Sea Grant

Beal, Skonberg to be among presenters at Green Crab Working Summit

Solutions to the green crab problem will be the focus of the two-day Green Crab Working Summit June ​6–7 in Portland. Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, will provide an overview of green crab population dynamics. Denise Skonberg, an associate professor of food science and human nutrition […]

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Bartlett receives Common Good Award, Quoddy Tides reports

Chris Bartlett, a marine extension associate with Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine, recently received the Natural Resources Protector and Educator Award from The Commons in Eastport. The Common Good Awards recognize local residents who have made contributions to the quality of life in the community. Bartlett was one of five awardees at […]

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Grant, Springuel to present at National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Symposium

Maine Sea Grant marine Extension professionals Kristen Grant and Natalie Springuel will present at the fifth National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Symposium in Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 14–17. Grant will present on her sabbatical research on community engagement in planning for coastal flooding. Springuel is part of a team documenting the National Working Waterfront Network’s […]

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VillageSoup previews Camden presentation on Maine’s changing climate

VillageSoup advanced a presentation on the realities of Maine’s changing climate set for 7 p.m. May 15 at the Camden Public Library. The presentation will be led by Esperanza Stancioff, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant climate change educator, and Ivan Fernandez, a professor of soil science and forest resources at […]

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Signs of the Seasons cited in Down East article on Maine loon population

A phenology program offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant was mentioned in a Down East magazine article on Maine’s loon population. Maine Audubon Society’s Maine Loon Project engages volunteers in assessing the status and future of the state’s loon population in several ways, including summer monitoring of loons through […]

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UMaine faculty, alumni featured in MDI Historical Society publication

The most recent issue of Chebacco, the annual magazine of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, features the work of several University of Maine faculty members and alumni. Titled “Beholding the Past,” the issue features the work of Joseph Miller, Ph.D. candidate in Canadian/American history and assistant professor of military science; Rachel Snell, adjunct instructor […]

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Republican Journal advances Signs of the Season workshop for children

The Republican Journal reported Friends of Sears Island will host a spring phenology program for children age 6 to 12 on Sears Island. Elisabeth Maxwell, assistant coordinator for the Signs of the Seasons program, will lead the March 30 workshop designed to teach students what phenology means, how to recognize seasonal changes in their area, […]

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Media detail Bigelow Lab, UMaine Gulf of Maine kelp study

Mainebiz and Boothbay Register reported Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been awarded funding from the Maine Sea Grant College Program for a new study of kelp forests in the Gulf of Maine. Douglas Rasher, senior research scientist at Bigelow, will lead the project with support from University of Maine scientist Robert Steneck, continuing a […]

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Mainebiz reports on new Maine Sea Grant director

Mainebiz reported Gayle Zydlewski, an associate professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, has been named director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program, effective July 1. Zydlewski, who has a doctorate degree in oceanography from UMaine, has more than 20 years of experience as a researcher and faculty member at UMaine […]

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