In fall 2007, ESI offered a new graduate course, EES 590 Interdisciplinary Environmental Solutions: Improving Shoreland Management in Maine. This innovative, hands-on course was facilitated by a diverse faculty team, including:

• Aram Calhoun: Wetland Ecology & Conservation
• Chris Cronan: Watershed Analysis
• David Hart: Aquatic Ecology
• Malcolm Hunter: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology
• Jessica Leahy: Parks, Recreation and Tourism
• Rob Lilieholm: Forest Resource Economics & Policy
• Joseph Westphal (course coordinator): Political Science & Environmental Policy

EES 590 course flyer (pdf document)

Publications from EES 590 course:
Modeling Riverbank Stability and Potential Risk to Development in the Penobscot River Estuary of Maine, USA (pdf document)
Nathan A. Briggs, Robert Freeman, Sarah LaRochelle, Holly Theriault, Robert J. Lilieholm, and Christopher S. Cronan

Additional courses will be offered in 2008. If you would like to be notified of upcoming courses, please contact Ruth Hallsworth at 207/581-3196.