“People and Nature Adapting to a Changing Climate:  Charting Maine’s Course”

Malcolm C. Burson, Associate Director of Policy Services in the Commissioner’s Office at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, will present the next lecture in the Second Saturday Lecture series on June 12. The lecture begins at 7 pm in the Moore Auditorium on the campus of Schoodic Education and Research Center and is free to the public.

Dr. Burson will highlight the findings and recommendations of a recent report to the Maine Legislature. The report outlines the actions Maine people, communities, businesses, and others should undertake in response to changes in our climate that are already occurring, and that are expected in the future. 

The presentation will focus on likely climate change impacts and potential responses, specific to the Acadia region such as sea levels in the Gulf of Maine, coastal storms, impacts to wildlife and habitat, and what local communities can do.