Youth ages 5–18 are invited to enroll by July 2 in the Piscataquis Passport Project, intended to help them and their families access healthy food and fun activities this summer in the Dover-Foxcroft area. The project is a collaboration between University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H and community partners in Piscataquis County. Enrollment forms are […]
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In 2014, a small group of students, faculty and staff from Maine EPSCoR and University of Maine Cooperative Extension discussed the possibility of creating a suite of marine science curricula to distribute in classrooms across the state. Over the years, this seed of an idea has grown into a set of nationally recognized, hands-on science […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Clay Kirby, an associate scientist and insect diagnostician with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article on June bugs. The insects are common in the summer, to the dismay of many, but Kirby explained that they are really nothing to worry about. Since there are several species in […]
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VillageSoup previewed an educational seminar and launch event for ScrapDogs Community Compost, citing research from the University of Maine. The 2011 UMaine report stated that about 39 percent of Maine’s waste is organic and can be composted rather than being incinerated or sent to landfills. For communities that pay to have their waste removed, installing […]
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Central Maine advanced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s annual sustainable agriculture field day tour. The free event is aimed at farmers, crop advisers and others interested in agricultural production, with a focus on small grains, potatoes, soybeans and crop modeling, and will take place from 4:30–7:30 p.m. June 27 at UMaine’s Rogers Farm at […]
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The Ellsworth American adapted a University of Maine news release on grants for Down East aquaculture research. The grants from Maine EPSCoR’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) will fund two projects in Washington County to investigate the effects of environmental change and management policies on Atlantic sea scallops and soft-shell clams. SEANET’s goal is to […]
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The Bangor Daily News previewed the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s “Cooking for Crowds–Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks” workshop. The workshop will focus on up-to-date information on how to handle, transport, store and prepare foods safely for large group functions, and is $15 per person. It will be held at the UMaine Extension office […]
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In a preview for the “Picnic of Books” event at Triplet Park in Unity June 16, VillageSoup interviewed Lisa Leaverton, a part-time faculty member in communication and journalism at the University of Maine as well as an artist, writer and director. The event will be an opportunity for children of all ages to hear stories […]
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Have you heard the old saying about selling seashells by the seashore? Well, what about telling sea stories about the seashore? If you haven’t yet, don’t worry, it’ll catch on soon. This summer, the Maine Discovery Museum is hosting SEANET education outreach assistant Jordan Houdeshell for a weekly Seaside Stories hour in downtown Bangor. The […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the new University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, and quoted two Extension employees. The 28,000 square foot facility, funded by an $8 million 2014 state bond and a $2.1 million share of a $7 million 2017 bond, will host lab spaces for plant and veterinary diagnostics, […]
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