News
- 11/9/2018: Investments in Maine Agriculture - 2018 Specialty Crop Block Grants Announced
- 10/23/2018: New report documents nearly $21 million annual economic benefit from modern wood heating of commercial and institutional buildings in Maine
- 10/10/2018: Maine State Parks set all-time camping record!
- 9/18/2018: Emerald ash borer Emergency Order expands to include York County towns
- 9/12/2018: Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Western York County, Maine
Events
- November 17, 2018 : Fall in the Forest at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- November 17, 2018 - November 18, 2018: Annual Maine Harvest Festival
- November 18, 2018 : Casco Bay Walk at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- November 24, 2018 : Ready, Set, Sleep! at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- November 25, 2018 : Hike with the Ranger at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- January 1, 2019 : First Day Hike At Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- January 15, 2019 - January 17, 2019: 78th Annual Agricultural Trades Show
Public Meetings
- November 14, 2018: LUPC Commission Meeting
- November 14, 2018: ZP 774 - Background Materials
- November 14, 2018: Logging and Forestry Education Grant Program Public Hearing
- November 14, 2018: ZP 774 - Proposed Commission Initiated Rezoning to Recreation Facility Development (D-RF) Subdistrict; Chesuncook Township, Piscataquis County
- November 16, 2018: Board of Pesticides Control Meeting
- November 21, 2018: Maine Milk Commission Minimum Price Meeting
- November 26, 2018: Maine Pull Events Commission 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 26 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?
