The Natural and Working Lands Working Group will evaluate and recommend short- and long-term mitigation strategies to reduce gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions from Maine's natural and working lands sectors, as well as evaluate and recommend short- and long-term strategies and actions for adaptation and resiliency to climate change. For meeting details, agendas, minutes, and handouts, please visit our meeting calendar and search for this working group.
Working Group Members
Co-chairs
- Amanda Beal, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Tom Abello, Governor's Office
Members
- Jo D Saffeir, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (facilitator)
- Bethany Atkins, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
- Rick Bennett, Maine State Legislature
- Adam Bishop, Maine Farmland Trust
- Hannah Carter, University of Maine
- Dean Cray, Maine State Legislature
- Andy Cutko, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Norm Daigle, Hannaford Supermarkets
- Phillip DeMaynadier, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
- Molly Docherty, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Dana Doran, Professional Logging Contractors of Maine
- Maureen Drouin, Maine Conservation Voters
- Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine
- Ellen Griswold, Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment
- Francesca (Ches) Gundrum, Maine Audubon
- Henry Ingwersen, Maine State Legislature
- Tony Jenkins, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Gary Lamb, Town of Hallowell
- Craig Lapine, Maine Department of Agriculture
- Melissa Law, Bumbleroot Organic Farm
- John Naylor, Rosemont Market
- Margaret O'Neil, Maine State Legislature
- Darren Ranco, University of Maine
- Kaethe Rice, Maine Youth for Climate Justice
- Jeff Romano, Maine Coast Heritage Trust
- Silvan Shawe, Cultivating Community
- Heather Spalding, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
- Patrick Strauch, Maine Forest Products Council
- Karin Tilberg, Forest Society of Maine
- David Trahan, Sportsman's Alliance of Maine
- Carol Weymouth, Maine Association of Conservation Districts
- Johnny Sanchez, Food AND Medicine
- Bethany Humphrey, The Climate Initiative