After twelve months, the weekly Nature Moments video series is wrapping up. In this final installment, Bowdoin professor and Maine Audubon trustee Nat Wheelwright looks back and thanks the team of writers and technicians at Bowdoin College who helped him produce the series. Nature Moments�are produced by Nat Wheelwright and Wilder Nicholson, with help from […]
Honoring Dick Anderson with a Congressional Proclamation
Last weekend, we set sail on the 50th anniversary voyage of our Bald Eagles of Merrymeeting Bay boat trip (it was an incredible day — you can read about it in Nick’s excellent write-up). We saw 47 Bald Eagles, which is a thrill in and of itself…but the highlight of the day was having an […]
New Teaching Guides Complement “Wildlife on the Move” Books
We are very excited to share the news that our popular “Wildlife on the Move” children’s book series has gained a valuable new educational component. In partnership with Islandport Press, each book now has a full downloadable teacher guide, as well as a dedicated webpage complete with additional resources. Check them out for yourself! A […]
Nature Moments: The Sound of Extinction
Whip-poor-wills, swallows and other birds that feed on flying insects are rapidly disappearing throughout the northeast. The same is true of too many other animals and plants, says Maine Audubon board member and Bowdoin professor Nat Wheelwright. Once you pay attention to nature and come to care about it, you can hear the loss of […]
Charge Up at Gilsland Farm During National Drive Electric Week
It’s National Drive Electric Week, “a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today’s widespread availability of plug-in vehicles.” We’re proud to have a Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging station at our Gilsland Farm headquarters — and are pleased to see how much the two chargers are used by visitors to the wildlife sanctuary. Electric […]
Nature Moments: The Buzz About Bees
Bumblebees have tiny brains but extraordinarily sophisticated behavior. If you follow a bee as it forages for pollen and nectar, you’re likely to find that it specializes on only one type of flower. In this latest Nature Moments video, ecologist Patty Jones explains that bees’ choices are influenced by plant chemicals and the behavior of […]
“The Birdist” Joining Maine Audubon to Lead Outreach Efforts
We are excited to share the news that Nick Lund will be joining the Maine Audubon team as our first Outreach & Network Manager. Nick is a Maine native, a writer, and an experienced conservation professional. Most recently, he served as Senior Manager of the Landscape Conservation Program at the National Parks Conservation Association in […]
Nature Moments: Herbivory in Moderation
Those holes, rips, folds and tubes that you find in leaves? They’re mainly the work of larval beetles, moths, flies, sawflies and other insects. In moderation, herbivory is a sign of a healthy environment because it indicates that our native insects have not been decimated by pesticides or climate change. Nature Moments�are produced by Nat […]
A Banner Year for Maine’s Nesting Piping Plovers
The Maine Audubon “plover crew” has wrapped up its 2018 season monitoring the nesting of Piping Plovers on Maine’s beaches — and they have good news to report for this struggling species. “In 2018, we had a record number of nesting pairs and a record number of fledglings for Maine,” explained Laura Minich Zitske, who […]