University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 29th annual Rural Living Day from 9 a.m.–1:45 p.m. on April 1, at Mount View High School, 577 Mount View Road, Thorndike. The event features workshops on a variety of rural living topics, including keeping goats; fungi; creating a cranberry garden; processing […]
Read more
Griffin Dill, manager of the University of Maine Tick Lab, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about the rise of the tick-borne disease babesiosis. Cases of babesiosis — a disease carried and transmitted by deer ticks with symptoms that include fever, chills and lethargy — have skyrocketed in Maine from nine reported in 2011 to […]
Read more
Lynne Holland, horticulture and social media professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a VIP caller on a segment of Maine Public’s show Maine Calling about how to deal with invasive browntail moths this time of year.
Read more
The Bangor Daily News, Turner Publishing, CentralMaine.com, Daily Bulldog and Sun Journal shared that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a two-part online training for adults interested in becoming 4-H volunteers from noon–1 p.m. on March 28 and April 4. A second round of the training will be offered from 6–7 p.m. on April 19 and 26. Register on […]
Read more
The Bangor Daily News, Penobscot Bay Pilot, Sun Journal and Piscataquis Observer shared that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar to help home gardeners select healthy plants for their garden, March 28 from 6–7:15 p.m. Register on the event webpage to attend live or receive the recording link.
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a two-part online training for adults interested in becoming 4-H volunteers from noon–1 p.m. on March 28 and April 4. A second round of the training will be offered from 6–7 p.m. on April 19 and 26. Start Your 4-H Volunteer Journey will explore the ways volunteers can […]
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar to help home gardeners select healthy plants for their garden from 6–7:15 p.m. on March 28. Healthy Gardens Start with Healthy Plants will offer tips on how to evaluate plants prior to purchasing and assess the health of mail-order plants when they arrive. Participants will also […]
Read more
The Sun Journal and CentralMaine.com noted that Colt Knight, UMaine Extension State Livestock Specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will host a workshop on raising swine on March 27, from 11 a.m.–1 p.m., at the UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris. Register online.
Read more
The Penobscot Bay Pilot, Bangor Daily News and Republican Journal shared that University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 29th annual Rural Living Day, on April 1, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., at Mount View High School, 577 Mount View Road, Thorndike. Visit the event webpage to register and for […]
Read more
University of Maine students, researchers, Marine Extension Team members and alumni were among the more than 2,000 participants in the 48th Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport, March 2–4. The annual three-day event brings together fishermen, gear suppliers, scientists, government officials and others to share information and collaborate on all things fishing: markets, resource status, regulations, […]
Read more