More than 74 participants from 13 states and three other countries — Norway, Canada and New Zealand — are expected at the University of Maine Aug. 12-15 for the North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference. This is the second time that this national conference has been held in Maine; the first was in […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Susan Elias, a vector ecologist at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute and a research associate at the Lyme and Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute, for an article about how the invasive Japanese barberry bush helps ticks survive in Maine. Barberry, which was introduced […]
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This summer, Hancock County 4-H has been collaborating with the Center for Cooperative Aquaculture (CCAR) in Franklin and the University of Maine Center for Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS) to offer a 4-H Aquaponics SPIN Club to high school youth in the Franklin area. The group meets at the CCAR facility weekly to care for […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Kathy Savoie, an educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article on preserving the harvest. This time of year, gardens often yield an abundance of fresh produce, more than their owners can consume. Canning and freezing can save the excess harvest for enjoyment during the rest of […]
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The Center for Public Integrity interviewed Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the director of the Extension’s new diagnostic laboratory, for a report on ticks and Lyme disease in Maine. The report also quoted Susan Elias, a vector ecologist at the Climate Change Institute. Fifteen tick species […]
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Turner Publishing and the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation workshop Aug. 28. The hands-on class will demonstrate how to preserve the garden’s harvest, specifically basic steps for safely canning and freezing fresh produce. The focus will be salsa and stewed tomatoes. The $10 fee includes produce and […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about a population explosion of squirrels in some Bangor neighborhoods. Especially high numbers of squirrels have been sighted in Bangor’s Tree Streets neighborhood this summer. This could be due to a number of […]
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RFD-TV, an agriculturally-focused national cable network, interviewed Forrest Perkins, a member of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Tech Changemakers. This group of 4-H Tech Changemakers at Washington Academy in East Machias is using technology to spread awareness about food insecurity and help those who are food insecure to find resources through a project […]
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Natural Resources Council of Maine reported on the gardening outreach program partnership between the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine State Prison. Selected inmates at the prison tend a vegetable garden on the grounds, and the produce is used in the prison’s kitchen or donated to local food banks, NRCM reports. The inmates […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Clay Kirby, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article on earwigs and ways to discourage the pests. “With the fierce appearance of these things, they certainly have some stigma associated with them,” Kirby said. The article clarifies that concerns about the insects burrowing […]
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