The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will host a presentation and discussion on voter education by Susan Hill on Sept. 26. The nonpartisan event, slated for 6–8 p.m., will include topics on voter registration, safe election procedures, voting districts, political party office locations, the list of offices and initiatives on the November ballot, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is inviting teachers and volunteers from around the state to participate in the 11th annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge by hosting the experiment in their school, after-school program, library or 4-H club throughout the month of October. This year’s challenge, “Code Your World,” is a four-part activity […]
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Morning Ag Clips advanced an open house and tour of Faithful Venture Farm at 17 Borough Road in Searsmont from 5:30–7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18. The event is a collaboration between University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Waldo County Extension Association. The public is invited to tour the farm and learn about organic dairy […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association are partnering with the Maine Grass Farmers Network to offer a pasture walk at the David Greeley farm in Jackson, Maine on Sunday, Sept. 9 from 4–6 p.m. Pasture walks are designed to be a peer-to-peer learning experience, where experienced graziers share […]
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Helping train the next generation of interdisciplinary environmental conservation leaders is the goal of a five-year, $2.9 million National Science Foundation (NSF) award to the University of Maine. The interdisciplinary UMaine project led by Sandra De Urioste-Stone, a UMaine assistant professor of nature-based tourism, and involving multiple community partners statewide was one of 17 new […]
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Lisa Phelps, Maine’s statewide 4-H Program leader, will serve as interim director of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, effective Sept. 1. She succeeds longtime Extension director John Rebar, who is retiring Aug. 31. Phelps will serve as interim director until the conclusion of UMaine’s national search for a new dean of UMaine Extension, which has […]
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VillageSoup and the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel announced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties is accepting applications. Classes meet 1—4:30 p.m. Oct. 4 through Nov. 15, and March 21 through May 2. Most classes will be at the Knox-Lincoln Extension office in Waldoboro and some […]
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VillageSoup and The Free Press advanced a program about clams led by Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias and the director of research at the Downeast Institute. The free program focuses on the basic biology, ecology and management of soft-shell clams, and their relationship to other organisms in […]
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The University of Maine System’s Adult Degree Completion Scholarship has funds available for Maine adults wishing to resume courses this fall toward a college degree. Scholarship aid, combined with expanded credit transfer among Maine’s universities and community colleges and prior learning credit for work experience and military service, could make the path to a college […]
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Researchers in the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station and their colleagues from neighboring institutions published a report called “Bees and Their Habitats in Four New England States” this summer. The report includes previously unpublished information and a synthesis of literature relevant to Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The report also offers recommendations for […]
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