April 2014
SSI SEMINAR – Connecting Science with Television with Frank Ferrel
Desperate Alewives And Culvert Operations: Connecting Science with Television Frank Ferrel, Independent Film ProducerBrett Plymale, Videographer As a scientist or researcher, how do you tell your story? What you present in a peer conference may be very different from how you tell that same story to a television audience. Frank Ferrel, awardwinning writer, producer and director of the SSI science series, Sustainable Maine, takes us behind the scenes to illustrate just what it takes to present a complex research project…
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Seminar – Dave Owen
Trading Dams: The Penobscot River Restoration Project and the Future of Dam Law Dave Owen, University of Maine School of Law Professor Owen is the Associate Dean for Research at the University of Maine School of Law. He is the faculty advisor to the Maine Law Review and serves on the Board of Directors of the Maine Bar Foundation. Owen’s current research interests include dam removals and hydropower management, Endangered Species Act implementation, groundwater regulation, and legal responses to the…
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Black Ash Symposium
Sharing Traditional and Scientific Knowledge Registration is now open for the Black Ash Symposium to be held at the University of Maine November 5th - 7th, 2014. The unifying theme of the symposium will focus on the biology and ecology of black ash throughout North America. We will be bringing together researchers, state and national agencies, students, and tribal members to update our knowledge on a rare and rarely studied species whose populations are threatened by the emerald ash borer.…
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Seminar – Richard Merrick – Cancelled
Marine Resource Management in a Changing Climate Richard Merrick, NOAA Seminar: 3pm-4pm Reception and informal discussion: 4pm-5pm Dr. Merrick began serving as Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor with NOAA Fisheries in 2011. In this capacity, he leads efforts to provide the science needed to support sustainable fisheries and ecosystems and to continue the Nation's progress in ending overfishing, rebuilding fish populations, saving critical species, and preserving vital habitats. As the head of scientific operations, Dr. Merrick directs…
Find out more »Ph.D. Proposal Seminar – Jared Homola
Eco-evolutionary implications of environmental change across heterogeneous landscapes Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology
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SEMINAR: Fish, Dams and Resilience: Dam(ned) tradeoffs between nature and technology
SPEAKER: Karen Wilson, University of Southern Maine * See below a list of suggested readings to accompany this seminar. Alewife are small prey fish that spawn in lakes but spend much of their lives in the marine environment and are the subject of restoration efforts throughout Maine. Many alewife today access their spawning habitat through small dams that maintain lake water levels or produce hydropower. These dams can significantly impede access to spawning habitat, expose alewife to predators and prevent…
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SEMINAR – When Stories Leave the NEST: Online Archives for Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainability Science
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 promote engagement within and among such varied audiences? Through its projects on Safe Beaches and Shellfish as well as the Future of Dams, the New…
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Master’s Thesis Defense
Engaging through valuation: Investigating citizen attitudes impacting program support and exploring ecosystem services values in stakeholder engagement SPEAKER: Emma Fox, EES
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