Cooperative Extension

BDN highlights Magic Lantern Innovation Lab and Learning Center

The Bangor Daily News wrote about the Maine 4-H Foundation raising $4 million to buy the Magic Lantern theater and pub in Bridgton to create the Magic Lantern Innovation Lab and Learning Center. University of Maine Cooperative Extension instructors will lead learning programs for youth ages 5–18 in the western Maine Lakes Region, according to […]

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Dill talks with News Center Maine about black fly season

Jim Dill told News Center Maine that Maine’s colder, longer winter has, in effect, concentrated the black fly season. The Cooperative Extension associate program administrator says all 40 or so species are out in force in heavily wooded areas and by the water, where they breed.

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Media advance Extension food safety workshop

Morning Ag Clips and Livermore Falls Advertiser ran a University of Maine Cooperative Extension media release about its three-day Food and Drug Administration-recognized food safety certification workshop beginning June 26 in Bangor. More information is on the program website and June 19 is the online registration deadline.

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Farrell recent guest on Maine Public’s ‘Maine Calling’

Sally Farrell, a 4-H youth development professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was how young people are getting involved with farming in Maine, including programs and educational efforts aimed at encouraging youth to participate in agriculture.

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Outdoor leadership program being offered at Bryant Pond, Daily Bulldog reports

Daily Bulldog reported the University of Maine Early College program is offering a new outdoor leadership pathway program for western Maine high school students to earn UMaine college credit tuition-free. The outdoor leadership program at UMaine’s 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond focuses on developing an individual’s leadership skills while providing intensive training […]

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Registration open for 4-H June Jamboree

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will host its annual June Jamboree, beginning at 5 p.m. June 14 at Fryeburg Fairgrounds. The event closes after lunch June 16. The jamboree, open to all Maine 4-H families, is designed to help youth learn about the care, health and wellness of livestock; fitting and showmanship; and zoonotic […]

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Garland previews workshop in WABI report on spring weather, gardening

WABI (Channel 5) quoted Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in a report on cold, wet spring weather and how gardeners are responding. Garland told WABI that people looking for gardening advice can attend a UMaine Extension spring planting workshop at 6 p.m. June 4 at Rogers Farm in Old […]

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Fuller quoted in NHPR segment on fiddleheads

David Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a New Hampshire Public Radio “Ask Sam” segment focusing on fiddleheads. “There’s literally an army of foragers out there harvesting fiddleheads for this market,” said Fuller. The typical fiddlehead forager “likes to be outdoors foraging, they may […]

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