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Moving Image		Bioinvasion MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 As human activity silently globalizes our world, our modern day ecology is under onslaught from spreading alien organisms. These plants and animals are capable of moving aggressively into a habitat and monopolizing resources to the detriment of other species. Can scientists help us win the war against this bio-invasion? (Relevance: 1653) Find Similar Resources	Invasive species Ecology

Moving Image		Climate Change: In Our Backyard MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:56:45 Using close-to-home examples, the views of leading scientists come alive as they show how climate change can affect almost every aspect of our lives - and in turn, how we affect the climate. (Relevance: 1060) Find Similar Resources	Climatic changes Ecology/Energy

Moving Image		Spring MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 Because spring comes so late to northern New England, things have to happen quickly and profusely. Spring is the time of year that wildlife and plants come to life again and get right to the business of creating new life. (Relevance: 916) Find Similar Resources	Spring -- New England Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England Ecology/Energy

Moving Image		Winter MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:56:43 For those plants and animals that don't migrate south for winter, a lot of preparation goes into getting ready for winter. When it comes to dealing with winter, plants and animals know things we humans don't. (Relevance: 645) Find Similar Resources	Winter -- New England Ecology/Energy Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England

Moving Image		Trails, Rails, and Roads MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:28:01 The story of transportation in Maine is the story of the state's ongoing challenge to keep its people connected both to economic markets and to each other. Whether it's Route 113 in western Maine, US Route 1 meandering up the coast, or the once plentiful rail routes that joined every corner of the state, Maine's communities have been formed by the patterns of transportation. (Relevance: 541) Find Similar Resources	Transportation Railroads

Moving Image		Bodies In Motion: The Biomechanics of Sports MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:54:36 Using athletics, QUEST takes a fresh look at the way our bodies move. Bridging the gap between research and the playing field, coaches, trainers and athletes themselves discover how to optimize performance and what to do when injury causes that performance to fail. (Relevance: 498) Find Similar Resources	Biomechanics Sports -- Physiological aspects Human mechanics Human locomotion

Moving Image		Early Maine Waterpower MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:00:50 Before 1800 water power was used to turn the mill wheels. When the inventor Thomas Edison conceived of a way to transform mechanical power into light, the role of mills and water power was transformed. (Relevance: 482) Find Similar Resources	Hydroelectric power plants Water Power Thomas Edison Rivers

Moving Image		Wyman's Hydroelectric Dam Plan MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:01:26 The entrepreneur Walter Wyman saw the demand for power growing in all markets with no end in sight. He planned to build a series of three smaller dams on the Kennebec and Dead Rivers. (Relevance: 481) Find Similar Resources	Hydroelectric power plants Rivers Water Power

Moving Image		Wyman starts CMP MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:01:24 Central Maine Power (CMP) Company was the creation of the entrepreneur, Walter Wyman, and his partner Harvey Eaton. CMP took the lead in the early consolidation of electrical power. (Relevance: 462) Find Similar Resources	Central Maine Power Company Hydroelectric power plants Rivers Water Power

Moving Image		Removal of Edwards Dam 2 MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:03:01 Hydroelectric dams brought electricity to Maine, but they have devastated the inland migratory routes of sea-going fish. The removal of the Edwards Dam began on July 1st, 1999. (Relevance: 420) Find Similar Resources	Edwards Dam (Augusta, Me.) Hydroelectric power plants Rivers Water Power

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