Belfast Bay Watershed Coaltion
The Maine Offshore Wind Initiative:
Virtual Program on ZoomHow Maine is Charting Our Own Course with Stephanie Watson. In this presentation, Watson will provide an overview of the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative established by Governor Mills in 2019, with a focus on the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap. The Roadmap is an economic development plan currently underway with broad stakeholder engagement. The goal of […]
Monarch Butterflies: Their Magic, Revealed Secrets and Our Part with Cyrene Slegona
Virtual Program on ZoomMonarchs continue to be one of the most extensively studied insects. Ongoing research reveals the complexity of mating, stages of metamorphosis and migration. How to conserve the epic annual journey of both the spring and fall generations is an ongoing challenge. This presentation by Cyrene Slegona, Maine Master Naturalist and avid Monarch student will address […]
Troy Howard Middle School Seed Program
Virtual Program on ZoomDavid Wessels is the garden coordinator at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast where he and his students manage a 1/3 acre garden and year-round greenhouse. The garden provides fresh veggies to the cafeteria and serves as a living laboratory for ecological inquiry. Each year, students take on the responsibility of stewarding an extensive seed […]
Once They’re Gone, They’re Gone for Good: Indigenous Shell Heaps, Climate Change, and Confronting Heritage Loss through Citizen Science.
Virtual Program on ZoomMaine is home to roughly 2000 coastal Indigenous archaeological sites known as shell heaps or middens. These sites are rich heritage spaces that preserve a long record of past Indigenous lifeways and environments. In this presentation, Dr. Bonnie Newsom and Dr. Alice Kelley of the University of Maine will discuss these important places highlighting their […]
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Abbott RoomThe Who, What, Where, Whys of PFAS with Andrew Carpenter, Northern Tilth, LLCL Andrew Carpenter, certified soil scientist and founder of Northern Tilth,LLC. will discuss PFAS’s, addressing concerns that have been expressed, including where they are in our environment and how we can test for them. Andrew received an M.S. in Plant, Soil and Environmental […]
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Abbott RoomWater Sampling in Belfast Bay: Its Health and Concerns for the Bay with John Tipping, Lotic Inc. More information coming....
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Book Group
Abbott RoomRead with the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Book Groups! Here at Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition (BBWC), we think that winter is a great time to read! We’ve chosen three books with elements of fiction, memoir, history, politics, class, ecology, economy. . . something for everyone. But these books are more than just entertainment. Each book […]
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Book Group
Abbott RoomRead with the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Book Group. Here at Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition (BBWC), we think that winter is a great time to read! We’ve chosen three books with elements of fiction, memoir, history, politics, class, ecology, economy. . . something for everyone. But these books are more than just entertainment. Each book […]
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Abbott RoomFish, Falcons, and Frogs—Dramatic Migrations: An Amateur Naturalist's Notes from the Belfast Bay Watershed A presentation with Murray Carpenter Murray Carpenter is Maine Public’s climate reporter, covering climate change and other environmental news. He has been a Maine journalist for 25 years, with much of his reporting focused on science and environmental stories. As a freelancer, […]
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Book Group
Abbott RoomMill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault. Mill Town is a book of narrative nonfiction, investigative memoir, and cultural criticism that illuminates the rise and collapse of the working-class, the hazards of loving and leaving home, and the ambiguous nature of toxics and disease. Kerri Arsenault grew up in Mexico, Maine, where for over […]