The Irregular advanced a mini-session of “Becoming an Outdoors Woman,” offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on Sept. 25 at the 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond. More information about the event, which is for women 18 years and older, is online.

Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about a rare recent sighting of a sciarid snake in Litchfield. According to Dill, the “snake” is actually a mass movement of hundreds or thousands of fungus gnat larvae crawling over each other seeking a new location. The […]

The Carriage Town News promoted a program sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension. The pollinator friendly garden certification program helps gardeners meet specific requirements that support pollinators. More information about the program is online.

The Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier promoted a sale of native plants scheduled for 9–11 a.m. Sept. 18 at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm in Wells. Proceeds from the sale, which is being hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, will benefit York County Master Gardener Volunteer programs and activities at […]

The Bangor Daily News talked with Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, about jumping and hissing spiders in Maine. Best Life cited Dill in reporting on wolf spider behaviors in the fall. Yahoo! News shared the Best Life story.

Griffin Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension integrated pest management professional and manager of UMaine Extension’s tick lab, talked with the Bangor Daily News about sightings of blue bullfrogs in Maine. Dill indicated that the pigment mutation in blue frogs is the same type of mutation seen in blue lobsters. Both lack their normal […]

The Bangor Daily News, the Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com advanced a new hands-on workshop series focused on preserving Maine foods beginning Sept. 16. The “Preserving the Harvest” series begins with pressure canning and will cover topics such as canning basics, pressure canning and fermenting. Instructors will share recipes and techniques in an interactive format. Learn […]

In a story titled “Canning safety tips and resources,” WWNY (Channel 7 in Watertown, New York) shared a repository of food drying, freezing, storing and preserving how-to videos from University of Maine Cooperative Extension.