Upcoming Events
November 15, 2018: 9:00am-11:30am--- Field, Farm, Forest: Conserving and Creating Pollinator and Wildlife Habitat
Join us for a morning filled with pollinators and wildlife. We have two skilled presenters lined up;Jeremy Markuson, NRCS Biologist, who will be guiding us through turtle and bat conservation practices in Maine and Eric Venturini, Farm Bill Pollinator Conservationist and NRCS Partner Biologist with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, who will teach us about pollinators and establishing pollinator habitat. The morning will be finished with a question and answer session and information regarding NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program cost-share opportunities.
Topics Covered: pollinators, pollinator habitat, wildlife conservation, turtle conservation, bat conservation
Location: 254 Goddard Rd. Lewiston, ME 04240
Cost: Free
Topics Covered: pollinators, pollinator habitat, wildlife conservation, turtle conservation, bat conservation
Location: 254 Goddard Rd. Lewiston, ME 04240
Cost: Free
November 29, 2018: 9am-12pm Agricultural Food Safety Q&A Session
Join us for a morning session to help answer some of your lingering Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) questions. This Q&A session is NOT a replacement for the Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course. This session is in an attempt to help local producers understand the changes that are to come with the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Topics Covered: Eligibility, crops, water quality testing, health and hygiene, compliance dates, manure and soil amendments, farm and food safety plant.
Location: 254 Goddard Rd. Lewiston, ME 04240
Cost: Free
Topics Covered: Eligibility, crops, water quality testing, health and hygiene, compliance dates, manure and soil amendments, farm and food safety plant.
Location: 254 Goddard Rd. Lewiston, ME 04240
Cost: Free
December 6, 2018: 8am-4pm--- Maine DEP Contractor Certification Training: Basic and Advanced Erosion and Sediment Control Practices
By attending this session, you qualify to become DEP certified in erosion and sediment control practices after the completion of a site evaluation.
Topics Covered: Why is erosion control needed? Laws and regulations requiring erosion control, erosion and sedimentation, erosion control best management practices and planning, pollution prevention at construction sites, erosion control plan design, steps to obtain certification
Location: Sabattus Town Hall 190 Middle Rd. Sabattus, ME 04280
Cost: $75.00
Continuing Education Credits: Certification or re-certification in Maine DEP Erosion and Sediment Control
Topics Covered: Why is erosion control needed? Laws and regulations requiring erosion control, erosion and sedimentation, erosion control best management practices and planning, pollution prevention at construction sites, erosion control plan design, steps to obtain certification
Location: Sabattus Town Hall 190 Middle Rd. Sabattus, ME 04280
Cost: $75.00
Continuing Education Credits: Certification or re-certification in Maine DEP Erosion and Sediment Control
