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SEMINAR – Adapting before it gets here: Forest Pests, Basketmaking, and Sustainability Science

107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono

SPEAKER: Darren Ranco, Chair, Native American Programs, Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology & Senator George J. Mitchell Center *See below a list of suggested readings to accompany this seminar. The theme of adaptation to rapid environmental change dominates academic language and funding. In this talk, I will explore the challenges/opportunities in our work with basketmakers […]

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SEMINAR – Got fish? Reflections on scientists’ roles in sustaining small-scale marine fisheries

107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono

SPEAKER: Heather Leslie, Director, Darling Marine Center and Libra Associate Professor, School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine *See below a list of suggested readings to accompany this seminar. Sustaining marine fisheries has often been approached as a technical challenge. The thinking is that more and better knowledge of ecosystem and economic dynamics, and the […]

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