Jessica Leahy, an associate professor of human dimensions of natural resources in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, spoke with the Morning Sentinel for an article about some Maine landowners restricting recreational access because of trash left by visitors. The article cited Leahy’s 2008 study that found the biggest reason Maine landowners cut […]
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The Associated Press reported officials with the Maine Bumble Bee Atlas project will begin training citizen volunteers Saturday at the University of Maine. The project aims to help determine Maine bee range and abundance, according to the report. The project is being coordinated by the state, UMaine and the University of Maine at Farmington. Sun […]
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The Castine Patriot reported on a guide that shows communities how to start a wood bank that was written by Sabrina Vivian, a senior in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program who grew up in Surry and Blue Hill, and Jessica Leahy, an associate professor of human dimensions of natural resources in the School of […]
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The Cape Cod Times and CapeNews.net reported the Maine Steiners, the University of Maine’s oldest a cappella group, will perform in A Cappella Fest at Falmouth High School in Falmouth, Massachusetts on May 14. The group is scheduled to perform with the high school’s Soulfege and the Bluestockings from Amherst College, according to the reports. […]
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Tips from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension were included in the Farm Dairy article, “How to plant a square foot garden.” The report cited the UMaine Extension bulletin “Gardening in Small Spaces,” which offers suggestions on how many plants to put in each square and how to protect square foot gardens from pests, the […]
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The University of Maine is one of nine arts groups in the state that will receive nearly $900,000 in federal money through the National Endowment for the Arts, according to the Portland Press Herald. UMaine was awarded $25,000 for a traveling exhibit on fiber folk arts, which is led by Maine Folklife Center Director Pauleena […]
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Engineering News-Record mentioned the University of Maine in an article about the world’s first composite floating bridge in Brookfield, Vermont. The 318-by-20 feet, single-lane bridge employs a fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) flotation system with a 100-year design life, according to the article. The $2.4 million bridge is set to be completed by Memorial Day weekend. Since […]
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The University of Maine has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for a traveling exhibit on fiber folk arts in Maine. The project, which is led by Maine Folklife Center Director Pauleena MacDougall, will receive $25,000 from the NEA. Maine Fiber Folk Arts will consist of four free-standing panels with […]
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The Androscoggin-Sagadahoc Counties Extension Association (ASCEA) will hold a plant sale 3–6 p.m. Friday, May 15 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Perennial flowers and plants, vegetable and herb seedlings, annual and perennial flower seedlings and seed packets, […]
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WABI (channel 5) covered the University of Maine’s seventh annual Wind Blade Challenge, at which 40-plus teams designed a set of wind blades from three blocks of foam and a sheet of fiberglass. The goal was to generate the most energy in three minutes or less. Team members also prepared a presentation about their respective […]
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