Outreach

VillageSoup previews talk on Maine’s native plants by Peterson

VillageSoup previewed a talk by Bryan Peterson, an assistant professor of environmental horticulture at the University of Maine, at noon April 9 at Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. Peterson will discuss some of the lesser-known plants of Maine, including their place in the natural landscape, their virtues, and their prospects for greater adoption in gardens […]

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AP, VillageSoup advance Maine Invasive Species Network meeting

The Associated Press and VillageSoup advanced the annual meeting of the Maine Invasive Species Network, to be held April 3 at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. University of Maine Cooperative Extension is a partner of the network and helped organize the meeting, which is expected to draw more than 100 attendees this year. Invasive species […]

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UMaine Extension farm tractor safety courses begin April 3

Farm tractor safety classes taught by University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators and area experts begin 6–8 p.m. April 3 at Union Farm Equipment, 1893 Heald Highway, Union. Courses also are scheduled in Cumberland, Kennebec, Oxford and Waldo counties. The multi-session classes are designed for adults and youth at least 14 years of age, and […]

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WEX CEO Melissa Smith returns to campus as Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow

University of Maine alumna Melissa Smith, president and CEO of WEX, will return to campus April 11 as a Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow. In 1991, Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting at UMaine. At WEX — a provider of payment solutions that serves […]

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WABI, WVII cover Pets 4 Vets benefit dodgeball tournament

WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered Pets 4 Vets, a dodgeball tournament on March 31 at the University of Maine to raise money for service dogs for veterans. The event, in its third year, featured nearly 40 teams and was sponsored by Maine Business School Corps, UMaine ROTC and the UMaine Veterans Association, […]

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UMaine graduate student researchers attend GradCAP workshop

University of Maine graduate students whose research focuses on climate change effects and adaptation in agriculture, forestry and aquaculture attended a workshop at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland, Maine on March 19, capping a yearlong project offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeast Climate Hub network. The project, Northeast Graduate Student […]

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Turner Publishing, VillageSoup advance stops on UMaine band’s spring tour

Turner Publishing and VillageSoup advanced performances as part of the University of Maine Symphonic Band’s spring tour. The UMaine Symphonic Band will join the Edward Little High School Concert Band for a free concert at 7 p.m. April 3 in the Edward Little gymnasium in Auburn, Turner Publishing reported. The Symphonic Band consists of 55 […]

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UMaine Extension adaptive gardening class begins April 3

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a four–week course in adaptive gardening beginning noon–2:30 p.m. April 3 at the UMaine Extension Penobscot County office in Bangor. Remaining classes meet April 10, 17 and 24, with a snow date of May 1.   The course is for individual gardeners and service providers supporting gardeners with […]

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