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Each year, Tufts University grants the Presidential Award for Civic Life to students who demonstrate both academic excellence and civic impact. Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students, the award constitutes the highest recognition for service, leadership and civic engagement at Tufts.

DAMARISCOTTA — “Intergenerational Perspectives on Climate Change” will be the focus of the Inn Along the Way’s Second 2023 summer into fall “Challenging Conversation Circle — Living in Unprecedented Times.” The event is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 in the Long Barn at the Chapman Farm, 741 Main St. “Climate change” refers to […]

By Susan Sharon, Maine Public Thirty years ago, as a paper company undertook a massive, 15,000-acre clear-cut near Moosehead Lake, a team of bird researchers had an idea. They wanted to document how songbirds are affected by commercial forest practices across a large landscape.

Thirty years ago, a study of a clear-cut section of Maine's North Woods showed that birds and logging can coexist with different ages and types of trees. Now, with the population of U.S. birds plummeting, the team is back to document how Maine's North Woods may offer hope for their survival.

For years, environmental stewards trying to slow global warming have sought to limit the amount of carbon in the atmosphere by encouraging the use of what are known as carbon offsets. The idea seems deceptively simple: pay landowners to manage their...

Even though the market has been around for decades, only 3.5% of the state’s large landowners have made deals to sell their carbon.

The Maine Monitor highlighted the University of Maine’s work with the group Our Climate Common in an article about carbon offset programs in Maine. UMaine works with Our Climate Common to figure out how to get commercial landowners, who account for most of Maine’s timberland owners, to participate in carbon offset programs. The Sun Journal […]