The UMaine Business Challenge presented by Business Lending Solutions, Maine’s largest college business plan competition, has announced this year’s finalists. The seven-year-old competition is open to student entrepreneurs from Maine colleges or universities with businesses headquartered, or soon to be headquartered, in the state. Vying for more than $20,000 in cash and prizes, the students […]
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From sessions on religious and ethical respect for water resources, rivers and fish passage, to building resilience to sea level rise and citizen science, the 2018 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference March 29 at the Augusta Civic Center will feature an expanded agenda on urgent topics affecting Maine, New England, the country and globe. The […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Morning Sentinel for an article about the 35th annual Maine Maple Sunday on March 25. “It’s kind of turning into a tale of two seasons,” said Hopkins, who is based in Skowhegan. “From here south in the state, people have […]
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The Republican Journal reported Friends of Sears Island will host a spring phenology program for children age 6 to 12 on Sears Island. Elisabeth Maxwell, assistant coordinator for the Signs of the Seasons program, will lead the March 30 workshop designed to teach students what phenology means, how to recognize seasonal changes in their area, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Belfast Regional Job Fair at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Fifty-seven employers looking to hire workers at a variety of skill and experience levels were represented at the fair. The free Belfast Regional Job Fair is a collaboration involving the city of Belfast, Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, […]
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Maine Community Energy Advocates, a student-led organization, seeks to increase support for community-based sustainable energy and energy efficiency programs in the state by establishing a new specialty license plate. The project has been approved by the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and 2,000 pre-orders are needed to prove sufficient interest for the plates to go […]
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Are you interested in installing solar swimming pool heaters? How about working in a yarn shop that supports sustainable fiber farming? People considering a career, internship or volunteer opportunities in the environmental sector are invited to the Green Jobs Forum from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at the Bangor Public Library. Several businesses […]
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The Republican Journal reported the “Becoming an Outdoors-Woman” spring workshop will be held May 20 at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond. The program, which is sponsored by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and hosted by the 4-H camp, provides an opportunity for women to gain […]
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Mark Hutchinson, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, and Ryan Fries, captain of the Maine State Prison, were awarded the 2018 Source Trailblazer Award by the Portland Press Herald. Every year, the paper’s Source Awards honor a handful of accomplished Maine residents, organizations and businesses working in the arena of sustainability. Through a new […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine is seeking college students and growing companies for its Innovate for Maine internship program. The program aims to grow and create jobs in Maine, staff told WVII. “Our goal is to show students that there are a lot of incredible […]
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