Cooperative Extension

Registration open to attend Camp North Woods at Bryant Pond

Registration is open for the chance lottery to attend Camp North Woods, a co-educational overnight camp for youth ages 9–13 to learn lifelong outdoor skills and the importance of sustaining Maine’s natural resources. University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond hosts Camp North Woods. Staff from the Maine Department of Inland […]

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WVII interviews Dill about tick season

Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to WVII (Channel 7) about the beginning of tick season. As temperatures rise, snow begins to melt, and ticks have begun to emerge for the season. Dill said UMaine Extension recently has received a half dozen calls from people who found […]

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The County cites UMaine Extension in report on biomass plant closures

The County cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a report on the closures of Aroostook County’s two biomass plants. The closures of the two ReEnergy plants, one in Ashland and one in Fort Fairfield, will have effects on those in the forestry and agriculture sectors, especially farmers who have depended on wood ash as […]

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Republican Journal previews UMaine Extension QuickBooks workshop

The Republican Journal previewed a free, four-part QuickBooks Basics for Farms workshop hosted by SCORE and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The workshops will help participants better understand how to activate and use the key features in the QuickBooks Desktop Pro version to process customer invoices and payments, record sales and sales taxes; generate reports; […]

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Thirty-four UMaine faculty members receive tenure and/or promotion

Thirty-four University of Maine faculty have received tenure and/or promotion. The faculty members were nominated by UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy based on a peer and administrative review of their successful teaching, research and public service, and approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. “We are extremely proud of our world-class faculty who […]

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BDN speaks with Garland for article on planting before last frost

The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about what to plant before the last frost of winter. Some cold-hardy plants, including carrots, corn, parsnips, spinach, turnips, peas, onions, lettuce and seed potatoes, can survive a light or moderate frost if they have […]

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Hayfields, pastures focus of UMaine Extension workshops

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a workshop on hayfield and pasture health in nine locations beginning 6–9 p.m. March 25 at the UMaine Extension office in Dover-Foxcroft. Workshops will continue to be offered around the state until April 15 at the following locations: 9 a.m.–noon March 27, UMaine Extension, 307 Maine Avenue, Bangor; […]

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Press Herald cites UMaine Extension in article on gypsy-moth quarantine

The Portland Press Herald cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet in an article on a proposed gypsy-moth quarantine for the state. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry wants to expand a partial state quarantine established in 2010 to cover the whole state, to make it easier to ship forest products […]

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UMaine Extension cited in Seacoast Online article on spring planting season

Seacoast Online cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension in an article about the beginning of spring planting season. While it’s still too early to plant outdoors, some tasks can be done ahead of time, like soil testing. UMaine Extension recommends testing soil at least once every three years. The UMaine Analytical Lab offers kits to […]

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