ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about restoring Penobscot language use, and how traditional stories can provide vital knowledge to help meet today’s challenges. The Zoom talk runs from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, April 5. When Margo Lukens began the […]
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UMaine Extension to offer tractor safety classes
Online classes; in-person tractor-driving practice is offered.
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Maine CDC warns of hepatitis exposure at Orono store
A food-service worker at the Circle K on Stillwater Ave has tested positive for hepatitis A, possibly exposing those who recently ate food or worked at the store.
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‘Essentials of College Planning’ sessions to be held in April
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free, individualized “Essentials of College Planning” sessions for adults looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The virtual sessions are being held the following dates: • Thursday, April 1 at 10 and 11 a.m.; • Friday, April 2 at 9 and 10 a.m.; • Monday, […]
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Online vegetable, fruit school begins March 31
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold its annual vegetable and fruit school online from noon to 2 p.m Wednesday and Thursday, March 31 and April 1. Topics will include new and emerging pest problems, bird management in corn, effective cultivation practices, irrigation strategies for diversified farms and fertigation for high tunnels. Presenters […]
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Talk to focus on Land Back movement, future of land relations
The Zoom talk will run from 3-4 p.m. Monday, March 29.
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Fruit trees topic of upcoming webinar
“Protecting Fruit Trees from Insects and Diseases” runs Wednesday, March 24.
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Talk on localizing global climate action set
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk by David Reidmiller, director of the Climate Center at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), about how global climate action can be applied in Maine.
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‘Signs of the Seasons’ scientist training to begin March 22
University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono and Maine Sea Grant will offer four free Signs of the Seasons training options for volunteer citizen scientists around the state.
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Maine’s shellfish fisheries webinar to air March 18
The second program in the series, “What’s changing on the mudflats?: Collecting knowledge and data about changing clam flats,” will air at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 18.