The Transfer Station will be working with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to start a program for organic waste recycling. A big thanks to John Fusco, transfer station manager who is leading the effort and contributing to a greener Ogunquit! You can learn more about this very innovative program at OGUNQUIT ORGANIC RECYCLING
JUNE 27 12PM DON’ MISS IT On June 27th from Noon to 2:00 PM John Maclaine from the DEP will give a presentation in the Main Hall of the Dunaway Center. He will give his presentation followed by a Q&A time
Picture credit Phil9816 at Pixabay The Boston Globe reports on efforts by a Cape Cod community to deal with pollution from poorly maintained, aging septic systems. Follow the entire article at Boston Globe
2nd annual Native Plant Fair May 21 10:00am—2:00pm (Rain Date May 22) Beach Plum Farm, 610 Main Street, Ogunquit Please join us for Ogunquit’s second annual Native Plant Fair! We will be showing off some of the fabulous native plants that are adapted to our soils and climate, and helping attendees to understand the many […]
Picture credit: esperanza Doronila in Unsplash Trevor Smith, who specializes in green stormwater infrastructure for Weston (Massachusetts) Nurseries, discussed how to deal with that extra water and prevent the damage of drier spells. The talk was presented with support from the Maine Landscape & Nursery Association. Read the article as reported by Tom Atwell in […]
Picture credit Jan Huber at Unsplash Follow this LINK to the article written by Max Pascall that appeared at Shelterwood Forest Farm in 2018.
Wise advice from the Maine Forest Service. Picture credit Maine CDC Winter is the best time to determine what your risk is for exposure to browntail moth in the coming spring and summer. Caterpillars overwinter in tight webs at the ends of tree and shrub branches. This short video below has an introduction to recognizing […]
A story in MAINE PUBLIC by Fred Bever, Picture credit Zbynek Burival at Unsplash Our very own State of Maine is leading the country in the development of alternative sources of energy, and we are doing in a hurry. You can read or hear this story as it originally appeared in Maine Public as part […]
By Bill McKibben, guest Opinion writer for the New York Times Picture credit – Dominick Vanyi at Unsplash The “invisible hand” described by the 18th-century Scottish philosopher Adam Smith seems to be at work guiding the strategy of disinvestment. During the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, activists announced that the fossil fuel divestment campaign […]
