The Sun Journal posted a media release about four free “Signs of the Seasons” training sessions for volunteer citizen scientists offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant. Sessions are: March 16, 4–6:30 p.m., Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth; March 23, 4–6:30 p.m., Audubon Fields Pond Station, 216 Fields […]
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The Piscataquis Observer posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension media release announcing workshops about using small-scale greenhouses to extend the growing season will be held in March. The first, 1 to 3 p.m. March 12, is at the UMaine Extension Piscataquis County office, 165 East Main St. in Dover-Foxcroft. And the second, 10 a.m. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension publishes a free monthly newsletter for home gardeners — from novice to expert — with practical, research-based information available online for anytime access. The Maine Home Garden News, published from March through October, is archived by year and available for subscription. Each issue includes: a seasonal to-do list; articles on […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s five-session course for aspiring farmers starts 5:30–8:30 p.m. March 3, at the UMaine Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. The class meets weekly through March 31. Remote access and participation will be available by live streaming. “So, You Want to Farm in Maine?” is designed for those wanting to […]
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Elections can serve a starting point for people trying to better understand voting in the United States, including the March 3 presidential primary and special state referendum election. Fogler Library at the University of Maine has created a free online guide to local, state and federal elections. Every resource in the guide was handpicked by […]
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Students are invited to apply for a Maine Government Summer Internship for summer 2020. Positions are available in town and city governments as well as in state government agencies. Full-time, paid internships run from May 26 through Aug. 14. Internship areas include engineering, social media, conservation, transportation, land use planning, data analysis and education. All […]
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Maine’s first CubeSat is one of 18 small research satellites selected by NASA to carry auxiliary payloads into space between 2021–23. It is part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative that provides opportunities for nanosatellite science and technology payloads built by universities, schools and nonprofit organizations to ride share on space launches. Maine’s CubeSat, MESAT1, is […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer monthly community plant clinics at several locations in Piscataquis County beginning 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Feb. 28 at the UMaine Extension office, 165 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. “Fourth Friday Plant Clinics,” scheduled the fourth Friday monthly through 2020, are open to the public for plant and insect identification, questions […]
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In the 19th century, Penobscot grandmothers approved marriages, adjusted family disputes, sanctioned divorces and carried wampum. The tribe’s grandmothers’ council (nohkəməssizak mawebohwak, or the modern spelling, nohkomess potawasin) could veto a declaration of war by the chief and tribal council. Penobscot women had powerful and wide-ranging roles in their society, and their importance was embedded […]
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The University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation seeks Maine students and Maine companies to participate in the 2020 Innovate for Maine Fellows internship program. Innovate for Maine Fellows connects the best and brightest Maine college students with the state’s most exciting companies as a way to grow and create jobs in Maine through […]
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