Maine Public’s Age of Nature Tiny Screen Lectures
Welcome to the Age of Nature Lecture Series.
Naturalists, environmentalists, and scientists shared their experiences and viewpoints on the changing equation of man and nature. These zoom events are archived below.
Maine Public News Producer and Reporter Robbie Feinberg is your host for the Age of Nature Lecture Series.
Lecture topics, dates, and featured speakers:
Maine's Forests: Learning from the Past, Planning for a Different Future
This lecture was held on September 24.
Featured Speaker:
Dr. Andrew Barton
Professor of Biology
University of Maine at Farmington
Panelists:
Bri Bowman, FOR/Maine Program Director at Maine Development Foundation
Mark Berry, Forest Program Director, The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Jared Fong, Relearning Place Program Manager for the Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative, Communications Manager at Teens to Trails, and Project Manager at the Maine Environmental Education Association.
Dr. Ruth Kermish-Allen, Executive Director, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance -Environmental STEM Education Researcher
Flow: The Ripple Effect of Restoring the Nature of Rivers in Maine
This lecture was held on October 1
Laura Rose Day
President and CEO, 7 Lakes Alliance
Panelists:
Molly Payne Wynne, Freshwater Program Director, The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Joshua Royte, Senior Conservation Scientist, The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Sean Mahoney, Executive Vice President of the Conservation Law Foundation and Director of the Maine office.
Maine’s Ocean: How Science Is Powering Resilience for Coastal Ecosystems and Communities
Thursday, October 8 @ Noon
Featured Speaker:
Dr. Heather M. Leslie
Director, Darling Marine Center
University of Maine
Panelists:
Geoff Smith, Director of Marine Programs, The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Rebecca Clark-Uchenna, STEM Education Specialist, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, Citizen Science in the Classroom Coordinator
Ben Martens, Executive Director, Maine Coast Fisherman’s Association
Gabrielle Hillyer, Co-developer and Project Coordinator of the Maine Shellfish Learning Network