Renowned Author and Activist Rick Bass Public Reading and Talk
Mechanic’s Hall 519 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United StatesJOIN US What role does literature play in our conversation efforts? Are story and advocacy, art and protest different paths seeking the same outcomes? Before he became a writer, Rick …
There’s No Such Thing as Away: Where Does Your Trash & Recycling End Up?
Portland Public Library Rines Auditorium MAIN LIBRARY, 5 MONUMENT SQUARE, Portland, ME, United StatesIs your New Year’s Resolution to reduce your waste? Join us for a fun and informational program with ecomaine environmental educator, Katrina Bussiere-Venhuizen, to learn what happens to the trash …
Architecture With Birds in Mind With Guest Speaker Nick Lund of Maine Audubon
Portland Public Library Rines Auditorium MAIN LIBRARY, 5 MONUMENT SQUARE, Portland, ME, United StatesSomewhere between 300 million and one billion American birds are killed each year after colliding with buildings. Coastal Maine, including Portland, is in the Atlantic Flyway, an important global corridor …
POSTPONED: Maine Climate Council: How Maine is Leading the Charge Against Climate Change
Portland Public Library Rines Auditorium MAIN LIBRARY, 5 MONUMENT SQUARE, Portland, ME, United StatesTHIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
Earth Day 2020 Goes Digital
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by …
Portland Sustainability Series – VIRTUAL EVENT: The Sense of Wonder
Earth Day April 22, 2020 Virtual Book Discussion Event from 5:30pm-7:00pm Rachel Carson's, The Sense of Wonder This Earth Day, Portland’s Sustainability Series is switching gears and hosting a virtual …
Portland Sustainability Series
Virtual Event Film Screening & Discussion LOVE FLOWS - CONNECTING FISH, RIVERS & PEOPLE Once upon a time, massive fish migrations were observed yearly around the globe. Civilizations and wildlife …
Portland Sustainability Series
How Maine is Leading the Charge Against Climate Change An update from the Governor’s Climate Council The Maine Climate Council is developing a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and …
Maine Humanities Council and SMCC’s Summer Discussion Project
What better time than now to grapple with big questions like: Who are we? Where are we? How did we get here? Where might we be going?… and How do …
Portland Sustainability Series
Portland Sustainability Series featuring Portland Trails with guest speaker Nathan Smith. On August 30th 1993, the land that was to become the Eastern Prom Trail passed into public ownership. Nathan Smith, …