A welcome and familiar sight near summer fields and wetlands across North America, Tree Swallows are clever aerialists with deep blue iridescent backs and stark white undersides. These birds are often found zipping through the sky in a series of acrobatic twists and turns while catching and feeding …
Maine Audubon’s mission has always embraced the connection between art and nature, and we are delighted to be partnering with others who share that focus as well. This summer, Harbor Square Gallery in Rockland has curated an exhibition of fine art that features birds as subject matter, by national …
“The door will be opened to those who are bold enough to knock.” (Tony Gaskins) My name is Aroha Walsh, and the Stream Explorers has done many things in the past few months that inspire me to be a better person. The Stream Explorers program aims to test the pollution in streams by looking at …
People connect with nature in many ways. Some go for long hikes–like Nelson Daigle, who, at age 84, just climbed Borestone Mountain for the 200th time! Others spend hours gardening, bringing native plants home to create a robust habitat for birds and insects. Some connect with nature by canoeing, …
As the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center turns 50 this summer, we’re celebrating and honoring all those who have helped to conserve and protect the marsh, and supported (and continue to support) our educational and environmental programs. At a special event last week, we honored Director Linda …
At over 3,000 acres, Scarborough Marsh is the largest contiguous salt marsh in Maine, and also one of the most famous and productive birding destinations. Thousands of birders visit Scarborough Marsh each year—from Dunstan's Landing to the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center to Pine Point and …
My loon-count crew was ready with time to spare, fortified with Fruit Loops and cranberry juice (I know it’s a sugar bomb, but hey, we’re grandparents). I spread the map on the console of the boat, shoved off from the dock, and headed out to do my part for loon science on sector 3 of China …
When President Obama established the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in 2016 he added permanent protection for some of the most important bird breeding habitat in the state. Contained in its more than 87,000 acres are boreal and deciduous forests, mountain peaks, spruce bogs, rivers and …
Our Bringing Nature Home staff had the pleasure of working with Portland Youth Corps and Portland Trails recently on restoration landscape practices! Portland Youth Corps members assisted with the removal of invasive plants along the Portland Arts and Technology High School Trail in the Portland …
