University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will sponsor a plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 31, in the parking lot at Skowhegan Savings Bank, 13 Elm St. in Skowhegan. Proceeds from the sale of assorted perennials, annuals and shrubs will fund UMaine Extension gardening-based education programs, including school gardens, walking […]
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Helping build and maintain caring school communities is the focus of two summer programs offered by the University of Maine Peace and Reconciliation Studies Program in collaboration with the Restorative School Practices Collaborative of Maine. The sixth annual Summer Institute in Restorative Practices will be held June 30 to July 2 at UMaine’s Hutchinson Center […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Preserving the Harvest workshop will be held 4:30–7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at Little Ridge Farm, 101 Gould Road, Lisbon Falls. UMaine Extension staff members will lead the workshop, which will include hands-on, USDA-recommended hot water bath canning and freezing food preservation methods. Participants will learn how to preserve pickles, […]
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The University of Maine will hold the annual Clean Sweep Sale 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday, May 23 and 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, May 24 in York Commons. Furniture, electronics, appliances, housewares, cleaning supplies, books, bedding, shoes and clothing will be among the items for sale. Items were donated by the university or students who moved […]
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The role of citizen science in sustainable river herring harvest is the focus of a more than $49,000 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The co-principal investigators are Theodore Willis and Karen Wilson at the University of Southern Maine, and Karen Hutchins Bieluch, Linda Silka and Laura Lindenfeld at the University of Maine. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are offering a hands-on workshop on basics of home composting and soil management 6–8 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at Wells Reserve at Laudholm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. Best practices for home composting, including proper materials, pile management for optimum efficiency and bin options will be covered. Mulching, […]
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Research being conducted through the University of Maine’s Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI) was highlighted in the the National Climate Assessment report recently released by President Barack Obama, which found global warming is directly affecting life in Maine and other New England states. The research by the SSI team is focused on the effects of increasingly […]
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Colleagues in STEM and social-behavioral sciences from around the state are invited to attend a day of networking and discussion of issues relevant to career advancement for women in academia Tuesday, May 20 in Bangor. The University of Maine’s ADVANCE Rising Tide Center will host the “Advancing Women in Academia: 3rd Annual Networking Conference” from […]
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Xuan Chen, a farm credit assistant professor in the University of Maine’s School of Economics, received a $28,390 Maine Department of Agriculture grant for his proposal, “Determining the Current Cost of Producing Milk in Maine 2013.” The yearlong project aims to accurately determine the costs of producing milk in Maine based on four levels of […]
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The University of Maine will host more than 100 Maine 4-H youth this weekend at the annual 4-H@UMaine: Connecting Kids to Campus. Youth 12 to 17 years old will stay overnight on the UMaine campus, explore careers and take part in experiential learning during a variety of workshops offered by UMaine faculty and graduate students. […]
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