News
- 1/16/2019: Public Hearings on Proposed Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine - Ashland
- 1/16/2019: Public Hearing on Proposed Expansion of the Gypsy Moth Quarantine - Ashland
- 1/16/2019: Community Forestry Grants Available
- 1/9/2019: Agricultural Trades Show Highlights Growing Maine Agriculture!
- 11/30/2018: State of Maine Land for Maine's Future Program Issues Call for Proposals
Events
- January 26, 2019 : Winter Family Fun Day, Take It Outside!, Lake St. George State Park
- January 26, 2019 : Animal Tracking on Snowshoes at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- January 27, 2019 - January 28, 2019: Ski and Snowshoe Trailer at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- January 27, 2019 : Animal Tracking on Snowshoes at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- February 2, 2019 : Ski and Snowshoe Trailer at Mount Blue State Park
- February 2, 2019 : Winter Family Fun Day; Take it Outside! at Mount Blue State Park
- February 2, 2019 : Winter Family Fun Day, Take it Outside! Holbrook Island Sanctuary
Public Meetings
- January 24, 2019: Maine Milk Commission Monthly Meeting
- January 25, 2019: Maine Pull Events Commission Meeting
- January 29, 2019: Land for Maine's Future Appraisal Oversight Committee
- January 29, 2019: Land for Maine's Future Board Meeting
- February 7, 2019: Upper Kennebec Region Management Plan - Public Meeting
- February 7, 2019: Land for Maine's Future Appraisal Oversight Committee
- February 11, 2019: Public Hearing on Proposed Expansion of the Gypsy Moth Quarantine - Ashland
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?
