Below is a list of DEREN meetings and conferences. Visit Regional Events and Conferences page to learn about meetings, workshop, and conferences in the Down East Region.
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Watch for CONVERGENCE 2013
to be held Spring 2013 in Down East Maine!
Topics will include large-landscape conservation, regional conservation partnerships and more.
Send us your ideas today!
Would you like to host? Do you have ideas for speakers?
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CONVERGENCE 2012: The Value of Conservation in Down East Maine
Friday 8 June 2012 College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine
- Conference Agenda
- Conference Notes
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Visit our Research and Conservation Resources page for related reports from our presenters
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Conference Presentations:
Jessica Sargent, The Trust for Public Land:
“Return On the Investment in Land for Maine’s Future: Implications for the Down East Region”
David Vail, Bowdoin College:
“Spreading Prosperity to all of Maine- Protected Lands and Sustainable Tourism”
Davis Taylor, College of the Atlantic:
“Reflections of Rural Maine: Economic, Social, and Demographic Trends in the Upper Union River Watershed”
Kevin Athearn, University of Maine at Machias:
“Regional Economic Losses from Pollution Closure of Clam Harvesting Areas in Machias Bay.”
Rob Lilieholm, University of Maine:
“Alternative Futures Modeling: Understanding the Past, Envisioning the Future.”
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Previous DEREN meetings
CONVERGENCE 2011, June 17, 2011
Down East Research, Education, and Conservation Roundtable August 23, 2010