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 will be held in person at the Monhegan Schoolhouse at 7:30pm and may also be attended virtually via Zoom. See below for further information. Attendance is free of charge, although donations are greatly appreciated (suggested donation = $10).

SAVE THE DATES: 2023 Lecture Series

Speaker: Susie Arnold,Senior Ocean Scientist, Island Institute

Title: Ocean Climate Change in Maine- Science, Hope and Action

Date: Thursday July 20, 2023

Time and Place: 7:30pm at the Monhegan Schoolhouse

Register to join us via Zoom: click HERE

Susie Arnold is the Senior Ocean Scientist at the Island Institute, where she focuses on the impacts of climate change on fisheries and fishing communities. Her current work includes helping coastal communities better understand the implications of ocean climate change so they can make informed adaptation decisions. She is an appointee to the Maine Climate Council and co-chair of the Climate Council’s Scientific and Technical Subcommittee. Susie earned masters degrees in Marine Biology and Marine Policy and a doctoral degree in Marine Biology from the University of Maine.

 

Speaker: Jill Weber, Lecturer, College of the Atlantic

Title: Every Plant Has a Story

Lecture date: July 27, 2023

Time and Place: 7:30pm at the Monhegan Schoolhouse

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Jill Weber co-authored the Maine Natural History Observatory’s guides to the Plants of Acadia (and reviewed the Wildflowers of Maine Islands) and Sedges of Maine knows everything about Maine plants. She’s led bird and botany walks with Kristen Lindquist and lives on Mt. Desert Island. Ms. Weber’s talk will focus on Monhegan plants.

Speaker: Doug Hitchcox, Staff Naturalist at Maine Audubon

Title: Glimpses of the Future of Monhegan’s Birds

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Time and Place: 7:30pm at the Monhegan Schoolhouse

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A talk on the island this summer about how climate change/global warming will affect (and maybe how it’s already been affecting) the birds in Maine, and specifically on the island itself, a well-known birding hotspot.

 

Speakers: Matt Rose, Environmental Scientist, SLR International Corporation

Daniel Bates, Year round Monhegan resident, past Head of the Water Company Field Operations, OD

Title:  The Monhegan Island Water System, the Past, the Present, and the Challenges of the Future

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Time and Place: 7:30pm at the Monhegan Schoolhouse

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