In This Issue:

• Salon: Protecting Acadia National Park Through Public-Private Partnerships
• Fogler Librarian on radio program “Book Banning: The Tip of the Iceberg?”

Salon: Protecting Acadia National Park Through Public-Private Partnerships

Monday, October 2, 2023 6:00-8:00pm

Light fare and soft drinks will be served.

Parking

After 4:00pm, all blue and black lots are open for public use and do not require a parking pass. If you are parking earlier than 4:00pm, please request a parking pass by email or by stopping by the Parking Office. For more information, see the Parking Website.

Zoom link (This event will be recorded)

The Salon Series was made possible by generous contributions from Fogler Library donors and Honors College co-sponsorship.

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Join us as University of Maine Professor of Forest Recreation Management John Daigle conducts an armchair conversation about the operational, philosophical and political realities of running Acadia National Park, Maine’s most visited natural destination. Acadia faces challenges ranging from climate change to increasing diversity of its visitors to managing congestion and crowding. Acadia Superintendent Kevin Schneider will speak to the National Park Service mission of providing for visitor enjoyment, education, and inspiration while meeting the legal imperative to leave the parks unimpaired for future generations. Retired President and CEO of Friends of Acadia Ken Olson will lay out the part nonprofits perform in providing philanthropic services that help parks achieve a margin of excellence beyond what government can accomplish alone. All are welcome.

Fogler Librarian Lindsay Decker was recently a guest on the Democracy Forum series on WERU FM Community Radio alongside Kasey Meehan, Program Director of PEN America, and Professor Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. The program was run by Ann Luther of the League of Women Voters of Maine. You can listen to the recording here.

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