Cooperative Extension in Washington County

It’s that time of year when the days are cooling, the apples are falling from the trees, and everyone is picking their favorite football team! Visit the Cooperative Extension online Publications Catalog for seasonal information, such as: #4275 Let’s Preserve: Dried Herbs #4191 Safe Home Cider Making #4262 Apples #4278 Barbecue and Tailgating Food Safety […]

Using a popular video game to immerse rural Maine students in computer science and math concepts is the focus of a three-year, $2 million research project being led by University of Maine researchers. Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMaine, is leading the project that […]

A new program based in Machias aims to immerse at least 600 10- to 18-year-olds in innovative, out-of-school science and math opportunities. The three-year STEM Guides Downeast project is a collaborative effort among the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA), Axiom Education and Training Center and University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H, according to an […]

  The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has an opening for a 4-H Community Education Assistant, part-time, 24 hours per week. Position based in the UMaine Extension Washington County office in Machias, Maine. For a full job description and to apply go to Employment at UMaine. The University of Maine is an EEO/AA Employer. All […]

Summer has officially arrived and even the weather is telling us it’s summer-time! Berry season is upon us and we have several publications from growing the berries, to preserving and cooking them. I hope you have an opportunity to get outside and enjoy our beautiful state! Here are just a few publications that may interest […]

A statewide effort supporting learning and skill-building to ensure growth, empowerment and success for all Maine residents officially launched at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute during Maine Startup & Create Week. The Maine State of Learning (MSOL) is a project fueled by public and private partnerships across the state to provide more learning opportunities […]

The Maine Math and Science Alliance has financial aid available for any 10-18 year old in the Machias area who wants to attend a Maine-based STEM summer camp.  This includes the middle-school camp at Maine School of Science and Math, any robotics camps or Audubon camps or other STEM-related camps in your area. Maine Math […]

All About Aviation 4-H SPIN Club University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an aviation 4-H club for youth entering grades 7 through 12, on Mondays, July 6, 13 and 20, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the UMaine Extension office, 28 Center St., Machias. The wonder of flying, from the dream to reality, from here to […]

Birds, Bugs and Bees…Who lives in our trees? 4-H SPIN Club Come and join 4-H at the Milbridge Public Library to discover the creatures who live along the Sudsbury Walking Trail (the nature trial behind the library) and explore the books that teach us all about them. When: June 24, July 1 and July 15, 9:00-11:00 […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers a free tick identification service for Maine residents. The announcement of the service is timely: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and ticks are being reported statewide. In fact, the tick population in Maine has been steadily increasing since the late 1980s, along with the emergence of tick-borne diseases. […]