responsible for the creating and saving Natural Wonders across America. He shares his views in the "Yosemite Report" of 1865 which was the "seed" for the creation of National Parks and much more. […]

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SEMINAR – When Stories Leave the NEST: Online Archives for Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainability Science

202 Winslow Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono

Presenters: Tyler Quiring, Research Associate, New England Sustainability Consortium, UMaine Bridie McGreavy, Communication & Journalism, UMaine Sustainability science is an innovative field that relies on collaborative connections among a broad range of academic disciplines, community partners, and public stakeholders. But how can sustainability science produce outputs that tap into the diversity of these connections to […]

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Penobscot Watershed Conference

Point Lookout Northport

Residents of the Penobscot watershed are invited to meet with scientists, researchers, business leaders, nonprofit organizations, fishermen, and government representatives to discuss the state of the region past, present, and future at the Penobscot Watershed Conference, scheduled for April 8-9 at Point Lookout in Northport, Maine. “We wanted to bring together concerned community members for […]