ECOLOGY LECTURE SERIES
ECOLOGY LECTURE SERIES
Each summer the MAI Ecology committee presents a series of lectures related to the ecology and history of Monhegan Island. These talks are generally held in person at the Monhegan Schoolhouse at 7:30pm. At times we have also been able to provide talks virtually via Zoom. See below for further information including recordings of some past lectures. Attendance is free of charge, although donations are greatly appreciated (suggested donation = $10).
Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of a Maine Island:
The 2025 Monhegan Wildlands Lecture and Workshop Series
In conjunction with the exhibition The Monhegan Wildlands: Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of a Maine Island, the Monhegan Associates are collaborating with the Monhegan Museum of Art & History to present an exciting series of lectures and workshops this coming summer. Inspired by the exhibit’s topics, materials, and themes, this lecture series invites people to deepen their understanding of the cultural, ecological, and artistic history of Monhegan Island. Below is a list of our guest speakers and workshop leaders. This season’s lecture series has been generously sponsored by the Monhegan House. Further event details below.
Thursday July 17:
Nature Journaling Workshop
Karen O. Zimmerman, Maine Master Naturalist, Registered Maine Guide
9:00 AM to noon
Meet at the Monhegan Museum of Art & History
Cost: $25 per person
Space is limited to 10 participants; if you need to cancel, please email info@monheganassociates.org so that your spot can be given to another person.
Nature journaling is a fun and rewarding way to strengthen your observational skills and deepen your understanding of and appreciation for the natural world. Instructor Karen O. Zimmermann, a watercolorist, Maine Master Naturalist, and Registered Maine Guide, will introduce a variety of nature journaling formats, tools, and techniques, and lead participants through exercises to observe, record, and ask questions about the natural environment. The workshop will begin at the Monhegan Museum, then move out into the Wildlands.
Materials will be provided, though participants are welcome to bring a journal or sketchbook if they prefer. Cost is $25 per person. Payment can be made by cash or check on the day of the workshop, or in advance by following the link in the popup after you complete this registration form.
Registration is Required: Registration Opens at 10:00am on July 10th
Thursday July 24:
“Small Island, Big Questions: Monhegan, Conservation, and the Entanglements of History”
Matt Klingle, Associate Proffessor of History and Environmental Studies, Bowdoin College
Thursday July 31: Jennifer Pye, Barry Logan & Frank Goodyear, Co-curators of the exhibition “Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of a Maine Island: The Monhegan Wildlands
Thursday August 7: Libby Bischof, Phd., Executive Director, Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, Professor of History and University Historian, University of Southern Maine
Thursday August 14: Alan Braddock, Ralph H. Wark Professor of Art History, Environmental Humanities, and American Studies, William & Mary
Thursday September 18: Scott Weidensaul, naturalist and author of the book Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds
Date TBD:
“Healing Woods: Native Relations with Nature and Coastal Petroglyphs”
Donald Soctomah, Passamaquoddy Historic Preservation Director
PAST ECOLOGY TALKS
August 8, 2024: Shelby Perry, Wildlands Ecologist at Northeast Wilderness Trust
August 2, 2024: David Foster, ecologist and director emeritus of the Harvard Forest, Harvard University’s 4000-acre ecological laboratory
(Please bear with us: there is an audio issue noticeable at the very beginning of the recording, this will clear up after the first few minutes).
July 18, 2024: Brett Ewald, Director: Cape May Bird Observatory, author of the book: “Birds of Monhegan”
July 11, 2024: Karen O. Zimmermann, Maine Master Naturalist & Registered Maine Guide
The Hidden Fungal Network on Monhegan
