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UMass Extension's 2009 Garden Calendar

Diversity in Green
The cost is $12 per copy (bulk discounts available)
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UMass Extension’s 2009 Garden Calendar presents a selection of plants chosen by UMass Extension's Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry staff. Daily "how-to and when" tips provide information on garden pests and management strategies to help gardeners reduce pesticide usage.
 
4-H Volunteer Forum

Well Water Fact Sheets

Private water wells supply many Massachusetts residents with drinking water, and it is the responsibility of the well owner to make sure the water is safe to drink. Healthy Drinking Water for Massachusetts, a series of 27 fact sheets, provides well owners with everything they need to know to keep their drinking water safe.

Click here to learn about getting wells tested, water quality standards, and treatment methods to solve contaminant problems.

 
UMass Amherst campus

UMass Amherst Outreach Publishes New Plan

UMass Amherst Outreach provides the broad agenda for university engagement with the Commonwealth. The recently published plan focuses on strengthening engagement with individuals, communities and organizations outside the university as well as faculty, staff and students inside. UMass Extension is a unit of UMass Amherst Outreach.

Outreach Strategic Plan FY06-08pdf icon