{"id":22550,"date":"2021-01-26T12:04:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=22550"},"modified":"2021-03-24T15:09:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T19:09:31","slug":"networking-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2021-maine-sustainability-water-conference\/networking-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please check back for details or sign up for our e-newsletter<\/a> for regular conference updates.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 31<\/h3>\n

Networking Sessions I – 12:10PM-12:40PM<\/h4>\n
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  1. SOURCE WATER PROTECTION<\/em><\/strong>
    \nFacilitator:     Kirsten Ness<\/a>, Portland Water District
    \nPotential session topics include: land conservation; watershed protection through partnerships; managing forests for water quality; lake water quality monitoring<\/li>\n
  2. DIADROMOUS FISH<\/strong><\/em>
    \nFacilitator:     Karen Wilson<\/a>, University of Southern Maine
    \nPotential session topics include: upstream\/downstream passage issues; upcoming projects around the state; decision making tools for deciding what to do with dams; and merging public safety funding with restoration dollars to fund co-benefit projects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Networking Sessions II – 3:40PM-4:10PM<\/h4>\n
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    1. MAINE LAKES<\/em><\/strong>
      \nFacilitators:       Don Witherill<\/a> and Linda Bacon<\/a>, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection
      \nSession Topics and Discussion Leaders:<\/em><\/strong>
      \na) Ice Out, Phenology and Monitoring to Capture Climate Change Effects in Different Lake Types<\/em>. Sarah Nelson, Jeremy Deeds, Stephanie Dykema, Julia Daly
      \nb) Building Lake Resiliency: LakeSmart & Watershed Surveys<\/em>. Susan Gallo, Amanda Pratt
      \nc) Social Justice and Maine Lakes<\/em>. Rachel Hovel, Colin Holme
      \nd) Engaging Public in \u2018Climate Change & Lakes\u2019 Discussions<\/em>. Ruth Sexton Clements, Danielle Wain
      \ne) Climate Change, Invasive Species and HABs<\/em>. Roberta Hill, Patricia Nease<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Thursday, April 1<\/h3>\n

      Networking Sessions III – 12:10PM-12:40PM<\/h4>\n
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      1. PFAS AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS<\/em><\/strong>
        \nFacilitators:         Charlie Culbertson<\/a> and Jason Sorenson<\/a>, USGS<\/li>\n
      2. eDNA SCIENCE AND APPLICATION<\/em><\/strong>
        \nFacilitators:         Heather Leslie<\/a> and other members of the Maine eDNA Project<\/a>
        \nThe Maine eDNA team invites you to join a networking session following the morning concurrent session in Kumospace. Maine eDNA project members and other session participants will be available to answer your questions about how eDNA tools could be applied to your conservation or environmental challenge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Networking Sessions IV – 3:40PM-4:10PM<\/h4>\n
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        1. PFAS AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS<\/em><\/strong>
          \nFacilitators:           Charlie Culbertson<\/a> and Jason Sorenson<\/a>, USGS<\/li>\n
        2. LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES<\/em><\/strong>
          \nFacilitators:           Lydia Horne<\/a> and Alyssa Soucy<\/a>, University of Maine
          \nJoin our networking session to discuss how participatory approaches can help address social and environmental dimensions of conservation here in Maine. No experience with participatory conservation work? No problem! We hope to draw from the knowledge in the virtual room to discuss challenges and best practices to participatory work while hearing about the sustainability issues folks are addressing in their own work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Please check back for details or sign up for our e-newsletter for regular conference updates. Wednesday, March 31 Networking Sessions I – 12:10PM-12:40PM SOURCE WATER PROTECTION Facilitator: Kirsten Ness, Portland Water District Potential session topics include: land conservation; watershed protection through partnerships; managing forests for water quality; lake water quality monitoring DIADROMOUS FISH Facilitator: Karen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":957,"featured_media":0,"parent":22276,"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-22550","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"mitchellcenter","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/author\/mitchellcenter\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22550","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\/957"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22550"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23097,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22550\/revisions\/23097"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}