In an article about the impact of the dwindling cedar supply on logging in Maine, the Bangor Daily News cited a University of Maine report that found that even though Maine logging industry contributed an estimated $582 million to the state economy in 2021, certain factors — operational costs that nearly doubled, mills that closed, […]
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The Bangor Daily News noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a sustainable agriculture workshop on March 22 from 7:15 a.m.–4 p.m. at the University of Maine at Presque Isle Ballroom. Faculty and staff from UMPI, UMaine, and Extension will speak on topics that include interseeding and intercropping; managing potato virus Y and […]
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The Sun Journal reported that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Stepping up to the Plate: Innovations in Food Waste Reduction,” at 3 p.m. on March 20. ReFED’s Angel Veza will discuss some of the current barriers to food waste reduction faced by […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot noted that Liz Stanley from University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Knox and Lincoln counties will be teaching the basics of pruning small trees and shrubs at the Thomaston Garden Club’s Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop on March 20 at 4 p.m. at the Knox Museum in Thomaston.
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) and the Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine hosted the 82nd Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show.
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The Bangor Daily News and Piscataquis Observer reported that conservationist and author Ken Olson has donated his professional papers to the Fogler Library at the University of Maine, complementing materials the state’s largest library holds relating to the environment, resource conservation and policy in Maine and elsewhere.
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) shared that the Boys and Girls Club in Bangor received a donation from US Cellular that allowed them to take a tour of the behind-the-scenes technology used at a UMaine hockey game. WLOX-TV (Channel 13 in Biloxi, Mississippi), KWCH-TV (Channel 12 in Wichita, Kansas) and WBRC-TV (Channel 6 in Birmingham, Alabama) shared […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot noted that the UMaine Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Jazz in June festival, June 16–17.
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Douglas Gardner, professor of forest operations, bioproducts and bioenergy and researcher at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), was recently featured on an episode of Wood Science Talks. The podcast is presented by the International Society of Wood Science and Technology and hosted by Rupert Wimmer. Listen to the Wood Science Talks episode with […]
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John Bear Mitchell, lecturer of Wabanaki studies and outreach and student development coordinator at the University of Maine Wabanaki Center, was featured on Indian Country Today discussing new initiatives aimed at better preparing teachers to teach Wabanaki studies. Red Lake Nation News shared the ICT report.
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