Invasive Insects in Maine: Protecting Maine’s Forest Wednesday, September 01, 2010 The Schoodic Education and Research Center Institute will host a lecture by Colleen Teerling, an entomologist with the Maine Forest Service, on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at 7 pm in Moore Auditorium on the SERC campus in Winter Harbor. Ms. Teerling will give an illustrated talk on several insect pests threatening Maine’s forests – the Asian longhorn beetle, the emerald ash borer, and the hemlock woolly adelgid. While not in Maine yet, these insects pose a serious threat to the health of Maine’s forests. Ms. Teerling will speak on identifying these pests, the harm that they cause, and how Maine is working to ensure these insects do not spread to Maine. Ms. Teerling has conducted research on these insect pests in Acadia National Park and is working with other New England states to prevent further infestation. The lecture is free and open to the public. Please contact Gail La Rosa Thompson at gail@sercinstitute.org or 288-1360 for additional information. (Photo of Asian Longhorn Beetle by USDA)

Second Saturday Lecture and Potluck Wednesday, September 01, 2010 Arnie Neptune, Penobscot Nation spiritual elder, will present the Second Saturday lecture at Moore Auditorium at the Schoodic Education and Research Center at 7 pm on Saturday, September 11. He will speak on the relationship of the people on the earth to the entire universe, with a focus on the mindset of aboriginal peoples. He will bring in beliefs of people from throughout North and South American and look at modern man-made religions. Prior to the lecture, there will be a potluck dinner that is open to the public. Dinner will be available at 5 pm; participants are asked to bring a dish to share. The Schoodic Committee of Friends of Acadia will provide dessert. Reservations are required for the potluck and RSVPs should be made to Stephanie Clement at Friends of Acadia (stephanie@friendsofacadia.org or 288-3340). The potluck dinner will be held in the Moore Auditorium building on the SERC campus. The Second Saturday Lectures are free and open to the public. They are sponsored by the Schoodic Committee of Friends of Acadia, Acadia National Park, and SERC Institute. For more information, please call 288-1360 or email gail@sercinstitute.org.

SERC Institute Names New President Wednesday, September 01, 2010 Alan Goldstein, President of the Board of Trustees of the Schoodic Education and Research Center Institute, announced today that Dr. Michael Soukup has been named the new President of the organization, responsible for all aspects of its mission. Bill Zoellick, who has been Acting Executive Director of the SERC Institute since December 2009, will resume his earlier position as Program Development Director. Mr. Goldstein noted, "Dr. Soukup is uniquely qualified to be President because of his leadership skills and his in depth work in science and education. He not only has served on the Board of Directors for SERC Institute, but in his previous position as Associate Director for Natural Resource Stewardship and Science in the National Park Service, Dr. Soukup conceived the idea of a network of Research Learning Centers." The Schoodic Education and Research Center is one of twenty such centers now in operation throughout the country. Read full article: 'SERC Institute Names New President' (2691 bytes more)

Saturday August 14 Lecture CANCELLED Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Rebecca Cole-Will, who was scheduled to speak on "The History of the Rockefeller "Apartment Building," has been called to the Gulf of Mexico to assist the Park Service with clean up efforts in the recent oil spill and is unable to be at SERC on Saturday, August 14. We apologize for the inconvenience and will reschedule the lecture for a later date. Please call 288-1360 if you have any questions.

Dr. Jim Levitt to Speak on Conservation Heritage and Progress Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Dr. Jim Levitt, director of the Program on Conservation Innovation at The Harvard Forest, and a research fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, will speak on the remarkable conservation history and heritage of New England, and of Hancock and Washington Counties, Maine. The lecture will take place on Monday, August 23, at 7pm at the Moore Auditorium on the SERC campus. The examples set in New England and Maine are still inspiring conservation campaigns from Colorado to Chile. Dr. Leavitt will offer some ideas on continued conservation progress in the region in 21st century. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 288-1360.

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