The Bangor Daily News interviewed Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “What to expect for this year’s tick season in Maine.” Snow protects and insulates overwintering ticks, according to the article. Since the state experienced a relatively snowy winter, Dill said he doesn’t expect reduced […]
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Mainebiz reported 10 companies will compete in the 2019 Top Gun Showcase at the University of Southern Maine. The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and its partners — the University of Maine, Lewiston Auburn Economic Growth Council, MaineStream Finance, and the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College — recently named 10 winners of […]
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University of Maine alumni were among those honored last week as County Teachers of the Year by the Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine. Of the 15 educators recognized, six have degrees from UMaine: Androscoggin County Teacher of the Year: Shawn Rice, B.A. in studio arts/arts education Aroostook County Teacher of the Year: Kimberly […]
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Turner Publishing and the Advertiser Democrat advanced a spring cleanup day at 9 a.m. June 1 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County office in South Paris. Volunteers are needed to prepare the grounds for the summer season, according to the articles. Outdoor work attire is recommended, and coffee, water, snacks and pizza will […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported registration is open for University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H’s annual June Jamboree that begins at 5 p.m. June 14 and ends after lunch June 16, at Fryeburg Fairgrounds. The event for Maine 4-H families is designed to help youth learn about the care, health and wellness of livestock; fitting and […]
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Paul Mayewski discussed “Why Our Glaciers are Melting — The Simple Truth” in the May issue of the Journal of the North Atlantic & Arctic. The director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute said while “glaciers have always fluctuated in size and shape ever since glaciers existed on Earth … [w]hat is different […]
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Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was springtime gardening advice, including how to prepare and nurture flowers, vegetables, lawns and other plants.
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Morning Ag Clips previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension spring planting workshop to be held 6–7 p.m. May 28 at Rogers Farm in Old Town. Participants will learn best practices for planting ornamental seedlings, dahlias, hops and vegetable transplants, and how to sow flower and vegetable seeds directly into the garden. The workshop will […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Anne Lichtenwalner, an associate professor of animal and veterinary sciences and director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Maine, for an article about broody hens. When a hen is broody, she stops laying and sits on a clutch of eggs or other objects to try to hatch […]
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WABI (Channel 5) mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab as a useful resource in a report on Lyme disease awareness. If people want a tick identified or tested for diseases, they can send it to the lab, which has “a wealth of easily accessible information and resources about Lyme disease and other […]
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