Centralmaine.com advances 4-H Sustainable Fisheries Club
Centralmaine.com promoted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H launching its new 4-H Sustainable Fisheries Club. More information can be found online.
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UMaine Extension 4-H offers second session of club for new, interested youth
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a second session of the 4-H for All club for youth ages 5–13 who are new, or interested in becoming, 4-H members. Meetings will be held online from 6–7 p.m. starting Feb. 17, and continuing March 17 and April 21. The 4-H for All club gives youth […]
Read moreVillageSoup, Pen Bay Pilot promote Maine’s climate future webinar
VillageSoup and the Penobscot Bay Pilot advanced an online event led by University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor Esperanza Stancioff at noon Feb. 23. Merryspring Nature Center is hosting the online discussion intended to explore the realities of Maine’s changing climate and how coastal communities can adapt to those changes. For more information, contact 207.236.2239 […]
Read moreSCORE Maine, UMaine Extension offer accounting workshop for farms
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and SCORE Maine will offer a four-session online accounting workshop for small farms and agricultural businesses using QuickBooks from 6–8:30 p.m. starting Feb. 15. The remaining dates for the webinar series are Feb. 17, Feb. 22 and Feb. 24. “QuickBooks for Farms” includes basic principles of accounting; tracking sales, invoicing, […]
Read moreUMaine Extension 4-H sustainable fisheries club registration ends Feb. 15
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will launch a new club for youth in grades 3–5 about the science of sustainable fisheries that will meet online weekly from 3–4 p.m. Feb. 22–April 12. The 4-H Sustainable Fisheries Club will include learning about popular fish species in Maine, where they are found, fish DNA and hands-on […]
Read moreBDN advances live outdoor apple pruning workshop
The Bangor Daily News promoted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop at the Yankee Woodlot Demonstration Forest at 7 County Drive, Skowhegan, from 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Feb. 21 and 27. For more information, contact Joe Dembeck at 207.474.8323 or somersetswcd.outreach@gmail.com.
Read moreMedia advance edible native plants webinar Feb. 24
The Livermore Falls Advertiser, the Machias Valley News Observer, the Boothbay Register and Centralmaine.com promoted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar “Nibbling on Natives in your Backyard and Beyond,” which will be held from 6–7 p.m. Feb. 24. More information about the event, which is co-sponsored by the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, is online.
Read moreUMaine Extension nutrition series for families starts Feb. 11
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a free, online nutrition series for families in Washington, Hancock, Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties from 3:30–4:30 p.m. starting Feb. 11 and continuing each Thursday through April 1. “Create Family Meals” will include healthy recipes and tips for making healthy meal choices. Participants who join four or more classes […]
Read moreSun Journal notes UMaine Extension, 4-H educators participating in National Family & Consumer Sciences Educator Day
The Sun Journal noted that educators from University of Maine Cooperative Extension and 4-H will be participating in the 2021 National Family & Consumer Sciences Educator Day, hosted by the Maine Association of Family Consumer Sciences (MAFCS), on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Read moreScholarship applications open to Waldo County residents due April 1
Waldo County residents entering their first or second year of post-secondary education are eligible to apply for one $1,500 scholarship made available by the Waldo County Extension Association and the Maine 4-H Foundation. Scholarship for a Sustainable Future applicants must be pursuing a career in a field that supports the mission of University of Maine […]
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