{"id":33300,"date":"2025-01-13T12:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=33300"},"modified":"2025-04-22T15:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:56:26","slug":"spring-2025-talks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/spring-2025-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2025 Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For many years, the Mitchell Center has hosted an innovative Sustainability Talks<\/em> series during the fall and spring semesters. The goal of these talks is to provide students, faculty, and interested citizens with opportunities to learn about: 1) the multi-faceted nature of sustainability problems; 2) the value of connecting different forms of knowledge and know-how in efforts to understand and solve such problems; and 3) the ways in which partnerships between universities and diverse stakeholders can facilitate efforts to identify and implement useful solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All talks are Mondays at 3pm and are available via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. For Zoom attendees, registration is required for each talk. Please go to individual event pages to register. Many talks are recorded and can be found on our YouTube site<\/a> following the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

February 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Energizing Equal Access: Partnering on Research for Resilience in Maine Communities and Wabanaki Tribes<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
Sharon Klein and Caroline Noblet, School of Economics, University of Maine
Co-sponsors: <\/strong>
Maine Climate Science Information Exchange<\/a>
Native American Programs\/Wabanaki Center, UMaine<\/a>
Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine<\/a>
School of Economics, UMaine<\/a>
A recording of this talk is available<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 10<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Retooling State Government in an Era of Loose Networks: An Invitation to Collaborate<\/strong><\/a><\/em>
Samantha Horn, Director, Maine Office of Community Affairs
Co-sponsor<\/strong>s:
Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine<\/a>
Dept. of Communication & Journalism, UMaine<\/a>
School of Economics, UMaine<\/a>
A recording of this talk is available<\/a><\/strong>
The slide presentation for this talk is available<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Casting a Wide Net: Diversity of Perspectives Improves Management of Gulf of Maine Ecosystems<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
Jocelyn Runnebaum, Marine Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Co-sponsors: <\/strong>
National Research Traineeship Program – Ecosystem Science in the Face of Rapid Ocean Change: A Convergence Approach<\/a>
Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine<\/a>
School of Marine Sciences, UMaine<\/a>
A recording of this talk is available<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At Last, Restoration of Maine\u2019s Longest River: the Unprecedented Cleanup of the Mighty Penobscot<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>
Lauri Gorton, Program Manager, Greenfield Penobscot Estuary Remediation Trust LLC
Co-sponsors: <\/strong>
Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, UMaine<\/a>
Ecology & Environmental Science, UMaine<\/a>
Civil & Environmental Engineering, UMaine<\/a>
A recording of this talk is available<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 10<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wicked Storms and Rising Oceans: Leading an Island Community in Peril<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
Kathleen Billings, Stonington Town Manager
Co-sponsors: <\/strong>
Maine Climate Science Information Exchange<\/a>
Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine<\/a>
School of Economics, UMaine<\/a>
A recording of this talk is available<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Tek\u03b1k\u03b1pim\u0259k Contact Station at Katahdin Woods & Waters<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
Panel discussion with Wabanaki leaders
Co-sponsor: <\/strong>
Native American Programs\/Wabanaki Center, UMaine<\/a>
Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine<\/a>
A recording of this talk is available<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 31<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Scallop Aquaculture in the Gulf of Maine: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
Damian Brady, Agatha B. Darling Professor of Oceanography in the School of Marine Sciences, UMaine
A recording of this talk is available<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Closing the Loop: Opportunities for Industrial Circular Economy Exchanges in Maine<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
Cindy Isenhour, Reed Miller, John Belding and Jean MacRae, University of Maine
Co-sponsors: <\/strong>
Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine<\/a>
Advanced Manufacturing Center, UMaine<\/a>
A recording of this talk is available<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 14<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Managing for Sustainability and Climate Resilience: The future of agroecological wild blueberry management in Maine and maritime Canada<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
Brogan Tooley, Senior Manager, Agroecology Department, Wyman\u2019s
Rachel Schattman, Sustainable Agriculture, University of Maine
Co-sponsors:<\/strong>
Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine<\/a>
School of Food & Agriculture, UMaine<\/a>
A recording of this talk is available<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 21<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Reconciling with Resilience: How Maine Can Bounce Back From Floods<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
Emmett Gartner, Maine Monitor
Co-sponsors: <\/strong>
Maine Climate Science Information Exchange<\/a>
Ecology & Environmental Sciences, UMaine<\/a>
Dept. of Communication & Journalism, UMaine<\/a>
Civil & Environmental Engineering, UMaine<\/a>
A recording of this talk is available.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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