Events & Programs » members http://maineaudubon.org/events Conserving Maine's wildlife. For everyone. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:27:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Night Walk http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/night-walk-2/ http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/night-walk-2/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:46 +0000 fieldspond http://maineaudubon.org/events/?p=6860 Summer nights at Fields Pond are magical.

Join us for a guided exploration of the nocturnal world that most of us never experience.

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Join us for a guided exploration of the nocturnal world that most of us never experience.

]]> http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/night-walk/feed/ 0 Trail Blaze Party http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/trail-blaze-party/ http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/trail-blaze-party/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:22 +0000 fieldspond http://maineaudubon.org/events/?p=6823 Come join us for a day of good company and good work as we walk the trails and repaint the trail blazes. Snacks provided.

]]> http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/trail-blaze-party/feed/ 0 Summer Solstice Celebration http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/summer-solstice-celebration/ http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/summer-solstice-celebration/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:41:31 +0000 fieldspond http://maineaudubon.org/events/?p=6819 Join us on this longest day of the year for a celebration of nature in summer. Enjoy a little storytelling, a little natural history, and a twilight walk. All ages are welcome.

 

 

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]]> http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/birdathon-celebration-dinner-2/feed/ 0 Fields Pond Book Discussion Group: Summer World by Berndt Heinrich http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/fields-pond-book-discussion-group-summer-world-by-berndt-heinrich/ http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/fields-pond-book-discussion-group-summer-world-by-berndt-heinrich/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:23:33 +0000 fieldspond http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/fields-pond-book-discussion-group-broadsides-from-the-other-orders-by-sue-hubbell-2/ Heinrich focuses on the animal kingdom in the extremes of the warmer months, with all its feeding, nesting, fighting, and mating. He observes the complex interactions of animals and plants with nature, giving depth to the relationships between habitat and warming of the earth.

Leader: Joyce Rumery

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Picture: Justin Henry via Flicker

Come explore these unique ecosystems through a two-part program that combines an evening presentation with a hands-on field trip to the magnificent Orono Bog.  Learn about the role of peatlands in the biosphere and investigate the Orono Bog from top to bottom (including collecting peat samples from 20 feet under the boardwalk).  The presentation the evening before the field trip will cover the basic ecology of peatlands (wetlands that are underlain by peat, including bogs and fens), and will illustrate the various kinds of peatlands, their distribution in Maine and elsewhere, and the important ecological roles they play both locally and globally.

Leader: Ron Davis, Professor Emeritus, School of Biology & Ecology, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine

Friday, May 24, 6:30-8 p.m. & Saturday, May 25, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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]]> http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/nature-time-for-children-summer-session/feed/ 0 Peony Bloom & Ice Cream Social http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/peony-ice-cream-social/ http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/peony-ice-cream-social/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:01:04 +0000 Maine Audubon http://maineaudubon.org/events/?p=6373 Learn more →]]> peony-pink-wetNO REGISTRATION REQUIRED- Free to all!

Maine Audubon extends our thanks to our Peony Circle of Friends, dedicated members, donors and volunteers who have supported us for over 20 years. Please join us as we honor our Peony Circle members at this year’s Peony Bloom and Ice Cream Social. 

Savor hand-crafted ice cream (donated by Toots Ice Cream in North Yarmouth) and enjoy music from the students of 317 Main (Yarmouth), while you walk among the thousands of peony blooms in the historic gardens at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth. Bring your children and grandchildren and enjoy fun peony crafts together – we hope you will join us!

Learn more about the Peonies at Gilsland Farm »

*Arrive by 7:00 pm for the live auction of five heirloom peony plants!

The Peony Circle of Friends 2013
More than 1,600 people, businesses, and organizations have supported Maine Audubon for 20 years or more. Check back soon for 2013 Peony Circle of Friends. View the Circle of Friends 2013 [pdf] »
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The 2013 Peony Social is generously sponsored by Spectrum Medical Group

]]> http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/peony-ice-cream-social/feed/ 0 Fields Pond Book Discussion Group: Broadsides from the Other Orders by Sue Hubbell http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/fields-pond-book-discussion-group-broadsides-from-the-other-orders-by-sue-hubbell/ http://maineaudubon.org/events/2013/fields-pond-book-discussion-group-broadsides-from-the-other-orders-by-sue-hubbell/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:47:55 +0000 fieldspond http://maineaudubon.org/events/?p=6233 Hubbell, a beekeeper-turned-essayist has a fondness for bugs and insects and after reading her notes on camel crickets, gypsy moths, and water striders, among other creatures, you will as well. Her appreciation extends even to bugs that we may find noxious. 

Leader: Joyce Rumery

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