Sustainability Solutions Partners

The Sustainability Solutions Partners (SSP) program has been developed as a mechanism for integrating the state’s
undergraduate colleges and universities and community
colleges. SSP partners will contribute directly to the goals and
objectives of the core research focus on sustainability science through interdisciplinary research teams, integrated educational activities, workforce development activities, cyberinfrastructure, training, and diversity efforts.

• Bates College
• Bowdoin College
• Colby College
• College of the Atlantic
• Unity College
• University of New England
• University of Maine at Farmington
• University of Maine at Fort Kent
• University of Maine at Machias
• University of Maine at Presque Isle

Stakeholder Partnerships

Our interdisciplinary research teams work in close partnership with stakeholders to maximize the relevance and potential value of research for decision-making. Our collaborative approach rests on a foundation of mutual respect, open communication, and a belief in the value of diverse ideas and experiences. Current stakeholder partners include:

Tribal Governments:

• Penobscot Nation

Agencies:

• Land Use Regulation Commission
• Maine Department of Enviornmental Protection
• Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
• Maine Department of Transportation
• Maine Forest Service
• Maine Geological Survey
• State Planning Office

NGOs:

• The Nature Conservancy
• Maine Audubon
• Bangor Area Stormwater Group
• Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
• Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
• Lower Penobscot Watershed Coalition
• Maine WasteWater Control Association
• Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine

Private Sector:

• DeLorme
• Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers
• Woodard and Curran
• Wright Pierce

Chapel at Bates College, Maine