Keri Kaczor, of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and coordinator of the Maine Healthy Beaches Program, spoke with the Scarborough Leader about the health of beaches in the Scarborough area after the state’s beaches received low marks.
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The Daily Bulldog reported on Franklin County 4-H Camp’s celebration of 100 years of 4-H in Maine. The 4-H program is part of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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WLBZ (Channel 2) covered the Maine Beaches Conference on Friday, July 12 at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. The conference, coordinated by Maine Sea Grant and a steering committee of public and private partners, focused on the effects of Superstorm Sandy and the lessons Maine can learn from the storm.
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Kate Garland, horticulturist with the UMaine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for the latest installment of its “Backyard Gardener” series. This week, Garland gave tips on rooftop gardening.
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The Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report previewing the Maine Beaches Conference. The conference, coordinated by Maine Sea Grant and a steering committee of public and private partners, takes place Friday, July 12 at Southern Maine Community College […]
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Keri Lindberg, Maine Healthy Beaches coordinator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension/Maine Sea Grant, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the health of Maine’s beaches after conflicting reports about bacteria levels in the water were released. Lindberg spoke about how researchers test for high bacteria.
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Registration is still open for the Food Waste Management Workshop sponsored by the Maine Compost Team and the University of Maine, Aug. 21–22 in Orono. The two-day event will feature information on UMaine’s new food material in-vessel compost system and how schools, corporations, entertainment and food industries can turn waste into a renewable product. The […]
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The Osawatomie Graphic of Kansas published safe summer grilling tips by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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The latest post of the Portland Press Herald blog “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources” focused on picking raspberries in Maine. The post linked to a “fun” video by University of Maine Cooperative Extension on how to preserve raspberries.
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In May, the “Grow It in Maine” column by Carol Howe in Downeast Coastal Press focused on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Harvest for Hunger program and its benefits to the state.
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