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Environmental Horticulture student participates in Flagship Internship Program Showcase and Dinner describing work with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Tobias Lamberts, a junior in the Environmental Horticulture program, participated in the inaugural year of the UMaine Flagship Internship Program. This program aims to prepare graduates for meaningful careers and civic responsibilities through experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. Tobias, from South Berwick, Maine was a Public Horticulture Intern for the Coastal Maine […]

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Animal and Veterinary Sciences student works in South Africa

Kyle Alamo (right in photo), a junior in the Animal and Veterinary Sciences program, minoring in Zoology, worked with wildlife veterinarian Dr. Louw Grobler of FishEagle Wildlife Services in South Africa during the summer of 2017. He was joined by three other Pre-Veterinary students from North Carolina, Georgia, and Hungary. There they assisted in veterinary […]

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Sustainable Agriculture student interns at Rodale Institute

Hannah Peters, a junior in the Sustainable Agriculture program, worked at the Rodale Institute in Kutztown, PA this summer as an intern with their Agriculture Supported Communities (ASC) program. ASC is a farm share program whose members receive a seasonal “share” of organic produce each week throughout the season that can be picked up at […]

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Rachel Alexandrou works with Damariscotta River Association as resident artist.

Rachel Alexandrou, a senior in the Environmental Horticulture program, has been completing her requirement for a ‘Field Experience’ by working with the Damariscotta River Association (DRA) as their resident artist this summer. The DRA, a nonprofit conservation land trust, connects community and the Damariscotta River estuary, and works in Damariscotta, Newcastle, Edgecomb, Nobleboro, Bristol, South […]

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Dr. Ellen Mallory hosts 2017 UMaine Sustainable Agriculture Twilight Tour

Dr. Ellen Mallory hosts 2017 UMaine Sustainable Agriculture Twilight Tour on July 6th at Rogers Farm.  Come learn about soil health and the research taking place at the farm on innovative strategies to improve soil health in field crop production.   For more information see https://calendar.umaine.edu/event/2017-umaine-sustainable-agriculture-twilight-tour/

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