Meetings and Education Committee Chair and FMI: John Mullens

The Meetings and Education Committee provides evening events on a roughly monthly basis from October through May. These indoor events are typically a presentation on an outdoor adventure or a more educational presentation on topics such as Maine State Parks or winter weather on Mount Washington. Events are typically held in the Portland, Brunswick, and Bangor areas and sometimes have a potluck meal prior to the presentation. Please see below for a listing of common event locations and directions. Our events are open to all, members and non-members alike. Please scroll down to view the mext Meetings and Education activity or visit the calendar page to see all future M&E activities.

Above: Bill Yeo speaking about his attempt to climb Mt. Everest.

The goal of the Meetings and Education Committee is to support the mission of the Maine Chapter of the AMC through educational activities intended to provide members with learning opportunities. Committee activities typically include: 1) Developing an annual schedule of periodic events to provide educational opportunities for AMC Maine members and the public; 2) Coordinating events, speakers, venues, logistics, publicity, and other arrangements; 3) Identifying and promoting educational resources for members through media including newsletters, mailings, and the chapter website; 4) Supporting other AMC events involving meetings and educational events with resources and coordination; 5) Assisting other AMC Maine Chapter Committees by serving as point of contact for member educational sources.

If you have a talk or program you’d like to present or if you would like to help the Meetings and Education Committee find other interesting programs, please email the Chair, John Mullens.

Meetings and Education Committee Members:
John Mullens- Chair
Kathy Claerr

Next Meetings and Education event:

Why Roadkill Matters!

Date: Wednesday, March 21

In Maine where much of our road system goes through or along undeveloped countryside, we are used to seeing roadkill or live animals on the highway. Usually when this happens, we might take momentary notice, then soon forget about it. However, a project at Maine Audubon hopes we won't forget. In fact, they would like Mainers to make a note of the details to enter into an online statewide database. The Maine Audubon Wildlife Roadwatch program, a partnership among Maine Audubon, the University of California at Davis, Maine Department of Transportation, and Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, collects citizen recorded wildlife sightings to build a database and to develop a scientific understanding of wildlife movements across Maine and specifically across Maine's roadways. On Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Barbara Charry of Maine Audubon will explain why this is necessary, how the data will be used, and how it will benefit both wildlife and our Maine population. She will address the AMC Maine Chapter and the public at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. Join us for a potluck dinner at 6pm and Barbara Charry at 7pm. Bring a potluck item to share and your own dinnerware (plate, utensils etc.). Drinks will be available. See driving directions at www.amcmaine.org under meetings and education committee. For more information email Chair John Mullens at educ...@amcmaine.org

Activity Categories: Meetings
Location: Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick
Region: Maine, Southern and Mid-Coast
Leader: John Mullens

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Event Locations:
- Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, 04011: From the north or south, take exit 28 off I-295 and go 2.5 miles toward Route 1. From the right lane at the stoplight, go straight onto Pleasant Street 0.5 miles to the library on the right. Parking is on Middle Street or in a public lot off Union Street.

- Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 04032: From the north or south, take exit 22 off I-295 and turn on Mallet Drive toward Freeport. In 0.4 miles at the stoplight with Main Street (McDonald’s Restaurant is on the right corner), turn left (north) onto Main Street/U.S. Route 1. In 0.1 mile just before the Freeport Baptist Church on the left turn left (uphill) on Library Drive. The library is at the end of the drive with parking on the right.

- Gilsland Farm (Maine Audubon), 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, 04105: From the south, take exit 9 off I-295 and follow Route 1 north 1.9 miles. Turn left onto Gilsland Farm Rd and drive to the end. From the north, take exit 10 Bucknam Rd off I-295, then left toward Route 1 south. Turn right (south) and follow Route 1 for 1.4 miles. Turn right onto Gilsland Farm Rd and drive to the end.

- Fields Pond Nature Center (Maine Audubon), 216 Fields Pond Rd, Holden, 04429: From the north or south, at Exit 5 from I-395 near Bangor, go right on Parkway South for 0.3 mile. Go right on Dirigo Drive 0.5 mile. Go right on Green Point Road 0.8 mile. Go left on Wiswell Road 1.5 miles. At Fields Pond Road, go right 1 mile. Audubon Center is on the left.