Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District

11/12/2024

You're Invited: HCSWCD's 2024 Local Working Group (LWG)

Join us for an evening of collaboration and conservation planning:

📅 Thursday, November 21st at 6pm
📍 Ellsworth Extension Office, 63 Boggy Brook Rd.
💻 Zoom option

Your input will help determine how federal farm bill funds are prioritized in Hancock County, and directly impact resources available to local producers.

Register here (space is limited):
https://www.hancockcountyswcd.org/news/attend-hcswcds-local-working-group-2024

03/23/2020

The Maine Coast Heritage Trust recently released these guidelines for Maine residents to follow when visiting preserves, which can be applied to all shared outdoor spaces:

03/21/2020

Maine's prized scallop fleet caught fewer of the shellfish for the second year in a row despite nationwide trends toward increased catch.

03/20/2020

Today’s social distancing activity: The Smithsonian Channel has made every episode of Aerial America free to watch!

Smithsonian Channel Plus offers powerful documentaries and shows exploring history, science, nature, aviation, space and pop culture. Discover your favorite shows now.

03/19/2020

I speak woodpecker. It’s not a particularly useful skill, but it’s a fairly easy skill to acquire. Spring is a good season to practice because woodpeckers are among the earliest birds to get romantically frisky. Courtship has already begun for Maine’s resident woodpeckers. Our migratory woodpe...

03/19/2020

Today's social distancing activity

How many millions of people will be forced to leave their homes by 2050? This documentary looks at the so-called hotspots of climate change in the Sahel zone...

03/19/2020

Are you planning your summer garden? Here are growing tips from UMaine Cooperative Extension:

Maine Vegetable Gardening: Keep Your Garden Growing — Plant from Spring to Fall (PDF) Early Spring Midspring Early Summer Midsummer to Fall Plant as soon as the ground can be worked. Plant two weeks before the average last frost date. Plant when soil and sun are warm. Plant in late June-early July...

03/18/2020

Today’s social distancing activity

Exploring the world is something that’s always been a bit of a luxury for those who can afford to travel, but technology is changing that. With VR and 360-degree videos, you can now immerse yourself in virtual environments that give you a real sense of what a place is like, without actually b…

03/10/2020

03/10/2020

This is what remains from our Annual Tree & Shrub Sale. Don't miss out! Place your order today. Thank you to everyone who supported us through this sale!

https://hancockcountyswcd.org/shop/

4 crabapple
14 mountain ash
16 northern white cedar
14 p***y willow
9 white oak
12 white pine

Visit the post for more.

03/09/2020

Our Annual Tree & Shrub sale is coming to a close. Get your orders in now for May pick-up!
A few things have sold out, but we still have these available: American hazelnut, Beach plum, Crabapple, Moutain ash, Ninebark, Northern white cedar, P***y willow, Silver maple, White oak, and White pine.

https://hancockcountyswcd.org/shop/

03/07/2020

On growing h**p in Maine...

Maine has already carved out a niche in the craft beer industry with unique flavors and brands thanks in part to the use of locally grown hops and barley. Experts say there is no reason the same can’t be done with the steadily growing h**p production in the state.