Doctoral students speak with Current Publishing about Bridgton science center
University of Maine doctoral students Amy Kireta and Brett Gerard were quoted in a Current Publishing article on the newly opened Maine Lake Science Center in Bridgton. After seven years of planning by the Lakes Environmental Association, the year-round facility opened in June to attract scientists and educators from Maine and beyond, to conduct lake-related research, according to the article. Kireta, who is studying the effects of climate change on water quality in the Great Lakes, stayed at the center during the summer while completing an internship with the association, the article states. “It was terrific,” Kireta said. “I think it’s an excellent place. I hope to work there again in the future. I live three hours away. Having the facility allowed me to stay down there and work night and day.” Gerard, who is studying the condition of lowland tributaries within the Sebago Lake watershed, also stayed at the center throughout the summer. During his visit, the Lakes Environmental Association’s milfoil control team helped him install a flow meter in the Songo River to help with his studies, the article states. “I used Maine Lake Science Center as a home base to go out and do work everyday,” Gerard said. “Sebago is about 2.5 hours away from the university. The work we do takes at least a day at a time. It allowed us to go down there and spend multiple days. It’s a great station to base field expositions out of.”