DATE:
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
TIME:
6:00 ? 7:00 PM
LOCATION:
Online via Zoom
TOPIC:
Our Forests, Our Climate, Our Communities
Climate, carbon, and forests are far-reaching topics of concern and are critically important to our interconnected world. We will hear about current projects and strategies to reduce carbon and improve climate both at home in Maine and globally.?
SPEAKER:
Peter W. Ellis is Global Director of Natural Science for The Nature Conservancy. Peter leads a team of scientists that conducts research to motivate and inform the design and implementation of natural climate solutions worldwide. Peter is trained as a field forester, forest ecologist, botanist, and geospatial scientist, and has a bachelor?s degree from Brown University and a master?s degree from the Field Naturalist Program at the University of Vermont.
Read more about Maine Audubon's special speaker series led by Urban Forestry Education Specialist Jeff Tarling
DATE:
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
TIME:
6:00 ? 7:00 PM
LOCATION:
Online via Zoom
TOPIC:
Our Forests, Our Climate, Our Communities
Values and trends of Maine?s Forest & Woodlands, from the ?Big Woods? up north to our local woodlands
The State of Maine is fortunate to have a wealth of forested landscapes, from our local town community forest or land trust, from conservation woodland to actively managed forests.? This talk will explore lessons learned from projects like Portland?s Baxter Woods, Maine?s forest history, and future changes coming with climate change.??
SPEAKER:
Forest Ecologist Rob Bryan of Harpswell is a leader integrating conservation principles of biological diversity with forest management.? His landmark publication Focus Species Forestry with Maine Audubon is widely used in the Northeast and Atlantic Canada to help land managers better understand the connection of wildlife habitat and forest management. ?
DATE:
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
TIME:
6:00 ? 7:00 PM
LOCATION:
Online via Zoom
TOPIC:
Ever-changing Impacts to the Health of Maine?s Forests & Trees
Managing the threats to Maine?s trees and forests (and there are many), Allison Kanoti and the Maine Forest Service team are at the forefront of today?s science in dealing with invasive pests and changing forest dynamics.? The good news is that it isn?t all ?doom & gloom? as we learn from cooperative experiences in other regions and incorporate science and new technologies to address current and future threats within our forests and communities.
SPEAKER:
State Entomologist Director Allison Kanoti leads the Forest Health & Monitoring Division at the Maine Forest Service.? Allison?s background includes a bachelor?s degree in Forest Biology from the University of Vermont and a master?s degree in Forestry from the University of Maine.? She has held positions with the US Forest Service working on Forest Inventory and Analysis projects, as Entomology Technician and Forest Entomologist with the Maine Forest Service, and was promoted to Director of Forest Health & Monitoring in 2019.?
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