Dr. Charles Cogbill, Harvard Forest The forests of Maine before Euro-American settlement This presentation develops a reconstruction of the vegetation of Maine before major changes wrought by Euro-American activities. After reviewing lines of evidence from biogeographical zones, modern analog vegetation, and “old growth” remnants, empirical historical data are compiled. This picture is based on an […]
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is hosting a film screening of "The House We Lived In" with a post-screening talk and Q&A with the filmmaker and his father. A decade in the making, a young filmmaker confronts family, memory and addiction as he chronicles his father's journey to recover lost memories following a […]
Professor Stephen Gardiner is the 2023 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar in Ethics. A renowned climate ethicist from the University of Washington, Gardiner will deliver a talk entitled "Climate Change as an Ethical and Institutional Crisis." The talk will be held on April 13, 3:30–5 p.m. in Buchanan Alumni House. A dessert reception will follow. […]
This virtual summit is free and open to the public. Register by April 1, 2023. Zoom connection information will follow. The Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit is Maine’s major food waste event that brings together our state’s key food system participants —farms, food businesses, feeding partners, community leadership, government and nonprofit organizations — to focus […]
Dr. Jared Balik, Western Colorado University Predicting Functional Outcomes of Climate-driven Changes in Animal Communities through Species Traits and The Geography of Wildfire Spread and Occurrence in North America Dr. Balik will describe two very different research projects. First, animals can have large effects on ecosystem processes such as nutrient cycling or detritus processing, but […]
Dr. Jannelle Couret, The University of Rhode Island. Of Mice, Mites, Microbes, and Men: The Ecology and Management of Lyme Disease Human cases of tick-borne diseases have been increasing in the United States, particularly Lyme disease, which, caused by the bite of an infected blacklegged tick, is increasing in incidence and geographic range. To understand […]
This is the final event for AMC's 2022–23 webinar and field tour series. Webinar: May 10, 2023 1 Cat 1 SAF CFE eligible Field Tour: May 12, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 5 Cat 1 SAF CFE eligible AMC webinar panelists and tour leaders David Publicover, Forest Ecologist and Senior Staff Scientist; Sarah Nelson, Director of Research; […]
This is the final event for AMC's 2022–23 webinar and field tour series. Field Tour: May 12, 9:00am-3pm 5 Cat 1 SAF CFE eligible REGISTRATION REQUIRED AMC tour leaders David Publicover, Forest Ecologist and Senior Staff Scientist; Sarah Nelson, Director of Research; Steve Tatko, Director of Maine Conservation and Land Management; Carolyn Ziegra, Research Forester […]
UMaine agricultural researchers will present their field research on forages, cover crops, vegetables, dry beans, and hemp. Specific topics will include interseeding cover crops in vegetables, weeding tools for small and mid-scale vegetable farmers, crop rotations for hemp, organic no-till dry bean production, and variety trials on forage legumes, potatoes, and dry beans. On-site registration […]
Demonstrations, tastings and art in the garden are all part of the fun planned for this celebration of the season. Visitors will have the opportunity to try out some of our favorite garden tools and learn about certifying home gardens as pollinator-friendly with Extension. Youths up to 12 years old can register for a 1K […]
