University of Maine Cooperative Extension manages a statewide online hay directory for buyers and sellers of hay, straw and silage. Sellers can list their products with details including location and type. Buyers can search for sources by county and the specific product needed. The website also offers information about sampling, testing and harvesting quality hay […]
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Island Ad-Vantages and The Weekly Packet reported on a June 28 presentation at the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries in Stonington. Joshua Stoll, a University of Maine assistant research professor who holds a joint research position at MCCF, spoke about the care and feeding of lobsters in the face of a bait crisis. With a […]
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Want to learn more about local marine science research? Friends and neighbors are invited to a free social at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center 4–5:30 p.m. July 11, to meet DMC scientists and students and learn about new and ongoing summer projects. “We want to share some of the exciting new research initiatives […]
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Ryder Scott, statewide director of the University of Maine 4-H Camps and Learning Centers, was mentioned in The Hechinger Report’s story about Telstar Freshman Academy (TFA). The academy is for first-year students in MSAD 44 in western Maine, where half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and many are in families experiencing unemployment, domestic violence […]
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The Republican Journal advanced the free Concepts of Oceanography summer course for high school students at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. The course meets 3–8:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays from July 15 to Aug. 26. Through a partnership between the Maine Department of Education and the University of Maine System, tuition for this and […]
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Prospective students interested in marine sciences are encouraged to meet faculty and undergraduates and tour the University of Maine Darling Marine Center at one of two July open house events. Faculty and undergraduate students will be at the Walpole waterfront campus to talk about the School of Marine Sciences (SMS) academic program as well as […]
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Scientists at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center invite current and past shellfish license-holders to participate in shellfish surveys in July on Damariscotta tidal flats. The surveys will inform stewardship of shellfish resources managed jointly by the towns of Damariscotta and Newcastle. DMC researcher Kara Pellowe will lead the survey team as it gathers […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured the University of Maine-owned 2,460-acre Hirundo Wildlife Refuge in Old Town. The nonprofit organization Hirundo maintains the refuge and conducts its public programming, including full moon paddles. The refuge is the site of a former Red Paint Indian fishing village, according to the article. The refuge is open, free of […]
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WABI (channel 5) covered the ribbon-cutting at the Lafayette and Rawcliffe 4-H Science and Engineering Learning Center, established by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine 4-H Foundation. “We’re fully connected via technology… if we need the ability to bring youth here in this area and connect them with other folks around the state […]
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The Courier-Gazette advanced the free 4-H Summer of Science Program for youth in grades 3–7 from July 12 to Aug. 16 at the Rockland Public Library. Participants will learn about catapults and the science of ocean water and will confront real-world challenges to navigate their pirate ship. Sign up at the library or call 207.594.0310.
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