Cooperative Extension in Washington County

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a six-session 4-H Nature in Focus SPIN Club for Washington County youth ages 9 –18 beginning July 26 from 4–5:30 p.m. at Downeast Coastal Conservancy’s Middle River Park, Machias.  Remaining dates are Aug. 2, 9, 16, 25, and 30.   Participants will explore the outdoors through photography, environmental education, outdoor recreation, and creative expression. Each session will begin with a photography lesson followed by a hike with a chance to practice new […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H has two new STEM toolkits available for use by formal and informal educators in hands-on science-based activities with youth.  The Sky’s the Limit is designed to increase awareness and understanding of solar energy through basic circuitry; energy collection and transfer; engineering design principles; and building design challenges. Suitable for […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer its hands-on virtual summer learning series July 5–Aug. 5 with over 20 workshops open to all youth ages 5–18.  The UMaine Extension 4-H Summer Learning Series includes hands-on workshops in the fields of arts and crafts, food and nutrition, STEM, marine science and aquaculture, animal science and […]

Dates to Remember June 10: Fryeburg Market Lamb Intent Form Due June 11: A Year in Nature SPIN Club In-person Meeting June 11 & 12: Oxford County June Jamboree June 17&18: Hancock County June Jamboree at the Blue Hill Fairgrounds  June 22-July 27: Adulting 101: Virtual Club June 25-July 1: Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF)  July […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H youth development professional Carla Scocchi is the recipient of the 2021 Denise Miller National 4-H Innovator Award presented by the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals. The award “recognizes an individual or team who exemplifies innovation, accomplishment, and commitment in the design and delivery of a unique […]

Dates to Remember April 26-May 8: Paper Clover Campaign, Tractor Supply Co., Calais May 15: Deadline for Maine App Challenge May 26: A Year in Nature SPIN Club Virtual Meeting May 26: 4-H for All SPIN Club June 1: 2021 Fryeburg Fair Market Lamb Intent form Due June 11: A Year in Nature SPIN Club […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension master gardener volunteers, UMaine Extension 4-H staff and Rob Dumas, UMaine food science innovation coordinator and chef, are hosting a farm-to-table summer camp Aug.1–5, 7:45 a.m.–noon, at Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. Registration is required by May 20. “Farm-to-Table Camp at Rogers Farm” is for youth ages 9–12 […]

Dates to Remember April 12-May 17: Tidepool Immersion Discovery + Ecology Workshop Series April 18-19: Maine 4-H Agriculture Symposium April 19 & 22: Wildlife Workshop with WHEP and Maine 4-H April 22 to May 8: Paper Clover Campaign April 23: 2022 Maine 4-H Dairy Judging Contest April 28: 4-H for All SPIN Club May 1: […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering an agricultural symposium for Maine teens April 18–19.  The 4-H Agriculture Symposium is an overnight experience for Maine youth ages 14–18. Participants will take part in hands-on learning opportunities, engage with industry professionals on the UMaine and University of Maine at Augusta-Bangor campuses, develop leadership skills and […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer an online weekly club for youth ages 13–18 about Maine’s tidepools and how to be citizen scientists, from 4–5 p.m. April 12–May 17. An optional field day will be held April 22, rain date April 21, at Southern Maine Community College, 2 Fort Road, South Portland. The […]