9am-12pm
Learn about the Living Building and Living Community Challenges, in progress here at River Bend Farm. Our education facilities and agroecology farming practices work in harmony with the land to support sustainable growth. We'll discuss process, next steps, and application for your sites as well.
______________Explore some of Maine's unique coastline at Ferry Beach State Park. Walk from a forested ecosystem, through three dune ecosystems before reaching the beach and ocean. This trip will also visit Camp Ellis, a beach-front community at the mouth of the Saco River.
______________Join Linda Woodard from the Maine Audubon to explore local habitats in search of our resident feathered friends.
______________1:30-4:30pm
Learn about the Living Building and Living Community Challenges, in progress here at River Bend Farm. Our education facilities and agroecology farming practices work in harmony with the land to support sustainable growth. We'll discuss process, next steps, and application for your sites as well.
______________Join for the full Ecology School experience to see our teaching practices in action. You will explore most of campus while discovering the ABCs of Ecology through the lens of the winter season.
______________University of New England is a local leader in marine science and environmental research. Their team will give us a tour of their open system marine science center to understand some of the pressing research questions they are tackling. Following that, we will venture to the rocky coastline at East Point Sanctuary.
______________5pm
Dining Commons
7:15pm
Dining Commons