The fourth annual Acadia National Park Science Symposium will feature science taking place in and beyond the park boundary, and will highlight our understanding of and responses to rapid environmental change. The symposium will provide a forum to hear about science taking place in the region and to interact and build collaborations with scientists, students, […]

The Down East Research and Education Network's CONVERGENCE 2014. Land and Water: the Conservation Connection. Keynote Talk: Landscape scale conservation at work Down East and across Maine Alan Hutchinson, Executive Director, Forest Society of Maine Alan has been the executive director of the Forest Society of Maine since 1997. Focused on conserving large tracts within […]

Increasing Community Resilience to Ocean Acidification in Maine: Analyzing and Responding to the Economic, Cultural, and Social Impacts  A Workshop in the Island Institute's Climate of Change Series  Cohosted by the Natural Resources Defense Council   Date: October 7, 2014 Time: 9:00 - 4:30 (lunch will be included)  Venue: Long Reach Hall at the Maine […]

Monday, October 20 at 3pm 107 Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, Maine Trading Dams: The Penobscot River Restoration Project and the Future of Dam Law Speaker: Dave Owen, University of Maine School of Law (http://mainelaw.maine.edu/faculty/profiles/owen.html) Video conferencing is available. Please contact Carol Hamel at carol.hamel@umit.maine.edu for additional information.

The fourth annual River Herring Network meeting will take place on Thursday, October 30 at the Plymouth Public Library on 132 South St. Snacks, drinks, and a pizza lunch will be provided. The meeting includes a field trip to nearby Town Brook to view the ongoing dam removal work & learn about the fish passage work […]