ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a talk on how forest management practices may affect ticks and tick-borne disease. The talk is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday, March 28. Maine has seen a five-fold increase in the incidence of Lyme disease, which […]
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UMaine Extension to offer seed-starting webinar
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a webinar for home gardeners about starting seeds indoors. The webinar is to be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. on Friday, March 25. Seed Starting at Home features best practices for starting vegetable and flower seedlings indoors, such as proper timing, supplies for success […]
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UMaine Extension offers food safety training for volunteer cooks
University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans offer four options for online food safety training for volunteer cooks from 9 a.m. to noon starting Tuesday, April 5. Additional sessions will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. April 7 or 13, and from 5 to 8 p.m. April 19. Cooking for Crowds offers up-to-date information on […]
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UMaine to offer free psychosis detection webinar
The University of Maine Rural Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care Training Program plans to offer a free, live webinar about early detection of psychosis. The webinar is due to run from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, April 1. The webinar is Screening for Early Emerging Mental Experiences (SEE ME): A model for early […]
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Journey as a Deaf Parent webinar set for March 24
SOUTH PORTLAND — Maine Behavioral Healthcare’s Deaf Services program plans to present The Journey as a Deaf Parent, a free, one-hour webinar for parents and caregivers of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, parents who are deaf or hard of hearing, and providers who work with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. The […]
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Strawberry growers webinar to be hosted by UMaine Extension bnb
ORONO — A webinar about strawberry production and pest management in northern Maine is planned from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Strawberry Production and Pest Management for Northern Maine will illustrate how best to produce strawberries in northern Maine, including site preparation, variety selection, plant growth, […]
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UMaine to host climate change, agriculture webinar
The Maine Climate and Agriculture Network is offering a three-webinar series about climate change and agriculture. The series is scheduled to run March 22 and 28, and April 14. Each webinar will consist of several short presentations followed by questions and a general discussion. Speakers will include farmers, outreach professionals, and agricultural and climate scientists, […]
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UMaine Extension 4-H begins food science club
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer a five-session online food science club for ages 9-13. The club will meet weekly from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 22 through April 19, according to a news release from the extension. Participants in the 4-H Virtual Food Science Club will explore food […]
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Advancing environmental justice focus of UMaine center talk
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a talk on efforts to move Maine toward climate and environmental justice. The talk — given by Jessica Scott, senior climate advisor with the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, is scheduled for 3 […]
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Camden library film club to showcase female world leaders
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club is set to watch and discuss two films that document female world leaders who were the first women to hold the top political office in their countries. “Looking for Merkel” takes a look at Chancellor Angela Merkel, often described as the most […]