Dana Morse will talk about sea scallops and Maine’s fishing and farming industry at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 7 in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center. Morse is an Extension associate with Maine Sea Grant and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. His work includes educational programming, technology transfer and applied […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing the annual sustainable agriculture twilight tour 4:30–7:30 p.m. July 6, at UMaine’s Rogers Farm in Old Town. Soil health is the theme of this year’s free public event. The tour is designed for farmers, crop advisers and others interested in agricultural production […]
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Boothbay Register published a news release announcing the first in a series of public conversations that bring together ceramic art masters, scientists and Mainers working in natural resource-based fields to examine intersections between art and contemporary environmental issues. At 5:30 p.m. July 7 at St. Patrick’s Church in Newcastle, Port Clyde lobsterman Gerry Cushman will […]
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What do a ceramic sculptor, lobsterman and climate scientist have to talk about? Find out at 5:30 p.m Friday, July 7 at St. Patrick’s Church in Newcastle. University of Maine marine scientist Bob Steneck will join Port Clyde lobsterman Gerry Cushman and artist Nancy Selvin to view images of artist Paula Winokur’s towering installations inspired […]
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The University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests has partnered with the Maine Forest Service to develop and release the Maine Forest Dashboard website. The site provides current information about aspects of Maine’s forest, including recreation and tourism, conservation, forest products and family forests. It also provides interactive graphing capabilities with important statewide […]
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Soil health is the theme of University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s annual sustainable agriculture twilight tour 4:30–7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at UMaine’s Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. The free public event is designed for farmers, crop advisers and others interested in agricultural production who want to learn more about soil health, including […]
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Maine’s wet 2017 winter and spring eased the 2016 drought conditions, says Sean Birkel, University of Maine research assistant professor and Maine State Climatologist. Winter precipitation was 2.3 inches more than normal on a statewide average, he says, totaling 11.7 inches water equivalent. And spring precipitation was 2.5 inches above normal, totaling 12.3 inches water […]
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John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with Maine Public for the report, “Fresh Maine law lets municipalities regulate local food production.” Proponents of the food sovereignty law argue that many food-borne illnesses in America are caused by factory farming and food centralization, according to Maine Public. “Years ago there […]
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The Lincoln County News published a University of Maine news release about natural science illustration workshops held at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. For the past eight years, the center has been hosting the workshops led by David Wheeler, who taught illustration to college students in New York for over three decades before moving […]
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University of Maine Hudson Museum summer hours — from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday — are in effect through August. The museum’s Saturday hours — from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — will resume Sept. 9. The Hudson Museum will be closed during the Fourth of July weekend, from 4 p.m. Friday, […]
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