An Inconvenient Sequal
We are pleased to partner with the Portland Public Library and the Natural Resources Council of Maine for the February 28th edition of the Sustainability Series. Join us for a free screening of Al Gore’s new climate change film, “An Inconvenient Sequel,” on Wednesday, February 28th at 5:30pm in the Rines Auditorium. Kristin Jackson, Federal …
Citizen Science: A Revolution in Scientific Research
The March edition of Portland’s Sustainability Series will be presented by Sarah Kirn, the Education Programs Strategist at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and board member of the Citizen Science Association. Join us in the Rines Auditorium at Portland Public Library at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, March 28th when Sarah will share stories and …
Ocean’s End: The Crisis in the World’s Seas and the Gulf of Maine
Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative and Portland Public Library are pleased to announce the 2018 Sustainability Series Keynote: Colin Woodard to present Ocean's End: The Crisis in the World's Seas and the Gulf of Maine. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: COLIN WOODARD Author and journalist Colin Woodard State & National Affairs Writer at the Portland Press Herald and …
What Have Loons Told Us? 35 Years of Maine Audubon’s Loon Count
Join us on April 25th for a Maine Audubon Presentation by Susan Gallo, Wildlife Biologist and Director, Maine Loon Project. Thirty-five years ago, Mainers worried that loons on their lakes and ponds were disappearing. The Maine Audubon Annual Loon Count was born out of that concern, and today, 35 years later, and with the help …
Sustaining Remote Communities
Christopher R. Sauer, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) Chris Sauer shares how his company, Portland-headquartered ORPC, is working to improve people’s lives, and their environment, by providing sustainable energy solutions to remote communities in North America using the company’s proprietary marine renewable energy and a business model based on …
Invasive Insects in your backyard
Colleen Teerling, Entomologist with the Maine Forest Service's Insect and Disease Lab Join us to hear about the Browntail Moth, Hemlock Woody Adelgid, and Winter Moths. These are currently our biggest invasive insects threatening the area, and Colleen will tell us about the insects, the damage they cause, and what you can do to deal with them. …
Raffle For Conservation Celebration
Maine Audubon's Gilsland FarmJoin us to find out who will be the lucky winner of the 2018 Raffle for Conservation!
The Naturalist’s Notebook
Portland Public Library Rines Auditorium MAIN LIBRARY, 5 MONUMENT SQUARE, Portland, ME, United StatesPlease join us to hear from Nathanial Wheelwright, author of The Naturalist's Notebook, a guide for tracking the changes in the natural world around us.
Dawnland, The Film
Portland Public Library Rines Auditorium MAIN LIBRARY, 5 MONUMENT SQUARE, Portland, ME, United StatesJoin us for this Free showing of this moving and groundbreaking film, Dawnland: A Documentary about Cultural Survival and Stolen Children Learn about Maine's Truth and Reconciliation Commission - the first of it's kind in the nation. We are pleased to welcome two special guests who were integral in the creation of this film, Esther …