{"id":16206,"date":"2018-08-15T12:31:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=16206"},"modified":"2026-02-10T10:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:11:08","slug":"fall-2018-sustainability-talks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/fall-2018-sustainability-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2018 Sustainability Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"microphone\"Click here<\/a> for directions to the Mitchell Center.<\/p>\n

Sign up for our e-newsletter<\/a> for regular event updates.<\/p>\n

All talks are at 3pm in 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono unless otherwise indicated.<\/p>\n

September 17<\/strong>
\nDitching the Divide: Rejecting Abrasive Political Culture & Cultivating Healthy Local Democracy<\/em><\/a>
\nQuixada Moore-Vissing, Civic Researcher and Community Engagement Designer
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

September 24<\/strong>
\nConnecting Science with Stakeholders: Rockweed Food Webs and Commercial Harvesting<\/em><\/a>
\nAmanda Klemmer<\/a>, Assistant Research Professor of Food-web Ecology, School of Biology & Ecology, UMaine
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

October 1
\n<\/strong>Let\u2019s Start With Why: Distinctive stories of Maine\u2019s unique food system and its impact on the state<\/a>
\n<\/em>Sarah and Bryce Hach, Maine Food for Thought
\n<\/a>Link to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

October 15<\/strong>
\nLet’s Get Engaged: Extending Marine Science Research to Maine People
\n<\/em><\/a> Gayle Zydlewski<\/a>, Director, Maine Sea Grant
\n<\/a>Link to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

October 22
\n<\/strong>Out on a limb: Measuring \u2018resilience\u2019 in natural resource-dependent communities<\/em><\/a>
\nAdam Daigneault<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Forest, Conservation, and Recreation Policy, School of Forest Resources, Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, UMaine
\nLinda Silka<\/a>, Senior Faculty Fellow, Mitchell Center, UMaine
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

October 29<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s Not Easy Being Green: Environmental Engagement in the Past and Present<\/a><\/em>
\nMark McLaughlin<\/a>, Dept. of History<\/a>, UMaine
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

November 5
\n<\/strong>Conservation: No Longer Just for Do-Gooders<\/em><\/a>
\nSpencer Meyer, Senior Conservationist, Highstead
\n<\/a>Link to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

November 19<\/strong>
\nSustainability Lightning Talks<\/em><\/a>
\nEight students will present five-minute talks on their sustainability research in Maine. Go to the event page for a list of participating students.
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

November 26
\n<\/strong>Crossing Boundaries to Better Understand Forest Sustainability and the Influence of Forest Certification<\/a>
\n<\/em>Erin Simons-Legaard<\/a>, Research Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources<\/a>, UMaine
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

December 3
\n<\/strong>Can Homesteading Provide Sustenance and Surplus in an Age of Scarcity?<\/em>
\n<\/a>Stephen Coghlan<\/a>, Associate Professor, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology<\/a>, UMaine; Director, Maine Chapter of the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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