UMaine Extension mentioned in Forecaster article on Falmouth nature workshop

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

April 25, 2018 Cooperative Extension, Outreach, UMaine in the News

The Forecaster reported a partnership between the Falmouth Land Trust and other local organizations, including the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, that aims to better connect residents to town-owned conservation land has led to a parent-child nature workshop. The workshop, which costs $15 per person or $40 for a family, consists of walking the trail system at the Trails at Falmouth Corners on April 28, collecting inspiring objects along the way and then journaling about individual or collective observations, according to the article. The executive director of the Falmouth Land Trust said by partnering with organizations like Portland-based Unwritten Roads and UMaine Extension, the land trust hopes to offer a diversity of programs that will appeal to many different groups of people.