Ban, Recycle or Replace: What is Most Sustainable? FREE EVENT! The Shaw Institute continues the 20th season of its Environmental Speaker Series. On July 12, we present James Brown, Ph.D., from Arizona State University's renowned Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing. Dr. Brown will highlight his pivotal research on material design, plastics recycling, […]
The ABCs of PFAS: Impact and Progress in Maine Ms. Roy, an environmental hydrogeologist with Maine DEP, will discuss contaminants like PFAS in soil and groundwater, how they get into the environment, and results from the seminal work being done across Maine. RECEPTION begins at 5pm and will feature wine and cheese courtesy of the Blue Hill […]
The 4th annual Blue Hill Maritime Festival will now take place on Saturday, August 5, 10am-4pm. (Scheduling conflict on 19th) It will be a celebration of Blue Hill's maritime past featuring traditional small boats, boat rides and demonstrations, sea shanties and nautical tunes, seafood, ice cream and more. There will be plenty of activities for […]
The 20th season of our Environmental Speaker Series continues! "Rosie" Seton will share what it means to respond to marine mammal emergencies and strandings along 2,600 miles of Maine's coastline and islands. RECEPTION begins at 5pm and will feature wine and cheese courtesy of the Blue Hill Wine Shop. TALK by Ms. Roy begins at 6pm. Come join […]
Dr. Charlie Rolsky, executive director of the Shaw Institute, will be visiting the Parker Ridge retirement home to deliver a talk about the research that his team is currently conducting. He'll also discuss marine wildlife prevalent in the Blue Hill Bay area and how his team is working with partners to help stranded marine mammals.
Sludge: A PFAS Uprising is a new documentary film about family farmers in Maine that spoke out about toxic forever chemicals poisoning their land, water, livestock and bodies ... only to lose everything. Following the 32 minute film will be a panel discussion.
The Shaw Institute and Blue Hill Heritage Trust invite you to join us Saturday, September 10th from 11am-1pm pm for a Beach Cleanup Day. Be a part of Plastic Oceans International event, Trees and Seas festival by helping to clean up a beautiful property which is under conservation with BHHT. Plastics collected at this event […]
The Dauphin Sea Lab Foundation's keynote speaker, on October 25, will be Dr. Charles “Charlie” Rolsky, the Executive Director and Senior Research Scientist for the prestigious Shaw Institute in Blue Hill, Maine. In his leadership role there, he continues to build on their strong reputation and legacy of researching links between environmental contamination and human […]
It's a delight to once again open our doors to the public as part of the Blue Hill Downtown Trick or Treat event.
Our executive director, Dr. Charlie Rolsky, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Trash Free Waters Program is hosting a webinar on micro- and nanoplastics in human health as part of the Trash Free Waters webinar series. The webinar is tentatively scheduled for November 30, 2023 from 12:00p.m-1:30pm ET. The agenda will include several speakers followed by […]
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