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Ecology and Environmental Sciences at UMaine provides interdisciplinary, in-depth undergraduate and graduate programs of study. Learn more about EES here!

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10/30/2026

Happy Halloween Black Bears - from your EES Faculty and Staff! Have a safe and spooky weekend!

10/28/2026

JP Raite, EES student has been doingsome exciting work!

This past August, for the second year in a row, the incoming cohort of SFR MF students came out to JP's research plots in the Ducktrap River Preserve, owned by Coastal Mountains Land Trust, and helped JP measure trees. Four students suffered yellowjacket stings, but they persevered!

JP and Advisor Dr. William Livingston, and designed this to be a long-term monitoring project, that 1) examines forest health, including invasive plant and pest impacts, 2) serves as an excellent training venue for new Forestry students, and 3) provides the non-profit land trust with (free!) data to inform their stewardship decisions. This year, Aaron Bergdahl, the state Forest Pathologist, come out and talk to the group about beech leaf disease which was very educational.

Looking ahead, JP has applied for the competitive Fullbright Award to the University of Edinburgh's MSc in Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity and is eagerly anticipating the response come springtime!

10/26/2026

Attention EES students! Today, Monday October 26th you can start enrolling in classes for the 2027 Spring Semester. Please reach out to your advisor if you have any questions or concerns!

10/21/2026

EES Senior Eily Buchanan helped to document an important seabird discovery during her Project Puffin internship! Read the article here https://umaine.edu/news/2026/10/umaine-senior-helps-document-seabird-discovery-during-project-puffin-internship/ for more details.

10/20/2026

Another great year at Schoodic! Stay tuned to hear more about this year's student research.

10/16/2026

Kate Busko is a fourth-year student majoring in Ecology & Environmental Sciences and Journalism. Her Honors thesis is entitled Tracing the Threads of Fiber Arts and Sustainability. This work intends to explore how working with fiber in any of its forms — weaving, crocheting, knitting, sewing, needlepoint etc. — encourages sustainable mindsets. This project was inspired by her own journey of diving into knitting and crocheting while studying environmental science. From this work, she intends to make a documentary, drawing on her journalism background to share these stories more widely.

10/14/2026

Green Team and Alpha Delta are hosting a charity concert to support the Maine Coast Heritage Trust. Come join them with the leaves. Featuring bands: Fish Scale, Common Earthworms and the Somerset Hall band.

10/14/2026

10/12/2026

The First Nations Development Institute recently featured the incredible work of the Sipayik Resilience Committee (a MAINECAN member). Jasmine Lamb, a Passamaquoddy Tribal member, PhD candidate in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, founded and co-directs the SRC. Learn more at this link: https://www.firstnations.org/news/community-and-commitment/

10/09/2026

From composting food scraps to recycling pumpkins, Portland is turning everyday actions into meaningful climate solutions. Katie Tims’ journey from pre-med student to sustainability leader shows how community and collaboration can inspire real-world change!

Check out the full article here https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/building-a-sustainable-portland-one-bucket-at-a-time/

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