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SUMMARY:Unlocking the Full Potential of School Food Systems (A FINE Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:A Farm to Institution New England (FINE) Webinar\nSpeakers:  \n\nSusanne Lee\, Mitchell Center\, University of Maine\nWilliam Brenneman\, Masters Student\, University of Maine\n\nTo register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/En3dEMvBSUi_TG7BfU_gMg#/registration \nIn a largely rural state\, Maine schools are a key community food resource providing nutrition to the most vulnerable in our communities – our children. But when Maine school cafeterias generate over 7 million pounds of food waste annually (NRCM 2019) and the largest waste is the nutritious fruits and veggies\, we have a problem. Fortunately\, some Maine school districts are working to stop the waste and unlock the full potential of school food systems to sustainably and nutritiously feed our children. The University of Maine’s Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions has been working with Maine school nutrition directors and their school communities on food waste prevention programs. Join Faculty Fellow Susanne Lee and MA Student William Brenneman to hear about their research and their success\, and walk away with ideas on how you can reduce food waste in your school. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/unlocking-the-full-potential-of-school-food-systems/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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SUMMARY:Maine Wasted Food Solutions Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Maine Wasted Food Solutions Summit is Maine’s statewide event focused on ending wasted food and food loss in our state through solutions that benefit everyone. The Summit brings together our state’s key food system participants: farms\, businesses\, feeding partners\, community leaders\, and nonprofit organizations – to discuss best and highest uses for our valuable Maine food resources at every stage… “Maine Food: Too Good To Waste.” \nThis year\, we will specifically highlight the bottom-line economic benefits that Maine municipalities\, schools\, businesses\, and households are achieving by simply remembering that food is always a valuable resource packed with energy and nutrients. It is never waste! \nAttendees are encouraged to bring questions and ideas\, as each session will feature Q&A time – and our always lively online group chat will be moderated by our Mitchell Center team to encourage sharing between speakers and participants. \nPlease go to the summit web page for additional information and to register.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/maine-food-waste-solutions-summit-2/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230414T100000
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SUMMARY:2023 Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit
DESCRIPTION:This virtual summit is free and open to the public.\nPlease register by April 1\, 2023. Zoom connection information will follow. \nThe Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit is Maine’s major food waste event that brings together our state’s key food system participants—farms\, food businesses\, feeding partners\, community leadership\, government and nonprofit organizations—to focus on ending food waste in Maine. This year\, we recognize the key role that individuals of all ages play. \nGo to the summit webpage for more information
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/2023-maine-food-waste-solutions-summit/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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SUMMARY:2023 MSWC Request for Session Topics
DESCRIPTION:The Maine Sustainability & Water Conference committee wants your input to bring some new and exciting sessions to the 2023 conference. \nIf you would like to help organize a session for the conference\, please submit the information outlined below to umgmc@maine.edu no later than Friday\, November 4. \n\nSession title\nDescription – Brief paragraph (150-200 words) describing the focus of the session\nSession Chairs – Preference is for co-chairs who represent different perspectives (e.g. science and management\, academic and non-academic) on a session topic. We also encourage young career professionals to assist in organizing and co-chairing sessions.\n\nThe conference committee will select up to twelve sessions based on your suggestions and those received in the 2022 Conference evaluation to be included in the Call for Abstracts in mid-November. \nWe are looking forward to receiving your input. Please contact Ruth at hallsworth@maine.edu with any questions.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/2023-mswc-request-for-session-topics/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T120000
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SUMMARY:Food for Thought Series Workshop 3: Good Food
DESCRIPTION:The Portland Regional Chamber has partnered with UMaine for a 3-part series exploring innovation in Maine’s food systems. \nInnovation. Waste. Perception. These are universal considerations for any business\, and in this three-part series we’ll examine them through the lens of Maine’s food system. Learn from companies who are embracing innovation and waste reduction\, and UMaine researchers with expertise in behavioral decision making who can help you understand how and why consumers make the choices they do. Presented by the University of Maine’s Portland Gateway and Office of Innovation and Economic Development with the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce\, this series brings together UMaine experts and Maine food businesses for lively discussions around a topic everyone can relate to: food. So\, grab your lunch and join us virtually from 12-1 p.m.  \nWorkshop 3 Topic: Good Food \nConsumers are increasingly interested in food that makes them feel good\, not just food that tastes good\, and the same is true for those who own and work in food businesses. Exploring socially responsible business practices in Maine’s food industry and what the research tells us about these trends. \nTakeaways: \n\nMajor areas any business can start within a quest to develop more socially responsible practices\nWhat really matters to consumers? How do I figure out what matters to my consumers?\nWhat resources are available in Maine to help businesses explore new practices?
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/food-for-thought-series-workshop-3-good-food/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T173000
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SUMMARY:Zoom Live! Event - Food Saving Fun with Chef Becky Shepherd
DESCRIPTION:Maine Food\nToo Good To Waste\nLearn fun & easy cooking tips to end food waste!\nTaught by Chef Becky of Wild Oats Cafe in Brunswick \nTo register: https://bit.ly/3E2mngN \nSponsored by: \n\nFood Rescue Maine\nSenator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\nWinslow Public Library\nPortland Public Library\nWaterville Public Library\nReadfield Community Library
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/zoom-live-event-food-saving-fun-with-chef-becky-shepherd/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220415T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220415T120000
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SUMMARY:Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit 2022
DESCRIPTION:Improving Maine’s Food System\nThe Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit is Maine’s annual food waste event that brings together our state’s key food system participants—farms\, food businesses\, feeding partners\, community leadership\, and government and nonprofit organizations. Working together\, we can move to a circular food system where food is highly valued and never wasted. This new vision for Maine’s food system will equitably deliver economic\, social\, and environmental/climate benefits for all Maine people! \nPlease visit the summit webpage to register and for additional information.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/maine-food-waste-solutions-summit-2022/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T110000
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SUMMARY:Maine Reuse Summit
DESCRIPTION:Join the Maine reuse team at the Maine Reuse Summit as they share results from a multi-year research project on Maine’s vibrant reuse sector. The team of researchers will share findings from a statewide survey\, national economic data\, and ethnographic engagement to help us understand the economic and social value of reuse in Maine. We invite reuse practitioners and members of the public to join us virtually as we uncover the value of Maine’s reuse economy. \nThis event is open to the public\, but registration is required. Find out more about the team’s research\, and the Summit\, at https://umaine.edu/reuse.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/maine-reuse-summit/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T160000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Strengthening learning\, leadership and equity in Maine and Wabanaki wild shellfisheries
DESCRIPTION:Insights from the Maine Shellfish Learning Network\nThis talk is available via Zoom. Registration is required. Please complete the registration form to receive the Zoom connection information. \nSpeakers: Bridie McGreavy\, Tony Sutton and Gabby Hillyer\, UMaine \nThe future of shellfishing across Maine and Wabanaki homelands is uncertain\, as wild clam and mussel fisheries face pressures from warming ocean temperatures and unsustainable economic and social conditions. However\, there is a lot of room for optimism as a growing network of partners across coastal shellfish communities are working together for the health and resilience of these fisheries. The Maine Shellfish Learning Network plays a key role in these efforts with a mission to promote learning\, leadership and equity in wild clam and mussel shellfisheries. This presentation describes the process of building the learning network\, progress on multiple engaged communication projects to support shellfish fisheries\, and plans for collaborative legislative policy development. \nBridie McGreavy is an Associate Professor in Communication and Journalism at UMaine and a Faculty Fellow with the Mitchell Center. She studies how communication shapes sustainability and justice efforts in coastal shellfishing communities\, river restoration and freshwater conservation initiatives\, and transdisciplinary collaborations. Dr. McGreavy is currently chair of the Science Advisory Committee for the Maine Shellfish Restoration and Resilience Fund\, which provides seed grants to shellfish harvesters and municipalities for coastal adaptation efforts\, and she serves as the Project Leader for the Maine Shellfish Learning Network. \nGabrielle Hillyer is the project coordinator of the Maine Shellfish Learning Network\, and a Ph.D. student in UMaine’s Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and the National Research Traineeship Program focused on Conservation Science. Her focus is on the multiple levels of coastal resilience and engaged research\, specifically understanding how science can be better communicated to encourage local management changes. Her work spans multiple sectors of the shellfish industry\, including presenting at Shellfish Focus Day\, working with bucket drifters to help understand water quality issues in Waldoboro\, ME\, and Thomaston\, ME\, and maintaining a presence at the Shellfish Advisory Council Meetings. \nAnthony Sutton completed a PhD in Ecology and Environmental Science at UMaine where he continues to engage adjunct teaching in Communication and Journalism and the Mitchell Center\, while doing applied research as the Community Food Facilitator with the Maine Shellfish Learning Network. His research interests broadly are community-engaged approaches to resolving issues within our food systems. Much of his work has been with the Wabanaki Nations where he has worked with the Micmac Farm and their interest in growing healthy-affordable produce\, as well as with Wabanaki and non-Wabanaki communities living along the coast who are working to revitalize fisheries. Whether it is by farm or fish\, these projects tend to be complex and interconnected with cultural\, social\, economic\, and ecological issues. Anthony approaches these topics with a commitment to listening and working closely with communities to find ways to help citizens find solutions that support their community’s vision for the future. \nTo request a reasonable accommodation\, contact Ruth Hallsworth\, 207.581.3196 or hallsworth@maine.edu
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-strengthening-learning-leadership-and-equity-in-maine-and-wabanaki-wild-shellfisheries-insights-from-the-maine-shellfish-learning-network/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210409T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210409T130000
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SUMMARY:Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit
DESCRIPTION:To register: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkcu-rqjMtEtN97Ukkq5wNQRGN-cElg4Jd\n \n For more information: Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit \nContact: Susanne Lee at Susanne.Lee@maine.edu \nAmerica is a leader in wasted food where 40% of the food we produce is never eaten. For Maine\, this means 219 lbs. of food wasted per person or nearly 300 million lbs. annually. At the same time\, we have over 200\,000 Mainers suffering from food insecurity – including 1 out of 5 of our children. Adding to the problem\, these food losses cost Maine nearly $600 million annually (about $1\,866 per family of four) and risk our health and natural resources. \nThe goal of this first Summit is to increase the awareness\, education and action needed to implement win-win-win solutions to end wasted food in Maine. \nPlease join us to share: \n\nThe latest data and research on wasted food and solutions\nInspiring food reduction\, recovery\, and recycling success stories\nBreakout sessions to learn about and implement specific solutions\n\nWe will provide the insights needed to re-think food as a “waste” problem and instead see it as a sustainable solution for hunger\, economic development\, and resource management in Maine. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/maine-food-waste-solutions-summit/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210405T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210405T160000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Restoring Penobscot Language Use: How an English professor is helping access vital knowledge for a sustainable future
DESCRIPTION:This talk is available via Zoom. Registration is required. Please complete the registration form to receive the Zoom connection information. \nWhen I began the project of publishing “Still They Remember Me”: Penobscot Transformer Tales\, Volume 1\, I placed a primary value on working responsively with Penobscot language keeper Carol Dana\, who wanted help to restore Penobscot language use.  Dana wanted to make bilingual text versions readily available to young people in her community. Reading the narratives as literature\, I saw that they contain deep knowledge about how human beings have understood life in this place\, teaching ecological knowledge\, community values and relationships from a Penobscot perspective. As we work on solving complex 21st-century problems\, reading traditional stories like these can offer invaluable insights for creating a resilient world. \nMargo Lukens is professor of English at the University of Maine; her research interests include Wabanaki literary and storytelling history\, Indigenous plays and playwrights\, innovation and antiracism work.  Her work has included producing and directing plays by Indigenous playwrights on campus and in the region.  “Still They Remember Me”: Penobscot Transformer Tales\, volume 1\, a bilingual book of traditional Penobscot stories with Carol Dana and Conor Quinn\, is due in June 2021 from the University of Massachusetts Press. \nTo request a reasonable accommodation\, contact Ruth Hallsworth\, 207.581.3196 or hallsworth@maine.edu
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-restoring-penobscot-language-use-how-an-english-professor-is-helping-access-vital-knowledge-for-a-sustainable-future/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210402
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SUMMARY:2021 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
DESCRIPTION:Given the continued uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the Maine Sustainability & Water Conference committee has decided to move the 2021 conference to an online\, virtual format. \nWhile we are aware that a virtual conference is no substitute for an in-person gathering\, we are excited at this opportunity to rethink the content and structure of this important event. The conference is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for the sharing of information and ideas within our community. \nAdditional information will be posted shortly. Please check back for details or sign up for our e-newsletter for regular conference updates.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/2021-maine-sustainability-water-conference/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T161235
CREATED:20210301T170320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T151903Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - The Land Back Movement and the Future of Land Relations in the Dawnland
DESCRIPTION:This talk is available via Zoom. Registration is required due to security concerns. Please complete the registration form to receive the Zoom connection information. \nJoin Dr. Darren Ranco for a roundtable discussion about the Land Back movement and the future of indigenous land relations in Maine. Dr. Ranco will be joined by John Banks\, Director of the Department of Natural Resources for the Penobscot Indian Nation; Lucas St. Clair\, President of the Elliotsville Foundation which recently returned 735 acres to the Penobscot Nation; and Peter Forbes co-founder of First Light\, a land-back collaboration. Panelists will discuss the recent return of land to the Penobscot Nation\, the importance of the land and its history\, the need for reconciliation in the conservation movement and the possibility of new land relations in Maine. \nJohn Banks is the Director of the Department of Natural Resources for the Penobscot Indian Nation\, a federally recognized Indian Tribe in Maine. Mr. Banks has served the Penobscot Nation in this capacity since 1980\, following the enactment of the Maine Indian Land Claims settlement Act of 1980. As Natural Resources Director\, Mr. Banks has developed and administers a comprehensive Natural Resources management program for his tribe\, which advances an integrated management approach\, in recognition of the inter- connectedness of all things in the natural world. Mr. Banks has served on many local\, regional\, and national organization boards including the National Tribal Environmental Council\, Native American Fish and Wildlife Society\, National Indian Policy Center\, and the Tribal Operations Committee with USEPA. Mr. Banks has a BS degree in Forest Protection from the University of Maine\, where he was awarded an Indian Fellowship from the Office of Indian Education in Washington DC. Mr. Banks has been awarded the 2019 Distinguished Alumnus from the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources. \nLucas St. Clair is the President of Elliotsville Foundation\, Inc. a private foundation dedicated to advancing the dynamic relationship of innovative land conservation and community-based economic development in Maine. The Elliotsville Foundation recently returned 735 acres of land to the Penobscot Nation and has been instrumental in creating opportunities for both conservation and regional development in the Katahdin region.  An avid conservationist and outdoor enthusiast\, St. Clair is deeply engaged in Maine’s communities\, serving on the advisory boards for Maine Public\, Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters\, and the Trust for Public Land. \nPeter Forbes is the co-founder of First Light\, a collaboration of indigenous tribes and conservation organizations dedicated to land justice and aimed at restoring Wabaniki stewardship of land. A leader in the conservation movement\, Peter has used his writing\, storytelling and photography to strengthen our connections to each other and the lands that sustain us.  He is the author of Our Land\, Ourselves and The Great Remembering.  He and his family run a farm in Vermont’s Mad River Valley. \nDr. Darren Ranco is a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology\, Chair of Native American Programs\, and Coordinator of Native American Research. His research focuses on the ways in which indigenous communities in the United States resist environmental destruction by using indigenous diplomacies and critiques of liberalism to protect cultural resources.  This work also illustrates how state knowledge systems continue to expose indigenous peoples to an inordinate amount of environmental risk. Ranco is a member of the Penobscot Nation\, and is particularly interested in how better research relationships can be made between universities\, Native and non-Native researchers\, and indigenous communities. \nTo request a reasonable accommodation\, contact Ruth Hallsworth\, 207.581.3196 or hallsworth@maine.edu
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-the-land-back-movement-and-the-future-of-land-relations-in-the-dawnland/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T160000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Paris to Portland: Localizing Global Climate Action
DESCRIPTION:This talk is available via Zoom. Registration is required. Please complete the registration form to receive the Zoom connection information. \nSpeaker: Dr. David Reidmiller\, Director\, Climate Center\, Gulf of Maine Research Institute \nJust over five years ago\, the world ushered in a new era of international climate action with the Paris Agreement. Having led the science and technology negotiations for the United States\, Dr. Reidmiller will discuss the conditions that made the monumental Agreement possible and reflect on lessons in climate communication and consensus-building that carried forward through his leadership of the Fourth National Climate Assessment. Those global- and national-level efforts have relevance at the local scale\, as well. Dave will describe how his experience working to advance climate science policy on the international and federal stages motivated him to move to Maine\, where he’s launching the Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Climate Center to address regional risks and opportunities in one of the world’s fastest warming areas. By working closely with marine and coastal stakeholders\, the Climate Center is poised to accelerate climate solutions throughout the region and serve as a model globally for user-driven climate action. \nDave Reidmiller is the Director of the interdisciplinary Climate Center at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)\, where he draws across the breadth of the organization to help people\, communities\, and businesses understand and respond to climate change. A core aim of the Center is to develop and deliver solutions to ensure livelihoods and well-being thrive in a changing climate. Prior to joining GMRI\, Dave served in a variety of senior positions for the federal government. As Acting Director of the Northeast and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASC) with the U.S. Geological Survey\, he oversaw a unique partnership between the federal government and university consortia to advance and deliver science to help fish\, wildlife\, habitat\, and people adapt to a changing climate. Before joining the CASC Network\, Dave led the Fourth National Climate Assessment as part of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy\, where he coordinated the work of 300+ volunteer experts from across the country in an effort to understand and address climate risks facing the nation. Dr. Reidmiller has deep international climate science policy experience\, as well\, having served in the State Department’s climate office for five years during the Obama Administration\, where he led U.S. engagement in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and was the lead U.S. science and technology negotiator for the Paris Agreement. Dave was also a Fellow in the U.S. Senate where he advised Senator Mark Udall on a range of energy\, environment\, and public lands issues\, as well as a Mirzayan Fellow at the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine. He obtained a BA in chemistry from Colgate University and received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington. \nTo request a reasonable accommodation\, contact Ruth Hallsworth\, 207.581.3196 or hallsworth@maine.edu
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-paris-to-portland-localizing-global-climate-action/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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SUMMARY:Talk - Making Our Food System More Circular: Less Waste\, but Is It Safe?
DESCRIPTION:This talk is available via Zoom. Registration is required. Please complete the registration form to receive the Zoom connection information. \nSpeakers: Jean MacRae\, Civil & Environmental Engineering\, UMaine; Cynthia Isenhour\, Anthropology\, UMaine \nGreat strides have been made in New England to move toward a more circular food system. Some states have banned food waste from landfills\, reducing methane and leachate production\, and stimulating new economic opportunities by producing heat\, electricity and useful soil conditioners (compost and digestate) from food scraps. While these efforts are positive\, we need to be careful to ensure the new systems don’t introduce contamination risks into our food system. In this presentation we will describe the results of a study on contamination of food waste from a variety of sources and a survey of food scrap processors. We discuss how the perceived and measured risks lined up and these new food waste processing systems add up when thinking about sustainability and safety. \nJean MacRae is an environmental microbiologist and environmental engineering faculty member in UMaine’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In addition to teaching environmental engineering topics such as introductory environmental engineering\, wastewater treatment\, air pollution and solid waste management\, she does research on biological remediation and the roles of microbes in nutrient (mostly nitrogen) and element (arsenic\, uranium\, iron and sulfur) cycling. \nCynthia Isenhour is an ecological and economic anthropologist. She serves as an Associate Professor in UMaine’s Department of Anthropology and the Climate Change Institute. Her research focuses on how history\, culture and power shape environmental governance and policy. Recognizing that improvements in energy and natural resource efficiencies are quickly being undone by rising levels of consumption\, Isenhour’s recent work looks at policies and alternative economic institutions designed to encourage more sustainable behaviors\, primarily among the world’s most affluent consumers. Isenhour is currently working on a project designed to measure the contribution of Maine’s reuse economies to the reduction of materials throughout\, energy use\, emissions and waste. This project also looks at the sector’s contribution to local economies and the accumulation of social capital and adaptive capacity. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-making-our-food-system-more-circular-less-waste-but-is-it-safe/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T150000
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SUMMARY:Talk - The Town That Refused to Die
DESCRIPTION:This talk is available via Zoom. Registration is required. Please complete the registration form to receive the Zoom connection information. \nBucksport\, Maine\nSpeaker: Susan Lessard\, Town Manager\, Town of Bucksport\, Maine \nIn 2018\, Yankee Magazine dubbed the Town of Bucksport as “The Town that Refused to Die.” With the loss of 40% of its tax base and nearly 300 jobs from the closure of the VERSO paper mill in December of 2014\, the view from many was that Bucksport would become just one more dying former mill town. But that is not Bucksport’s story. Bucksport’s story centers around five P’s – people\, planning\, partnerships\, persistence\, and progress. Susan’s talk will focus on how the integration of those five P’s is not only helping Bucksport move forward\, but how the five P’s can help any community move forward. Her ultimate goal through this talk is to convince participants of the importance of becoming more involved in their communities. \nSusan Lessard was born and raised in Maine and has spent all of her 38+ years of municipal government work in Maine. She is a graduate of the University of Maine with a Bachelor of University Studies and a minor in Women\, Gender & Sexuality Studies. She has served as the Town Manager of Bucksport since 2015\, and previously held similar positions in Hampden\, Vinalhaven\, Fayette\, and Livermore Falls. \nIn addition to her municipal work\, she served on the Board of Environmental Protection from 2007 to 2015\, as Chair of the Board from 2008 to 2011\, and was reappointed in 2017 for an additional term. She serves at the national level on the Local Government Advisory Committee and the Small Community Advisory Committee to the EPA and on the Board of Trustees of HOME\, Inc.\, the regional homeless shelter. Ms. Lessard lives in Bucksport with her husband Dan and their crazy west highland terrier Jack Frost. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-the-town-that-refused-to-die/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210201T150000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Leading Together: Strengthening Policy Outcomes through Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:This talk is available via Zoom. Registration is required. Please complete the registration form to receive the Zoom connection information. \nSpeaker: Amanda Beal\, Commissioner\, Maine Department of Agriculture\, Conservation and Forestry \nThe Maine Department of Agriculture\, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is a dynamic and complex agency overseeing many of our state’s most revered natural resources\, which are also central to many aspects of our economy. In addressing some of our greatest challenges over the past two years\, from climate change to a global pandemic\, investing in strong partnerships has been imperative to ensure effective responses. Commissioner Beal will talk about these strategic collaborations with the University and others and how they are positioning the work of DACF to best serve the people of Maine. \nAmanda Beal’s life-long interest in how we produce food began as a child growing up on her family’s commercial dairy farm in Maine\, as well as on the coast of Casco Bay\, where she has fond memories of digging for dinner in the clam flats alongside her grandfather\, and warming the bench of his smelt shanty in the winter. \nBefore joining DACF\, Amanda was the President & CEO of Maine Farmland Trust\, and prior to that\, MFT’s Policy & Research Director. She also worked previously in the public health field\, and for several years as an independent consultant on food systems-related projects for a number of fisheries\, agriculture\, and other food-focused organizations and businesses. \nShe has authored and co-authored numerous related papers and was a co-author of the publication: “A New England Food Vision: Healthy Food for All\, Sustainable Farming and Fishing\, Thriving Communities.” She holds an M.S. from Tufts University\, completing the Agriculture\, Food & Environment program at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy\, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of New Hampshire in the Natural Resources and Earth Systems Science program. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-leading-together-strengthening-policy-outcomes-through-collaboration/
LOCATION:Virtual\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mitchell Center Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu
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