John Daigle, professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine, is receiving the 2024 Regional Impact Award from Native Plant Trust, a plant conservation organization focused solely on New England’s native plants. The award recognizes regionally significant leadership and achievement in conservation, horticulture and education. A citizen member of Penobscot Nation, Daigle created […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed John Daigle, professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, on brown ash trees. Scientists and Wabanaki tribes are collaborating to protect brown ash trees in Maine, which are vital to Wabanaki basket making traditions, from the invasive emerald ash borer. Daigle, who is […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured University of Maine alumnus Milo Rossi, who rekindled his passion for archaeology while studying anthropology at UMaine and has become a leading social media content creator in the field. Rossi is dedicated to debunking archaeological pseudoscience and promoting accurate scientific knowledge in an engaging way. He gave a free talk […]
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Less than two years after they launched, more than 1,000 learners — many of whom have become PK-12 educators — have now completed a self-directed University of Maine System (UMS) course about the history of the Wabanaki Nations in Maine and earned the corresponding Dawnland digital credential. The Dawnland credential was created by John Bear […]
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Researchers at the University of Maine are exploring ways to protect ash trees from the invasive emerald ash borer, which threatens the state’s ash tree population. As reported by WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) they are experimenting with chemical treatments to help trees survive and produce seeds for future regeneration.
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Darren Ranco, anthropology professor and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, was featured in a USA Today article about the Sacred Defense National Parks and Monuments Initiative, an new effort from the Lakota People’s Law Project to compensate tribes connected to the various national parks and monuments. Ranco said Native Americans […]
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Emerald ash borer — or “EAB,” as it is known by those who study it — is an invasive insect that will decimate ash tree populations in Maine, as it has done in so many other places across the country. It’s not a matter of if, but when. At the University of Maine, that inevitability […]
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Darren Ranco, professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Wabanaki stewardship of the land benefits all.” Ranco wrote about recent collaborations between Indigenous communities and conservation groups, including several in Maine with which he is involved. He said […]
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Along the rocky shores of Acadia National Park are 24 known archaeological sites that preserve the history and heritage of Wabanaki people. Many of the sites house pottery sherds, tools, animal bones and other artifacts that showcase ancient Indigenous culture from a bygone age. Sea level rise, flooding and storms are eroding these sacred and […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk titled “Woven Wisdoms: The new Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledge and Science” on Monday, March 25 at 3 p.m. Indigenous Knowledge offers valuable insights into climate change as it encompasses multigenerational understandings of local ecosystems and human […]
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