News – Leslie Lab: Marine Conservation Science

Maine-eDNA update

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:30:02 +0000

91�� researchers and collaborators – including multiple members of the Leslie Lab – are leading the way in an emerging field that combines environmental science and genetics, revolutionizing how scientists understand and monitor our state’s 3,500 miles of coastline that our marine ecosystems depend on. Read on…

Sarah presents community shellfish project

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:52:08 +0000

Graduate student Sarah Risley presented the State of the Damariscotta River Estuary report to the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen on Wednesday evening, November 3, 2021. You can watch the video recording of the presentation on the named, “Town of Damariscotta, Maine.” You can access the Damariscotta report here.

Later in November, Sarah presented in Bremen, the State of the Medomak River Estuary report. The Medomak report is available ��.��

Please cite these two reports as follows:

Britsch, M. L., S. Risley, J. S. Stoll, and H. M. Leslie. 2021. State of the Damariscotta River Estuary Report: Local knowledge of trends in the shellfish resource & human activity in the Damariscotta River Estuary. Technical report prepared for Damariscotta-Newcastle Joint Shellfish Committee, 91�� Darling Marine Center, Walpole, Maine. 32 pp.

Britsch, M., S. Risley, J. Stoll, and H. M. Leslie. 2021. State of the Medomak River Estuary. Technical report prepared for the Town of Medomak by 91�� Darling Marine Center, Walpole, Maine. 28 pp.

Mitchell Center highlights shellfish research

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 22:04:56 +0000

Graduate student Sarah Risley, together with Prof. Heather Leslie and Joshua Stoll, received an award from the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions earlier this spring for her engaged research on shellfish ecology and management in the Damariscotta River Estuary. Congrats, Sarah!

Building Knowledge and Capacity for Community-Led Coastal Stewardship

Heather participates in State of the University address

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:47:11 +0000

Heather Leslie was invited by 91�� President Joan Ferrini-Mundy to represent the many 91�� faculty, students, staff and alums who have participated in the over the last year and a half. Heather shared her reflection at of the State of the University address on February 11, 2021.