News
- 12/22/2016: Pets and Holidays!
- 12/8/2016: State Inspectors Search for Skimmers
- 12/5/2016: Winter Camping in the Allagash
- 11/30/2016: Expansion of Search for Invasive Forest Pests Announced
- 11/21/2016: Downeast Sunrise Trail Extension Completed
Events
- January 1, 2017 : First Day Hike at Range Pond State Park
- January 1, 2017 : First Day Hike at Bradbury Mountain
- January 1, 2017 : First Day Hike at Popham Beach State Park
- January 1, 2017 : First Day Hike at Sebago Lake State Park
- January 1, 2017 : First Day Hike At Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- January 1, 2017 : First Day Hike at Lily Bay State Park
- January 8, 2017 : Plants Alive in a Cold World at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
Public Meetings
- January 11, 2017: Board of Pesticides Control—Public Forum and Board Meeting
- January 11, 2017: LUPC - No Meeting Scheduled
- January 19, 2017: Animal Welfare Advisory Council
- January 20, 2017: Maine MIlk Commission Monthly Meeting
- February 8, 2017: LUPC Commission Meeting (Snow Date: February 10, 2017)
- February 17, 2017: Board of Pesticides Control—Board Meeting
- February 23, 2017: Maine MIlk Commission Monthly 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?