Twenty-two UMaine Faculty Members Receive Promotion and/or Tenure
Twenty-two UMaine faculty members receive promotion and/or tenure.
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Cooperative Extension Featured in Press Herald Blog Post on Pruning
A Portland Press Herald blog post titled “Basics of Pruning” linked to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s website, calling it an “excellent resource for information on pruning techniques.” The blog post also cited Cooperative Extension Educator Richard Brzozowski on pruning tools and his favorite place to buy them.
Read moreChannel 2 Advances Plant Auction
In a story on the Portland Flower Show, Channel 2 (WLBZ) advanced the silent and live plant auctions that will take place Sunday at the Portland Company Complex and will benefit the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Demonstration Garden at Tidewater Farm and the Maine Harvest for Hunger Gardens in Cumberland County.
Read moreCooperative Extension Horticulturist Cited in Portland Flower Show Story
Amy Witt, a home horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was cited in a Portland Press Herald story about the Portland Flower Show. The theme of the flower show is “Timeless Gardens” and organizers invited children and teenagers to write essays about how to make gardens timeless. Witt said nine students received cash […]
Read moreStancioff Cited in Maine Gardener Column
Tom Atwell’s Maine Gardner column March 4 in the Portland Press Herald focused on the the Signs of the Seasons program, coordinated by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant. The program that trains volunteers to monitor plant and animal species is led by UMaine Extension Climate change educator Esperanza Stancioff and Beth […]
Read moreDill Interviewed on Repellents, Desensitized Mosquitoes
University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist Jim Dill was interviewed by Channel 7 (WVII) for a report on a new study that finds mosquitoes can become desensitized to commonly used repellents, including DEET.
Read moreExpanding Your Horizons Conference Includes New Sessions for Teachers
Dozens of Maine schoolteachers attending the 26th Expanding Your Horizons conference March 14 at the University of Maine will have two new learning opportunities added to the program this year. At 9 a.m. in 100 D.P. Corbett Business Building, they will gather for a Maine Girls Collaborative Project panel discussion about working with girls with […]
Read moreChannel 5 Covers 4-H Day Event in Augusta
Channel 5 (WABI) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension Executive Director John Rebar for a report on Gov. Paul LePage’s proclamation designating Feb. 26 as 4-H Day in Maine. A ceremony celebrating the 100-year anniversary of 4-H, a program of UMaine Extension, took place in the Hall of Flags in the State House in Augusta.
Read moreOpenings Available for Vegetable, Fruit School Conference
Reservations are still available for the 2013 Maine Vegetable and Fruit School March 12 at the Seasons Conference Center in Portland and March 13 at the Bangor Motor Inn. The conferences, from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., are sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association. A $35 […]
Read moreStancioff Coauthors Journal Article on Environmental Stewardship
An article coauthored by Esperanza Stancioff, a climate change educator for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant, about citizen scientists helping environmental researchers monitor the effects of climate change on plants and animals was published in the January 2013 issue of the Journal of Extension. The article is titled “Nature’s Notebook […]
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