The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is hosting a series of workshops on organic orcharding. These workshops are set to run from Saturday, March 9, through Saturday, Aug. 17, at various locations throughout Maine as well as two online opportunities. The series covers a variety of topics appropriate for people at any level of […]
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Timber taxes program to run online March 12
Maine Woodland Owners is set to hold an online program, Making Sense of Timber Taxes, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. This Zoom event provides advice and information for woodland owners facing 2023 business tax realities. Conducted by retired IRS forester Jim Norris, the workshop will cover federal timber tax information, focusing primarily on reporting […]
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Association to host March 14 talk on Black sailors of Lincoln County
Lincoln County Historical Association plans to shed light on Black sailors of the the 18th and 19th centuries with an online lecture, “Good Grit: Black Sailors of Lincoln County,” presented by Korrine Tanzer at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14. Tanzer will discuss a few of the Black sailors — free and enslaved — who worked […]
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Maine Dairy seminar, annual meeting set for Waterville March 14
WATERVILLE — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Dairy Industry Association are set to host the 2024 Maine Dairy Seminar and MDIA annual meeting from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial Road. The collaborative event will include featured speakers highlighting emerging trends and […]
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Kennebec Land Trust to kick off lecture series in Winthrop March 14
The Kennebec Land Trust has announced the dates and speakers for its annual conservation lecture series. This year’s program is Maine Mammals and Their Habitats (see tklt.org/lyceum). KLT’s lecture series is modeled after the early New England lyceums that began in 1826 in Massachusetts and continued for many years, hosting lectures, debates, and concerts for […]
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Western Maine Audubon to host amphibian migration monitoring talk March 13
FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon plans to sponsor a talk, “Maine Big Night: Amphibian Migration Monitoring,” by Greg LeClair. The talk is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall at 173 High St. on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. It is free and open to the general public. […]
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Gardiner teacher to present at workshop for educators
Registrations are due by March 22 for those who would like lunch.
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University Credit Union opens applications for expanded scholarship program
ORONO — University Credit Union has open the online application period for the annual UCU Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to eight undergraduate students furthering their education at each University of Maine System campus and Maine Maritime Academy; each scholarship is $1,000. To be more inclusive of students pursuing advanced education, UCU expanded the program […]
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Online presentation to cover biocontrol research in Merrymeeting Bay
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s sixth presentation of its 27th annual Winter Speaker Series — Biocontrol Research in Merrymeeting Bay — will feature Hilary Peterson, integrated pest management specialist with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. This event is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, via Zoom. It is accessible via hyperlink found […]
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Voting for posters to support children’s dental health ends March 8
Public voting is open until 10 a.m. Friday, March 8, for this year’s Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention School Oral Health Program Poster Contest. The initiative raises awareness about good oral health for school-age children in Maine and coincides with National Children’s Dental Health Month in February. This year’s theme was “Healthy Habits […]