PARIS — On Saturday, March 23, there will be a Farm Pond Construction and Trout Stocking Workshop held at the Oxford County Extension Office.

At 10 a.m. Candace Gilpatric, Natural Resource Conservation Service agricultural engineer, will lead the workshop on farm pond construction. At 12:30 Sonny Pierce, retired from the IF&W and owner of Shy Beaver Hatchery, will follow with a workshop on stocking a private pond with trout.

Both of these workshops will include time for individual questions and answers. There is a fee of $10 per workshop. Check-in for the morning is at 9:30. Snacks and lunch will be served. Pre-registration by March 16 is required.

To register for one or both of these workshops, call Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District at 743-5789, ext. 111, email [email protected], go to www.oxfordswcd.net and follow the links or stop by the office on Olson Road.

Trout sale

Orders for delivery of rainbow, brown or brook trout to private ponds are now being accepted. All trout orders must be received by the end of May and the fish will be delivered directly to the pond by Pierce Associates/Shy Beaver Hatchery of West Buxton. A Permit to Stock from the MDIF&W is required and may be obtained by going to www.maine.gov/ifw, or is available by calling or stopping in at the Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District office.