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UMaine News - Tuesday, June 30, 2009


UMaine to Host Diadromous Fish Conference
The 2009 Diadromous Species Restoration Research Network Science Meeting will be held July 22 to 24 at the University of Maine to help shape dialogue about the future of diadromous species restoration and research. The three-day event will feature guest speakers and poster sessions, networking and workshop opportunities, and field excursions. Diadromous fish migrate between fresh and salt waters. Housed at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental & Watershed Research at UMaine, the Diadromous Species Restoration Research Network is an NSF-funded network whose goal is to advance the science of diadromous fish restoration, promote state-of-the-art scientific approaches to multiple-species restoration on a watershed scale, and facilitate interactions among scientists, managers, and stakeholders.


UMaine in the News

Dwyer Comments in June Weather Story
 Comments from Jim Dwyer of the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty are included in a Central Maine Morning Sentinel story looking at various implications of June's rainy weather. Dwyer, who is a potato specialist, says the weather raises concerns about late blight affecting potatoes and other crops. A similar story appears in the Bangor Daily News.

Sigmon in BDN Report on Rain's Impact
 Sandra Sigmon of the UMaine psychology faculty is quoted in a Tuesday Bangor Daily News report about the impact of rainy weather on people's moods and attitudes. Sigmon, who is an expert on seasonal affective disorder, described research on this subject and offered advice about the importance of staying active.


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