Compost webinar series to begin March 11
Virtual events to be offered by the UMaine Cooperative Extension.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a three-webinar series about compost issues in agriculture and waste management from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 11, and Tuesdays, March 23 and 30.
According to a news release from UMaine News in Orono, this compost webinar series will first examine the organic certification process for compost usage with Caleb Goossen, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association organic crop and conservation specialist. He will be followed by carcass composting with Krishona Martinson, University of Minnesota professor and Extension equine specialist; and composting hemp residual with Mark King, Maine Department of Environmental Protection environmental specialist and Maine Compost School educator.
Fri, 03/05/2021 - 1:00pm
(Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension)
(Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension)
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will offer four free ‘Signs of the Seasons’ training options for volunteer citizen scientists around the state.
The training options include:
A three part webinar series March 22, 24 and 26, from 4 - 5 p.m.
Online training co-hosted by Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, March 23, from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
In-person, socially-distanced training co-hosted by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, May 5, from 10 a.m. - noon, at 132 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay. The training is limited to 10 participants.
Online training co-hosted by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, May 5, from 4 - 5 p.m.
Fri, 03/05/2021 - 12:30pm
(Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension)
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about caring for fruit trees Wednesday, March 24, from 6 - 7 p.m.
“Protecting Fruit Trees from Insects and Diseases features UMaine Extension integrated pest management associate scientist Glen Koehler and UNH Extension fruit and vegetable production field specialist George Hamilton, who will discuss low-input approaches to protecting fruit trees from pests and recommendations for disease prevention and management in the home orchard.
Registration is required; a $5 donation is optional. Register on the event webpage to attend live or receive a link to the recording. This is the last in a six-part winter gardening webinar series. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Pamela Hargest, 207.781.6099; pamela.hargest@maine.
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