Sustainable Maine: Season 3<\/h3>\nReturn of a River<\/em><\/h4>\nVisit Maine Public\u2019s \u201cSustainable Maine\u201d webpage to view this episode.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Egret\"](\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/04\/Egret-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>This first episode in this season of the Emmy nominated series features SSI\u00a0 researchers from the University of New England and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, studying the Saco River Estuary.\u00a0 The team is gathering extensive field data from the estuary to develop a grading system to assess the health of the estuary using key indicators that matter to local stakeholders. The team hopes that through active discussion and problem solving the river will remain a vital resource for the community.<\/p>\nAdditional video podcasts:<\/em><\/p>\n\n- Commitment to the Environment <\/a><\/li>\n
- Fish Stocks and Species Studies<\/a><\/li>\n
- Fish Sampling & Measurement<\/a>\u00a0Saco River Pride<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Featured Research Project:<\/em>
\nSustaining Quality of Place in the Saco River Estuary Through Community Based Ecosystem Management<\/a><\/p>\nCulvert Operations<\/em><\/h4>\nVisit Maine Public\u2019s \u201cSustainable Maine\u201d webpage to view this episode.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Culvert\"](\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/04\/IMG_0451-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>\u201cCulvert Operations\u201d \u2013 Extreme weather costs Maine communities millions of dollars in damage, and many experts predict that it\u2019s likely to get worse. Some communities are finding out the hard way that their culverts are no longer big enough to handle the increasing size of floods. It\u2019s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of culverts in Maine, ranging from small drainages under driveways to moose-size culverts under major highways to keep streams and wildlife moving. Failed culverts can disrupt lives and commerce, threaten fragile ecosystems, and quickly swamp municipal budgets. \u2019Culvert Operations\u2019 shows how one research team is working with communities to plan for future extreme weather events.<\/p>\nAdditional video podcasts:<\/em><\/p>\n\n- Proactive Planning<\/a><\/li>\n
- Concern Makes Change<\/a><\/li>\n
- Ground Truth \u2013 Finding Culverts\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>\n
- Do it Once, Do it Well<\/a><\/li>\n
- Culverts Crossing Communities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Featured Research Project:<\/em>
\nHelping Communities Weather the Storms<\/a><\/p>\nPreserving Paradise<\/em><\/h4>\nVisit Maine Public’s “Sustainable Maine” webpage to view this episode<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"Forest\"](\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/02\/envmeasuresicon.jpg\")
<\/a>The final episode titled \u201cPreserving Paradise\u201d features SSI researchers using new mapping tools and working with stakeholders to allow for \u201csmarter\u201d development across the state. The Alternative Futures Team, based at the University of Maine and University of Maine School of Law, uses focus groups and workshops to help planners and decision-makers figure out what effect the choices they make today may have on the economic, social and environmental future of their communities.<\/p>\nAdditional video podcasts:<\/em><\/p>\n\n- Complex Problems, Creative Approaches\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n
- Land Use Bridging<\/a><\/li>\n
- Stakeholder Interests\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>\n
- Maine\u2019s Alternative Futures<\/a><\/li>\n
- Win-Win Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Different Scenarios, Different Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Featured Research Project:<\/em><\/p>\nMapping a Sustainable Future<\/a><\/p>\nSustainable Maine: Season 2
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nSaving Our Lakes<\/em><\/h4>\nVisit Maine Public’s “Sustainable Maine” webpage to view this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Colby](\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/04\/colbystudentsmall-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>In the first episode of this season of Sustainable Maine<\/em>, faculty from Colby College Departments of Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Environmental Studies and Social Sciences collaborate with local conservation groups to form interdisciplinary teams with stakeholder participation to understand the impact of landscape and lake-ecosystem changes in the development of central Maine. The Belgrade Lakes region will be used as a model because it provides a unique laboratory to understand the complex dynamics between environmental, biogeochemical, and socio-economic systems.<\/p>\nAdditional video podcasts: <\/em><\/p>\n\n- Shoreland Zoning<\/a><\/li>\n
- Lake Smart Program<\/a><\/li>\n
- SSI Belgrade Lakes Team<\/a><\/li>\n
- Knowledge to Action<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Featured Research Project:<\/em><\/p>\nSustaining Our Lakes<\/a><\/p>\nBasket Trees – Saving a Tradition<\/em><\/h4>\nVisit Maine Public’s “Sustainable Maine” webpage to view this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Ash](\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/04\/Emerald-ash-borer_5-12-73739-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>A tiny invasive bug, the emerald ash borer could decimate Maine’s ash trees and jeopardize the livelihoods of Maine’s Indian basket makers, who rely on the tree for their time-honored craft. Darren Ranco, UMaine associate professor of anthropology and Chair of Native American Programs, is leading an SSI team that brings together diverse groups to try to prevent, detect and respond to this threat.<\/p>\nAdditional video podcasts: <\/em><\/p>\n\n- As Simple as EAB<\/a><\/li>\n
- Mapping Project<\/a><\/li>\n
- Buying Time<\/a><\/li>\n
- Emergency Response<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Featured Research Project:<\/em><\/p>\nMobilizing to Fight the Emerald Ash Borer<\/a><\/p>\nPools, Policy and People – Maine’s Vernal Pools<\/em><\/h4>\nVisit Maine Public’s “Sustainable Maine” webpage to view this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Britt](\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2013\/07\/Cline_Britt11-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>Many Maine communities are facing the same dilemma: how to maintain economic viability without compromising the ecological integrity of natural resources that attract people to Maine. Aram Calhoun, UMaine professor of wetland ecology, is leading an SSI research team that uses local vernal pool conservation as a model to help communities find ways to balance economic development with natural resource conservation on private land.<\/p>\nAdditional video podcasts: <\/em><\/p>\n\n- Small Victories<\/a><\/li>\n
- One Size Doesn’t Fit All<\/a><\/li>\n
- Developing a Solution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Featured Project:<\/em><\/p>\nProtecting Natural Resources at the Community Scale<\/a><\/p>\nSustainable Maine: Season 1<\/h3>\n<\/a>The Triple Bottom Line<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\nVisit Maine Public’s “Sustainable Maine” webpage to view this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Eastport](\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/02\/harbor_boat-150x150.jpg\")
The first episode of “Sustainable Maine” travels Down East to meet SSI researchers, fishermen and others who are collaborating to make sure tidal power in Cobscook Bay is developed sustainably. We then head to Central Maine, where researchers are working with family forest owners struggling to steward their land in the face of growing pressures.<\/p>\n
Additional video podcasts:<\/em><\/p>\n\n- Working Together<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Loading Dock Problem<\/a><\/li>\n
- Surprises<\/a><\/li>\n
- Tidal Tech<\/a><\/li>\n
- Conservation vs Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Featured Research Projects:<\/em><\/p>\n\n- Renewable Energy from the Tides<\/a><\/li>\n
- People, Landscape and Communities (PLACE)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Desperate Alewives<\/em><\/h4>\n
Visit Maine Public\u2019s \u201cSustainable Maine\u201d webpage to view this episode.<\/a><\/p>\n Additional video podcasts:<\/em><\/p>\n Featured Research Project:<\/em> Visit Maine Public\u2019s \u201cSustainable Maine\u201d webpage to view this episode.<\/a><\/p>\n Additional video podcasts:<\/em><\/p>\n Featured Research Project:<\/em> Visit Maine Public’s “Sustainable Maine” webpage to view this episode<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Additional video podcasts:<\/em><\/p>\n Featured Research Project:<\/em><\/p>\n Mapping a Sustainable Future<\/a><\/p>\n Visit Maine Public’s “Sustainable Maine” webpage to view this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n Additional video podcasts: <\/em><\/p>\n Featured Research Project:<\/em><\/p>\n Sustaining Our Lakes<\/a><\/p>\n Visit Maine Public’s “Sustainable Maine” webpage to view this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n Additional video podcasts: <\/em><\/p>\n Featured Research Project:<\/em><\/p>\n Mobilizing to Fight the Emerald Ash Borer<\/a><\/p>\n Visit Maine Public’s “Sustainable Maine” webpage to view this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n Additional video podcasts: <\/em><\/p>\n Featured Project:<\/em><\/p>\n Protecting Natural Resources at the Community Scale<\/a><\/p>\n Visit Maine Public’s “Sustainable Maine” webpage to view this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n Additional video podcasts:<\/em><\/p>\n Featured Research Projects:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>This first episode in this season of the Emmy nominated series features SSI\u00a0 researchers from the University of New England and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, studying the Saco River Estuary.\u00a0 The team is gathering extensive field data from the estuary to develop a grading system to assess the health of the estuary using key indicators that matter to local stakeholders. The team hopes that through active discussion and problem solving the river will remain a vital resource for the community.<\/p>\n\n
\nSustaining Quality of Place in the Saco River Estuary Through Community Based Ecosystem Management<\/a><\/p>\nCulvert Operations<\/em><\/h4>\n
<\/a>\u201cCulvert Operations\u201d \u2013 Extreme weather costs Maine communities millions of dollars in damage, and many experts predict that it\u2019s likely to get worse. Some communities are finding out the hard way that their culverts are no longer big enough to handle the increasing size of floods. It\u2019s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of culverts in Maine, ranging from small drainages under driveways to moose-size culverts under major highways to keep streams and wildlife moving. Failed culverts can disrupt lives and commerce, threaten fragile ecosystems, and quickly swamp municipal budgets. \u2019Culvert Operations\u2019 shows how one research team is working with communities to plan for future extreme weather events.<\/p>\n\n
\nHelping Communities Weather the Storms<\/a><\/p>\nPreserving Paradise<\/em><\/h4>\n
<\/a>The final episode titled \u201cPreserving Paradise\u201d features SSI researchers using new mapping tools and working with stakeholders to allow for \u201csmarter\u201d development across the state. The Alternative Futures Team, based at the University of Maine and University of Maine School of Law, uses focus groups and workshops to help planners and decision-makers figure out what effect the choices they make today may have on the economic, social and environmental future of their communities.<\/p>\n\n
Sustainable Maine: Season 2
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nSaving Our Lakes<\/em><\/h4>\n
<\/a>In the first episode of this season of Sustainable Maine<\/em>, faculty from Colby College Departments of Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Environmental Studies and Social Sciences collaborate with local conservation groups to form interdisciplinary teams with stakeholder participation to understand the impact of landscape and lake-ecosystem changes in the development of central Maine. The Belgrade Lakes region will be used as a model because it provides a unique laboratory to understand the complex dynamics between environmental, biogeochemical, and socio-economic systems.<\/p>\n\n
Basket Trees – Saving a Tradition<\/em><\/h4>\n
<\/a>A tiny invasive bug, the emerald ash borer could decimate Maine’s ash trees and jeopardize the livelihoods of Maine’s Indian basket makers, who rely on the tree for their time-honored craft. Darren Ranco, UMaine associate professor of anthropology and Chair of Native American Programs, is leading an SSI team that brings together diverse groups to try to prevent, detect and respond to this threat.<\/p>\n\n
Pools, Policy and People – Maine’s Vernal Pools<\/em><\/h4>\n
<\/a>Many Maine communities are facing the same dilemma: how to maintain economic viability without compromising the ecological integrity of natural resources that attract people to Maine. Aram Calhoun, UMaine professor of wetland ecology, is leading an SSI research team that uses local vernal pool conservation as a model to help communities find ways to balance economic development with natural resource conservation on private land.<\/p>\n\n
Sustainable Maine: Season 1<\/h3>\n
<\/a>The Triple Bottom Line<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n
The first episode of “Sustainable Maine” travels Down East to meet SSI researchers, fishermen and others who are collaborating to make sure tidal power in Cobscook Bay is developed sustainably. We then head to Central Maine, where researchers are working with family forest owners struggling to steward their land in the face of growing pressures.<\/p>\n\n
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Desperate Alewives<\/em><\/h4>\n
![\"Alewives\"](\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Dresden_alewife-150x150.jpg\")
Once migrating by the millions up Maine\u2019s rivers to spawn in the spring, alewife populations have plummeted in the past hundred-plus years. That spells trouble for everything from fisheries to local economies. Can alewives be brought back?<\/p>\n