Mount Desert Islander reported Katie Glover, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, will be among the scheduled speakers at the Downeast Climate March in Bar Harbor from 1–3 p.m. April 27. Organized by Indivisible MDI, the march will begin on the Village Green, move to the town pier and […]
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Lancaster Farming reported on the recent annual meeting of the Maine Invasive Species Network. Andrei Alyokhin, a professor of applied entomology at the University of Maine, spoke about established invasive species and newly introduced invasive insect species during a presentation on the impact of invasive species on Maine’s economy, according to the article. “Of those, […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Coast Heritage Trust are offering the Kids Can Grow youth gardening program for children 7 to 12 years old who live on Mount Desert Island or in surrounding towns. Participants will attend a series of five hands-on gardening classes from May through September […]
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The Daily Bulldog previewed the eighth Maine Fiddlehead Festival, which will take place 10 a.m.–3 p.m. May 4 at the University of Maine at Farmington. In keeping with tradition, the article states, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will give a talk about fiddlehead identification, safe handling and sustainable harvesting, followed by a walk to […]
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Editor’s note: Check the online schedule prior to attending events in case of last-minute changes. Earth Week 2019 at the University of Maine will be held April 22–27, and will include various events and activities focused on themes of sustainability and environmental awareness. This year’s theme is “Protect Our Species.” The week will kick off […]
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WVII (Channel 7), Kennebec Journal and Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine’s announcement that it is significantly changing its pricing structure for single-game and season membership ticket prices for men’s ice hockey games at Alfond Arena. The changes will take effect beginning next season. Single-game ticket prices for Black Bear games have […]
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Down East magazine spoke with Jason Bolton, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension food safety specialist, for an article about Turtle Rock Farm, a certified-organic food-processing kitchen in Brunswick. According to Bolton, processing facilities like Turtle Rock Farm are few and far between in Maine. Without them, he said, farmers don’t have many options to […]
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Lisa Phelps, interim director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the role of volunteerism in the state and how people can get involved.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article on how to extend the gardening season. There are tools and strategies, known as season extenders, to help gardeners add more time to Maine’s growing season, according to the article. Garland explained that most of the […]
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The Sun Journal published a University of Maine news release calling for donations and volunteers for the Maine Day Meal Packout on May 1. In food-packing events, campus and community volunteers box meals that are donated to food banks and community organizations that feed the hungry. The event will be held 8 a.m.–1 p.m. in […]
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