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The Androscoggin River runs for 178 miles and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay before emptying into the Gulf of Maine. Once heavily polluted by textile mills, paper mills, and other industries located along its banks, the Androscoggin was one of the inspirations behind the Clean Water Act. Bringing together their respective backgrounds, John Lichter and Scot McFarlane will explore the role of history and ecology in understanding the Androscoggin River. This includes asking the question about why and by whom the river was forgotten and why it became Maine's working river. Not only has the Androscoggin been Maine's most polluted river, it may also be the state's most interesting.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Register for this FREE in-person event at MHS: https://www.mainehistory.org/events/reconnecting-with-androscoggin/
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About the presenters:
John Lichter is a Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Studies at Bowdoin College. While at Bowdoin, he served as Director of Environmental Studies and conducted research on the effects of elevated CO2 on forest ecosystems, the ecology, history, and biogeochemistry of Merrymeeting Bay and Maine rivers, and most recently, ecological recovery in coastal Maine.
Scot McFarlane is a researcher for the American Historical Association. Prior to joining the AHA, Scot taught history at the collegiate and high school level, served as an inaugural research scholar for Historic New England's Recovering New England's Voices initiative, and founded the Oxbow History Company. He received a PhD in American History from Columbia University and a BA from Bowdoin College. As a river historian, Scot has led river history paddles, developed a widely used website on the history of rivers, collaborated with conservationists, and published several articles on our relationship to waterways.
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489 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101
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