2020 Webinar Series on Climate Change in Maine’s Mountains
If You Missed a Webinar:
- Confronting Changing Winters in the Northeast and Maine by Dr. Sarah Nelson, AMC
- Strategies to Protect Eastern Brook Trout Populations and Habitat from Climate-Driven Rapid Environmental Change by Jeff Reardon, Maine Brook Trout Project Director, Trout Unlimited and Charles Gauvin, Former CEO of Trout Unlimited
- State of Montane Conservation and Management in Maine by Dr. David Publicover, Appalachian Mountain Club and Dr. Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, University of Maine
- Physiological Response of Trees in Maine Mountain Forests to Climate Stress by Dr. Jay Wason, University of Maine
Virtual Symposium on Climate Change in Maine’s Mountains
Summary of Sessions
Symposium on the Ecological Impacts of Climate Change in Maine’s Mountains
A Virtual Event
October 26-27, 2020
Hosted by the Maine Mountain Collaborative and Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust
Symposium Purpose: Distill and share findings on the current and predicted impacts of climate change on the ecology of Maine’s Mountains in order to advance new conservation and management strategies and practices to address those impacts. Convene and foster collaboration between land conservation and research communities.
Opening Plenary Session
Video Recording (62 minutes)
Acknowledgment of Indigenous Land
Learn more about the Wabanaki Tribes (Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot)
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Session 1: Snow and Ice Cover and Extreme Weather Events
Session Co-Chairs Dr. Sarah Nelson, AMC; and Glenn Hodgkins, USGS
Video Recording (1 hour, 8 minutes)
Session 2: Species Range Shift and Refugia
Session Co-Chairs Dr. Abe Miller-Rushing, Acadia National Park, Dr. Toni Lynn Morelli, USGS
Video Recording (1 hour, 5 minutes)
Session 2 Discussion Report Slides PDF
Session 3: Session #3: Forest Ecosystems and Management
Co-Chairs Dr. Jay Wason III, University of Maine, and Steve Tatko, AMC
Video Links (recording is unfortunately incomplete):
Session Discussion Report Slides PDF
Session 4: Aquatic Connectivity
Co-Chairs Dr. Rachel Hovel, University of Maine Farmington; and Amanda Cross, Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Video Recording (1 hour, 3 minutes)
Session 5: Alpine Habitat and Management
Co-Chairs Dr. Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, University of Maine and Colby College; and Mike Pounch, Baxter State Park
Video Recording (1 hour, 11 minutes)