Diverse and Complimentary Careers... As a life-long learner and hands-on experiential educator, my knowledge and wisdom about people, community and environment is informed by diverse professional experiences, including sustainable forest management of 100,000 acres in eastern Maine, a decade counseling youth and families in Kentucky, and 35 years as an county extension educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension in rural Piscataquis County. UMaine Cooperative Extension... My Extension career in community-based, informal education became a catalyst for rural change through exemplary, collaborative public programs; Taking Care of Your Forest, Life Jackets, Penobscot Riverkeepers, Home Business Education, Experiential Leadership for Youth and Adults, the founding of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council and CHET: The Cultural Heritage and Ecotourism Task Force - a collaborative multi-county tourism development initiative,
Roger Merchant, Place-Based Photography
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Nature PhotographerRoger Merchant, Place-Based Photography 2003 - PresentBangor, Maine Usa
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Place-Based Photographer, Forest Documentation & Interpretation, Rural Community Tourism SpecialistRoger Merchant, Place-Based Photography 2003 - 2023MaineI organize and create photographic documentation of nature and forests, community and cultural heritage sites, as well as capturing unique features found in rural regions. I can lend a supportive and informed hand to rural folks who are wrangling through the essential questions and details of local rural tourism development This collaborative work is informed by "Community Tourism Development", a nationally recognized community toolbox created by the Minnesota Extension Tourism Center.
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Associate Extension ProfessorUniversity Of Maine Cooperative Extension 1980 - 2012University Of Maine Cooperative ExtensionAs an Extension Educator: Forest Resources & Community Development I facilitated community-based conversations and assessments which informed and delivered educational programs in woodland stewardship, environmental education, adventure based learning, team leadership, local economic development and community approaches to nature-based and cultural heritage tourism. Exemplary programs which evolved on my watch and which I was catalyst for include: Taking Care of Your Forest, Penobscot Riverkeepers 2000, Life Jackets, Piscataquis County Economic Development Council, RED Tours, FERMATA Nature Tourism Assessment for Maine, Piscataquis Tourism Task Force. The last three years of my Extension career included teaching "Community Tourism Development" to advance undergraduates in PRT470 at UMaine. -
Social WorkerCentral Kentucky Re-Ed 1974 - 1980I served as a community liaison between residential treatment staff, community schools and the parents of pre-adolescent children with emotional-behavioral-learning issues. I conducted outdoor camping experiences for children and presented staff training in human relations and outdoor living.
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ForesterDead River Co Timberlands 1965 - 1972I implemented, managed and documented sustainable forestry and harvesting operations on a 100,000 acre working forest in eastern Maine. I conducted research projects on forest fertilization and the scope of regional markets for raw forest products. I participated in community service projects with the Passamaquoddy Tribe and youth serving agencies.
Roger Merchant Education Details
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Social Work And Community Development -
Forest Management
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Forestry -
Abington High School
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Roger Merchant attended West Virginia University, University Of Maine, Paul Smith's College, Abington High School.
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