The Bangor Daily News included the 12th annual Healthy High 5k/10k/15k race at the University of Maine in the article “10 upcoming sports events around Maine.” The 15k will start at 9 a.m. April 27, followed by the 5k/10k beginning at 9:30 a.m. All races start at the New Balance Student Recreation Center and continue […]
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The Ellsworth American previewed the 15th Canadian/U.S. Lobstermen’s Town Meeting, hosted by the University of Maine Lobster Institute April 5 and 6 at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel. First held in 2004, the meeting alternates between the two countries each year. This year’s theme is “Two Nations, Two Fisheries: Shared Challenges, Shared Opportunities.” Lobstermen, dealers, […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Joshua Stoll, an assistant research professor of marine policy at the University of Maine, will give a talk on sustainability in Maine’s lobster industry at 4:10 p.m. April 9 in McCormick Lecture Hall at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor as part of their Human Ecology Forum. The presentation […]
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Morning Ag Clips advanced a workshop on how to plant a forest from 9 a.m. to noon April 26 at the Woodstock Town Office, co-hosted by the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County, Maine Woodland Owners and the Maine Forest Service. The workshop will cover the basics […]
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Susan Gardner, director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at the University of Maine, was quoted in WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reports on the “Against My Will UMaine” art exhibit recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Created by artist and activist Traci Molloy, the exhibit consists of banners along the Mall on […]
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The Piscataquis Observer, Penobscot Bay Pilot and Z107.3 reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting tick samples for tick-borne disease testing at the new UMaine Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory in Orono. Maine residents can submit ticks for testing for the most common tick-borne diseases —Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis — for $15 per sample; […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced applications for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Food Preserver program are now available, with a deadline of 4:30 p.m. May 3. Program sessions will meet primarily 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tuesdays June 18–Sept. 17 at UMaine Extension in Falmouth and at Brunswick High School. The 35-hour course combines lecture, discussion and […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers is hosting this year’s regional conference April 13–14. About 370 students are expected to participate in the conference, which will include a steel bridge building competition, networking activities and a concrete canoe racing competition in Old Town. Past canoes […]
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The Republican Journal advanced a talk about pollinator-friendly gardens to be given by Master Gardener Jean Vose at the Waldo County Extension Homemakers’ meeting on April 11 at the Waldo Town Hall/Community Building. Vose will discuss “Creating a Pollinator-Friendly Garden” at 12:30 p.m. Waldo County Extension Homemakers is part of Maine Extension Homemakers, which has […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension four-week course in adaptive gardening will begin April 10. The class meetings will be noon–2:30 p.m., with remaining sessions on April 17 and 24, and May 1. All sessions will be held at the UMaine Extension Penobscot County office in Bangor. The course is for […]
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