Maine Association of Conservation Districts News

Soil and Water Conservation Districts from Piscataquis and Somerset Counties will host a workshop on Tuesday March 4th focusing on American wild turkey habits and habitat. The 3-hour workshop will begin at 9:00 AM at the Skowhegan Community Center on 39 Poulin Drive, Skowhegan, ME.
Featured speakers at the event will be National Wild Turkey Federation [...]

The Maine Forest Service in cooperation with the City of Bath, Androscoggin Land Trust, Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, USDA Forest Service and UAP Distribution LLC will be holding two invasive plant identification and control workshops. These workshops will provide participants with an introduction to identification of common upland invasive plants. Participants will [...]

Maine Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Kennebec County Soil and Water Conservation District (KCSWCD) are hosting a training session on hoop roof design and options for Maine hoop roof construction. Hoop Roof Options in Maine: Vendor Presentation will give attendees the opportunity to hear from three local vendors and learn about their products. [...]

The Northern Maine Regional Envirothon Competition has been rescheduled for May 20, 2007. The location has also been changed to the Meduxnekeag Ramblers Snowmobile Club in Littleton.

Lisbon: The Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting a GPS Unit Training Workshop at Beaver Park in Lewiston on March 29, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  A storm date of April 5, 2008, has been planned at the same site.  Have a new GPS that’s never come out of [...]

The Maine Envirothon Committee would like to make Envirothon team members aware of some scholarship opportunities available to them.

The Maine Assocation of Conservation Districts has two $2,000 scholarships to the University of Maine, Orono available. For more information visit www.maineswcds.org/envirothon.

The Maine Arborist Association has two $750 scholarships available. For more information visit http://www.mainearborist.org/.
The New England [...]

The Maine Envirothon Committee will be holding a Forestry Training Workshop at Unity College on Friday, March 21, 2008. This workshop is available for schools who have established Envirothon teams, or schools interested in forming a team. For more information on this workshop visit the Maine Envirothon website at www.maineswcds.org/envirothon/.