Rockland Public Library will present UMaine Professor Emeritus Ivan Fernandez to speak on Rockland’s forests as a lens on Maine’s changing climate at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14. This program is free and open to all.

This presentation will focus on the changing climate and implications for Rockland’s forests both as treasured natural resources and climate solutions. Fernandez will use the forest lens to also consider relevant findings from the 2024 Maine climate science assessment developed by the Maine Climate Council’s Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STS). The STS provides an up-to-date assessment of the relevant science about climate change in Maine every four years prior to the development of the Maine Climate Action Plan quadrennial update as required by law. The presentation will also briefly discuss the 2024 quadrennial update of the Maine Climate Action Plan “Maine Won’t Wait 2.0” and its seven overarching strategies for Maine action on greenhouse gas mitigation, climate adaptation and building resilience in Maine communities and ecosystems.

Fernandez retired as the Distinguished Maine Professor of Soil Science in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine in 2023.

For more information or for Zoom links, email elewis@rocklandmaine.gov. The Rockland Public library is located at 80 Union St.