News
- 8/12/2015: Mainers Urged to Sign Up for Free Disposal of Banned, Unusable Pesticides
- 7/23/2015: Shore and Harbor Planning Grants Awarded to Nine Maine Communities
- 7/22/2015: Media Advisory: Commissioner Whitcomb to highlight Administration support for veteran farmers Thursday
- 7/20/2015: Celebrate Eagle Island's National Historic Landmark Status
- 7/20/2015: 26th Annual Maine Open Farm Day
Events
- August 21, 2015 : Tree Hunt at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- August 21, 2015 : Invasive Plant Identification & Management - Walk with a Ranger at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site
- August 22, 2015 : Osprey Watch at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- August 22, 2015 - August 29, 2015: Union Fair
- August 23, 2015 : Stories in Stone at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- August 23, 2015 : Summer Nature Exploration at Wolfe's Neck Woods
- August 24, 2015 : Edge of the Sea at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
Public Meetings
- August 25, 2015: Land for Maine's Future Appraisal Oversight Committee
- August 25, 2015: Land for Maine's Future Board Workshop
- August 26, 2015: Maine State Harness Racing Commission Meeting
- August 27, 2015: Board of Pesticides Control Open Forum and Listening Session
- August 28, 2015: Board of Pesticides Control—Board Meeting
- September 9, 2015: LUPC Commission Meeting
- September 15, 2015: Land for Maine's Future Board Meeting
Business & Technical Assistance
Did you know...
...that Maine is the third largest producer of Maple Syrup in the nation?
...that over 24 Trillion Gallons of rain falls on Maine each year? 50% runs off into streams and rivers, 40% evaporates, 10% infiltrates, and only 1 billion gallons, or .004% is used by farmers as irrigation water. Go to our irrigation site.
...that Popham Beach provided much of the backdrop for the 1999 hit movie "Message in a Bottle", starring Paul Newman, Kevin Costner, and Robin Wright Penn?
...that there are 24 Agricultural Fairs throughout the State of Maine? View Agricultural Fairs Schedule
...that in 2011, the SyFy channel's popular "Ghost Hunters" show visited Fort Knox State Historic Site?
...that the first cows to come to America were off-loaded at what is now Vaughan Woods State Park in South Berwick?
