{"id":10749,"date":"2017-01-20T14:12:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T19:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=10749"},"modified":"2017-07-13T09:52:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T13:52:06","slug":"at-a-glance-what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/at-a-glance-what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"At a Glance &#8211; What we do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions is a statewide program undertaking innovative stakeholder-engaged, solutions-driven, interdisciplinary research projects that are helping:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10813 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/01\/EAB-group-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"Maine Basketmakers\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/01\/EAB-group-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/01\/EAB-group-105x83.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/01\/EAB-group-317x252.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/01\/EAB-group-423x336.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/01\/EAB-group.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>Tribal communities prepare for the arrival of the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/mobilizing-to-fight-the-emerald-ash-borer\/\">emerald ash borer<\/a>, an invasive forest pest that poses serious threats to the centuries-old traditions and livelihoods of Wabanaki basketmakers;<\/li>\n<li>Wild <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/developing-tools-for-native-bee-conservation\/\">blueberry growers<\/a> use native bees to create more resilient strategies for ensuring the pollination of their crops;<\/li>\n<li>State legislators, municipal officials, and the waste management industry find better approaches to <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/road-to-solutions\/materials-management\/\">solid waste management<\/a> that reduce the rate of landfill expansion and lower long-term costs to towns and taxpayers;<\/li>\n<li>Town managers, real estate developers, and conservation groups balance economic development and <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/protecting-natural-resources-at-the-community-scale-using-vernal-pools-to-study-urbanization-climate-change-and-forest-management\/\">wetland protection<\/a> in municipal planning processes;<\/li>\n<li>State agencies, clam fishermen, and towns develop better ways to clean up and <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/safe-beaches-and-shellfish-beds\/\">reopen clam flats<\/a> closed due to coastal water quality impairment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At a time when recognition is increasing that colleges and universities must become more responsive to society&rsquo;s needs, the Mitchell Center is leading the way. The Center&rsquo;s unique approach builds on five key principles of sustainability science: focus on solutions; embrace interdisciplinary collaborations; build partnerships; innovate and persevere; and, gather and share lessons learned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Colleges and universities can offer tremendous value to society by listening to all sides without taking sides, and by creating neutral ground for crafting innovative solutions to a wide range of sustainability challenges.&rdquo; &mdash;David Hart, Director, The Mitchell Center<\/p>\n<p>Back to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/about\/at-a-glance\/\">At a Glance<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions is a statewide program undertaking innovative stakeholder-engaged, solutions-driven, interdisciplinary research projects that are helping: Tribal communities prepare for the arrival of the emerald ash borer, an invasive forest pest that poses serious threats to the centuries-old traditions and livelihoods of Wabanaki basketmakers; Wild blueberry growers use [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":963,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10749","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/author\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/963"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10749"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13161,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10749\/revisions\/13161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}