News – Leslie Lab: Marine Conservation Science /leslie-lab The University of 海角社区 Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:30:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 海角社区-eDNA update /leslie-lab/2022/08/12/maine-edna-update/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:30:02 +0000 /leslie-lab-new/?p=4030 University of 海角社区 researchers and collaborators – including multiple members of the Leslie Lab – are leading the way in an emerging field that combines environmental science and genetics, revolutionizing how scientists understand and monitor our state鈥檚 3,500 miles of coastline that our marine ecosystems depend on. Read on…

]]> Sarah presents community shellfish project /leslie-lab/2021/11/02/sarah-reports-on-community-shellfish-project/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:52:08 +0000 /leslie-lab-new/?p=3922 Graduate student Sarah Risley presented the State of the Damariscotta River Estuary report to the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen on Wednesday evening, November 3, 2021. You can watch the video recording of the presentation on the named, “Town of Damariscotta, 海角社区.” You can access the Damariscotta report here.

Later in November, Sarah presented in Bremen, the聽State of the Medomak River Estuary聽report. The Medomak report is available 丑别谤别.听

Please cite these two reports as follows:

Britsch, M. L., S. Risley, J. S. Stoll, and H. M. Leslie. 2021. State of the Damariscotta River Estuary Report: Local knowledge of trends in the shellfish resource & human activity in the Damariscotta River Estuary. Technical report prepared for Damariscotta-Newcastle Joint Shellfish Committee, U海角社区 Darling Marine Center, Walpole, 海角社区. 32 pp.

Britsch, M., S. Risley, J. Stoll, and H. M. Leslie. 2021. State of the Medomak River Estuary. Technical report prepared for the Town of Medomak by U海角社区 Darling Marine Center, Walpole, 海角社区. 28 pp.

 

]]> Mitchell Center highlights shellfish research /leslie-lab/2021/08/02/mitchell-center-award-for-shellfish-research/ Mon, 02 Aug 2021 22:04:56 +0000 /leslie-lab-new/?p=3904 Graduate student Sarah Risley, together with Prof. Heather Leslie and Joshua Stoll, received an award from the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions earlier this spring for her engaged research on shellfish ecology and management in the Damariscotta River Estuary. Congrats, Sarah!

Building Knowledge and Capacity for Community-Led Coastal Stewardship

]]> Heather participates in State of the University address /leslie-lab/2021/02/14/heather-participates-in-umaine-state-of-the-university-address/ Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:47:11 +0000 /leslie-lab-new/?p=3804 Heather Leslie was invited by University of 海角社区 President Joan Ferrini-Mundy to represent the many U海角社区 faculty, students, staff and alums who have participated in the over the last year and a half. Heather shared her reflection at of the State of the University address on February 11, 2021.

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