{"id":31760,"date":"2024-07-01T09:11:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T13:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=31760"},"modified":"2024-08-16T13:16:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T17:16:15","slug":"talk-valuing-the-benefits-of-maines-great-ponds-and-lakes-in-the-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/event\/talk-valuing-the-benefits-of-maines-great-ponds-and-lakes-in-the-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk &#8211; Valuing the Benefits of Maine&#8217;s Great Ponds and Lakes in the 21st Century"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31975 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Two people paddling a canoe at sunset\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-423x281.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-634x422.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-846x563.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-951x632.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/canoe-lake-sunset-1268x843.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, 91¸£Àû, Orono.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Virtual attendance:<\/strong><\/em> Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/maine.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZ0tdOCppj8tGtOhyVMmmZWnIz5UpHfauAFe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registration form<\/a> for Zoom connection information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Adam Daigneault, Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 25 years, the Great Lakes and Ponds of Maine have faced challenges such as development, invasive species, and climate change, prompting a reassessment of their economic value to effectively guide conservation efforts. In response, we conducted a comprehensive economic assessment focused on recreation, water consumption, youth camps, and the impact of water quality on lakefront property values. We estimated that the total net economic value of Maine\u2019s Lakes is nearly $14 billion. An accompanying survey on perceptions of lake water quality highlighted the importance of water clarity in recreation choices, with the average visitor indicating that they choose to visit lakes with water quality that is more than safe for swimming. The survey also highlighted that visitors have positive perceptions of Maine\u2019s lake water quality, but costs and lack of accessibility create barriers to using lakes. Given these findings, our study emphasizes the need for Maine\u2019s water bodies to be managed in a sustainable way that accounts for public perceptions of lakes and preserves or improves their water quality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/people\/adam-daigneault\/\"><strong>Adam Daigneault<\/strong> <\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">is the EL Giddings Associate Professor of Forest Policy and Economics in the University of Maine\u2019s School of Forest Resources. He is a natural resource economist who develops models to value ecosystem services and assess the socioeconomic impacts of environmental and land use policy on the natural resource sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, 91¸£Àû, Orono. 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