The Bangor Daily News interviewed Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional who manages University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, about the increase in tick testings from the previous year. The lab so far has received 780 ticks for testing, Dill said, a number the lab usually does not reach until June 10. The […]
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Morning Ag Clips and the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel highlighted two free webinars about invasive species that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will host on May 21. Invasive plant biologist Nancy Olmstead will teach “Invasive Plant Ecology and Identification” from 9–10 a.m. and “Invasive Plant […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant now have Signs of the Seasons training sessions for volunteer citizen scientists online. The three-part webinar series focuses on the value of studying phenology in a changing climate, the relevance of indicator species, and how to set up a site and begin observing. More information is […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will offer two free webinars Thursday, May 21, in support of National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Invasive plant biologist Nancy Olmstead will teach “Invasive Plant Ecology and Identification” from 9–10 a.m. and “Invasive Plant Management” from noon–1 p.m. The classes are […]
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Morning Ag Clips promoted University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s new food preservation webinar series launching at 2 p.m. May 26. The weekly series will continue through Oct. 27. “Preserving the Maine Harvest” begins with freezing fiddleheads and making refrigerator spring pickles. The 45-minute sessions will include discussion and demonstration of research-based preserving methods by UMaine […]
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WAGM (Channel 8) and Wiscasset Newspaper cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension in articles on preventing tick-borne disease. UMaine Extension’s Tick Lab offers free tick identification, as well as testing for common tick-borne diseases, according to the articles. More information is online.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is launching a food preservation webinar series Tuesday, May 26, at 2 p.m. The weekly series continues through Oct. 27. “Preserving the Maine Harvest” begins with freezing fiddleheads and making refrigerator spring pickles. The 45-minute sessions will include discussion and demonstration of research-based preserving methods by UMaine Extension food preservation […]
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Mount Desert Islander cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension in an article about beekeeping. Bees are a keystone organism, meaning they are an essential part of maintaining the integrity, productivity and sustainability of many types of ecosystems, according to a document created by UMaine Extension highlighting how to understand bees and enhance their habitat, the […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff Clay Kirby, an insect diagnostician, and Jim Dill, a pest management specialist, for an article about black flies. “There are between 40 and 50 different [black fly] species in Maine, and just a handful of them actually go after people. I don’t know […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article on how to prepare raised beds for spring planting, including checking to see if existing raised beds need any repairs before planting. “The big thing is to look out for nails and screws and other […]
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