FARMINGTON — Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District is sponsoring a Pond Building and Maintenance Workshop from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Municipal Building’s downstairs conference room. This class will allow anyone needing contractor re-certification credits to extend their license for three years. This is a class/workshop to help […]
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Nominations sought for the 2017 Franklin County Big Tree Contest
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Big Tree Contest will be held May 1 through Oct. 15. The goal of this contest is to find really big/old native trees, including the lesser-known trees as listed on the Maine Forest Service website, maineforestservice.org under “Project Canopy.” After nominations come in to Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation […]
Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District offering pond construction, renovation class
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a class on pond construction, renovation and maintenance on April 4, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Farmington Municipal Building. Contractor recertification credits are available to those attending the full session. Those who are not seeking credits will be dismissed at […]
Conservation District presents awards, shares story of local farmers
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District held its annual meeting recently when several awards were presented and a pair of local farmers shared their story and samples of their goat’s milk cheese. Cathee Pullman, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) Assistant State Conservationist, reminded those in attendance […]