The Republican Journal reported Friends of Sears Island will host a spring phenology program for children age 6 to 12 on Sears Island. Elisabeth Maxwell, assistant coordinator for the Signs of the Seasons program, will lead the March 30 workshop designed to teach students what phenology means, how to recognize seasonal changes in their area, […]
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Twenty-one University of Maine faculty have received tenure and/or promotion. The faculty members were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter 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. “UMaine’s world-class faculty are at the heart of […]
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The Republican Journal reported the “Becoming an Outdoors-Woman” spring workshop will be held May 20 at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond. The program, which is sponsored by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and hosted by the 4-H camp, provides an opportunity for women to gain […]
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Mark Hutchinson, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, and Ryan Fries, captain of the Maine State Prison, were awarded the 2018 Source Trailblazer Award by the Portland Press Herald. Every year, the paper’s Source Awards honor a handful of accomplished Maine residents, organizations and businesses working in the arena of sustainability. Through a new […]
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The first checklist of bees in Maine, compiled using wild blueberry research records from the 1800s to present, as well as private and public collections, and citizen science observations, has documented a total of 278 species — all but eight of which are native, according to a scientific team led by University of Maine bee […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and an associate professor of pomology for UMaine’s School of Food and Agriculture, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about pruning fruit trees. “This is the time of year when the temperature starts to warm up and there’s less […]
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The Piscataquis Observer reported about 700 elementary students in Piscataquis County will complete an assortment of agricultural projects as part of the GrowME program. The initiative is a collaboration among the Valley Grange, University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County, and Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District, according to the article. Walter Boomsma, […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release about an April 14 workshop that will focus on keeping sheep, goats, alpacas and other small ruminants healthy. The workshop will be held 1–3 p.m. at the Foxcroft Veterinary Clinic in Dover-Foxcroft. Sponsored by UMaine Extension, topics will include what is considered normal […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension has a new bulletin on how a smartphone can serve as a business tool for farmers. The publication includes topics such as ways to market farm products, manage finances, improve efficiencies and access needed information on demand. “Using Your Smartphone to Enhance Your Farm Business in Maine” was developed by […]
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Learn more about the science of cheesemaking at the next University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday 10 a.m.–1 p.m. March 17 at UMaine’s Hitchner Hall Commercial Kitchen. Led by UMaine Extension food science specialist Rob Machado, participants will learn how to make two kinds of cheese and about the importance of sensory food […]
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