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‘Climate Change as an Ethical and Institutional Crisis’: A Talk by Professor Stephen Gardiner

McIntire Room, Buchanan Alumni House 2 Alumni Place, Orono, Maine

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. […]

2023 Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit (online)

Online

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 […]

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SBE Seminar Series Spring 2023: Jared Balik

Norman Smith Hall, Room 5710 ME, United States

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 […]

SBE Seminar Series Spring 2023: Nelle Couret

Norman Smith Hall, Room 5710 ME, United States

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 […]

AMC: Climate and Carbon Friendly Forest Management (online)

Online

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; […]

AMC: Climate and Carbon Friendly Forest Management — Field Tour

AMC sites near Katahdin Ironworks ME, United States

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 Rogers Farm Sustainable Agricutlure Research Tour

University of Maine Rogers Forage and Crops Research Farm 914 Bennoch Rd., Old Town, ME, United States

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 […]

UMaine Extension Field Day & Fun Run at Rogers Farm

Rogers Farm 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town, ME, United States

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 […]

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture Patch Innovation Station Open House

Edith Patch House (Braeside) on College Avenue

The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture would like to invite anyone interested to come visit the home of Edith Marion Patch, the first woman to join the UMaine faculty, and the first female President of the Entomological Society of America. The house is in need of interior work, so it is suitable for a small […]

4-H STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers in Belfast

Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

Explore, create, learn! Registration is now open for a new multi-session, interactive, ocean-focused STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) adventure series at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street. STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers is a collaborative effort between the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension Waldo County 4-H, the Belfast Free Library and the UMaine […]

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