ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s webinar to help home gardeners select healthy plants for their garden is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 28. Healthy Gardens Start with Healthy Plants will offer tips on how to evaluate plants prior to purchasing and assess the health of mail-order plants when they arrive. Participants can […]
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Orono center to host talk on drought, meeting farmers’ needs March 27
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, “Dealing with Drought: Aligning farmer needs and advisor confidence, skills, and expertise” at 3 p.m. Monday, March 27. The talk will be held both remotely via Zoom and in person at 107 Norman Smith Hall […]
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Damariscotta committee to provide legislative update March 23
DAMARISCOTTA — The Lincoln County Democratic Committee plans to hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, via Zoom. The agenda will feature state Sen. Cameron Reny, District 13, and State Rep. Lydia Crafts, District 46, who will provide updates on their priority bills and how people can get involved in helping to […]
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Orono center to host talk on food waste reduction March 20
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, Stepping up to the Plate: Innovations in Food Waste Reduction, at 3 p.m. Monday, March 20. The talk will be held both remotely via Zoom and in person at 107 Norman Smith Hall […]
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Camden library to host hybrid talk on mushrooms March 11
Camden Public Library is scheduled to feature a presentation from Greg Marley and the Maine Mycological Association at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11. The talk will be held via Zoom and in person in the Picker Room at the 55 Main St. library. Marley will discuss foraging for wild edible mushrooms in Maine, particularly mushrooms […]
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Bath land trust to host Zoom talk by firefly experts March 8
BATH —Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is set to host a free evening Zoom lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9, on fireflies. KELT will host firefly experts Doug Lowry and Don Salvatore from Mass Audubon’s Firefly Watch program. Those who register can learn about firefly characteristics, life cycles, species in Maine, population changes over time, […]
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Wildlife center, Camden library partner for wood turtles event March 9
The Center for Wildlife Studies’ Wild Maine series, in partnership with the Camden Public Library, is set to continue with a presentation at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, by conservation biologist and herpetologist Dr. Matthew Chatfield. Chatfield will discuss the natural history of wood turtles and some of the approaches that he and his colleagues […]
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay to begin winter speaker series March 8
A wildlife biologist will kick off My Life for the Birds & Bats series.
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Orono center to host talk by water science center director March 6
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to will host a free talk, USGS Water Science Centers: Serving our Communities with Science, at 3 p.m. Monday, March 6. The talk is offered both remotely via Zoom and in person at 107 Norman Smith Hall. Speaker […]
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Key4Women to host ‘Grit and Grace’ webinar March 1
The one-hour webinar features Grit and Grace founder Cheryle Jackson.