April 2025 Polar Bearings

Join us on campus for our speaker series by outstanding alumni of Bowdoin College and other leaders in a wide range of professions. 

Meeting the Moment: Looking for Courage in Conservation

Program Details:

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

11:30 a.m. Doors Open

12:00 p.m. Program Begins

1:30 p.m. Program Ends

Location:

Thorne Hall, Daggett Lounge

13 South St, Brunswick, ME 04011

We will hear from Kate Dempsey '88, who will conduct a timely discussion aptly named "Meeting the Moment: Looking for Courage in Conservation", where Kate will discuss how the history of conservation in Maine can help shape our response to the current challenging realities we all face. From our state's iconic forests to our rivers to the Gulf of Maine, she’ll share updates on major conservation priorities and initiatives in the state and how they connect to global efforts, including a growing collaboration with Wabanaki partners. Kate’s talk will be followed by questions and conversation.

Kate Dempsey is a 1988 graduate of Bowdoin College, and is currently the State Director of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Maine. She has been in this role since 2016 and has been with The Nature Conservancy since 2003 working primarily in the federal policy arena. Under Kate’s leadership, TNC Maine is making significant investments in reducing and managing the effects of climate change by joining together science and policy with placed based actions which are restoring and conserving the connections between the forests, rivers, and ocean in Maine.