Jessica Leahy, associate professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, spoke to the Kennebec Journal about Maine’s open access tradition and the rights of landowners. She said authorities still advise hunters to check with property owners before hunting on private land even if it’s not posted.
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house, a Tudor-style home built in 1925 on the University of Maine campus, was one of eight new Maine entries into the National Register of Historic Places. The house was added for its architecture and association with the education programs at UMaine, according to the […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Associated Press reported on a new project by the University of Maine, Penobscot Nation and American Philosophical Society to compile and publish the first comprehensive printed Penobscot dictionary. The San Francisco Chronicle and WABI (Channel 5) were among news organizations to carry the AP report.
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A bulletin from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension was cited in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald Maine Gardener series. The article focused on the swallowwort, an invasive plant from Europe that is harming vegetation on Marginal Way in Ogunquit, and included the Cooperative Extension’s description of the plant.
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Lakes Region Weekly reported pianist Laura Artesani, associate professor in the School of Performing Arts at UMaine, would accompany singers Emily Cain, Kelly Caufield and Matthew Small for a concert in the Music with a Mission series hosted by North Windham Union Church. The singers were all members of the University Singers almost 15 years […]
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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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The University of Maine’s offshore wind efforts were mentioned in the Bangor Daily News editorial “LePage must show offshore wind rhetoric is more than hot air.”
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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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