Dear John, Happy spring!
Maine Maple Sunday is behind us and April is upon us. It's time to start thinking about gardens, fishing plans, and other adventures.
I hope you’ll find time to join us for three very different programs this month. Together, we'll learn about the Maine Climate Corps, how the built environment has impacted birds and what we can do about it, and how we can use mapping to uncover stories from the past. –Will
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Friday, April 7, 12-1 PM: Birds in the Built Environment
The American landscape has changed dramatically in the past few hundred years. For birds, this means that migratory pathways utilized for millennia are now unrecognizable, filled with buildings, roads, lights, and other changes. Among the most insidious new threats in the landscape is glass windows, which trick birds with both reflectivity and transparency. It's estimated that between 365 million and 988 million birds die each year after hitting glass windows. Learn from Nick Lund, Advocacy and Outreach Manager at Maine Audubon, about the work that Maine Audubon and its partners in BirdSafe Maine are doing to understand the problem and raise awareness with homeowners, architects, and lawmakers.
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Friday, April 14, 12-1 PM: No Lunch & Learn |
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Friday, April 21, 12-1 PM: Exploring Landscapes: Connecting a wildlife refuge to a three-generation Maine Black family
Caesar Pond Wildlife Refuge was once the home to three generations of a free Black family who lived and farmed from the late 1700s until the early 1900s on the site of the refuge. Using a geographical lens, Eileen Johnson, a faculty member in the Environmental Studies Program at Bowdoin College, discusses how we can use modern and historical mapping approaches to uncover the history of where these families lived and how these approaches may help us uncover other similar stories. In particular, she focuses on the lives of the women in the family, reflecting on how shifts in women’s property rights makes reconstructing the lives of women particularly challenging.
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Friday, April 28, 12-1 PM: Maine Climate Corps: Strengthening Maine's Communities
Learn about an exciting bill currently before the Maine Legislature that will fund four leadership positions and 50 Maine Climate Corps participants from the bill’s sponsor Rep. Morgan Rielly. LD 142 will add significant human resources to move climate action strategies forward in our state—helping the state meet the goals outlined in Maine's Climate Action Plan. Hear from Maine Climate Corps Coordinator Kirsten Brewer about the opportunities provided through a Climate Corps pilot project this year and how you can benefit from the triple-bottom line of service: addressing the climate crisis, providing training and experience to those who serve, and increasing community resilience through volunteerism.
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