NEW REPORT: Forest Conservation Easements
Approximately 90% of Maine is covered in forestland, making it the most heavily forested state in the nation. Millions of these acres are included in a complex grid of small and large working forest conservation easements. Maine Audubon undertook a detailed assessment of the terms of these easements. The assessments, analyses, and recommendations were published in a report titled Forest Conservation Easements and Wildlife: A Review of Working Forest Conservation Easements, Their Potential for Conserving Wildlife and Habitat, and Recommendations for Improvements. Read the report online here. (September 2025)
Climate Change
- Climate Change and Biodiversity in Maine: A Summary of Vulnerability of Habitats and Priority Species (pdf)
- Wind Power & Wildlife in Maine: Executive Summary (pdf)
- Wind Power and Wildlife in Maine: A State-wide Geographic Analysis of High-Value Wildlife Resources and Wind Power Classes (pdf)
- Wind Power Siting Guidelines (pdf)
Economics of Wildlife Conservation
- What Conservation Looks Like in Maine (pdf)
- The Economic Arguments for Conservation (pdf)
- Watching Out for Maine’s Wildlife (pdf)
- Valuing the Nature of Maine (pdf)
Habitat Connectivity
- Maine Turtle Roadkill Survey (2021)
- Stream Smart Road Crossing Pocket Guide, 2017 (pdf)
- Endangered Species Road Watch Protocol (pdf)
- Wildlife Monitoring at Road Crossings in the Western Maine Mountains, Final Report – March 2016 (pdf)
- Maine Audubon Wildlife Road Watch 2015 Report (pdf)
- Maine Terrestrial Wildlife Crossings Survey Report: Potential for Retrofitting Transportation Infrastructure to Benefit Movement of Terrestrial Wildlife (Executive Summary) (pdf)
- Maine Terrestrial Wildlife Crossings Survey Report: Potential for Retrofitting Transportation Infrastructure to Benefit Movement of Terrestrial Wildlife (Full Report) (pdf)
Habitat Conservation
- The Beginning with Habitat website (BwH, a collaborative program of federal, state and local agencies and non-governmental organizations, is a habitat-based approach to conserving wildlife and plant habitat on a landscape scale.
- Beginning with Habitat: Conserving Maine’s Natural Landscape for Plants, Animals, and People (pdf)
Conserving wildlife in Maine’s…
- Developing Landscape (pdf)
- Shoreland Habitats (pdf)
- Coastal Habitats (pdf)
- On and Around Maine’s Roads (pdf)
- Habitat Connections (pdf)
Significant Wildlife Habitat
- Waterfowl & Wading Birds (pdf)
- Shorebirds (pdf)
- Vernal Pools (pdf)
Important Bird Areas
Loons
- Maine’s Common Loon (updated 2024) – (pdf)
- Effects of Lead Fishing Tackle on Loons in Maine(pdf)
- Eternal Foam Platform Plans from Sigurd Olsen (pdf)
- Living in Loon Territory (pdf)
Sustainable Forestry
- Sustaining the Ecological Integrity of the Managed Forest (pdf)
- Focus Species Forestry: A Guide to Integrating Timber and Biodiversity Management in Maine (pdf)
- Long-term Impacts of Timber Harvesting on Stand Structure in Northern Hardwood and Spruce-Fir Forests (pdf)
Vernal Pools
- Best Development Practices: Conserving Pool Breeding Amphibians in Residential and Commercial Developments in the Northeastern United States (pdf)
- Forestry Habitat Management Guidelines for Vernal Pool Wildlife (pdf)
- Maine Municipal Guide to Mapping and Conserving Vernal Pool Resources (pdf)
- Conserving Maine’s Significant Wildlife Habitat: Vernal Pools (pdf)