A couple heading out on the Nature Trail at Scarborough Marsh the other day was delighted to read about the marsh and some of the inhabitants on an interpretive sign they came across at the trailhead. Little did they know, they were the very first people to see the new sign installed! Frequent visitors to […]
Announcing the winners of the Maine Junior Duck Stamp 2022-23
Drama worthy of March Madness took place on March 16, 2023, when a panel of five judges gathered at Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm Audubon Center to view and evaluate hundreds of depictions of ducks, all created by Maine students as part of the Maine Junior Duck Stamp program. As the entries were judged first in […]
Maple Thanksgiving is a Sweet Treat for Portland Kindergarteners
Maple sugaring takes patience–a lesson kindergarten students in Portland Public Schools now know firsthand. Students across the district spent late winter learning about maple trees and maple sugaring, studying maple trees on their school grounds, and in many cases, tapping those trees, as a part of a Wabanaki Studies unit for kindergarten called Maple Thanksgiving. […]
Becoming a bird-safe school
Something’s happening during recess these days at Yarmouth Elementary School. Instead of the shouts and sounds of a soccer game, there’s quiet. Groups of kids are standing, looking, listening. Yes, they’re birding! According to Nicole Colfer, the school’s STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) teacher, the kids have become more present in nature thanks […]
Grants, awards, and other good news!
Sharing good news from across the organization about recent grants awarded, fun news items, partner news, and more! Enhancing the Nature Trail at Scarborough Marsh Thanks to a grant funded by the Scarborough Rotary and the Prouts Neck Association, Maine Audubon will be able to enhance the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center Nature Trail to introduce […]
Raising Salmon, Raising Awareness
Some kids learn how to raise cows or grow potatoes. This spring, 500 students in all 10 of Portland�s public elementary schools had hands-on experience raising endangered Atlantic Salmon!� It�s all part of an educational salmon rearing program called Fish Friends, which aims to educate school children about the importance of native salmon. It is […]
Biddeford Youth Wins Maine Junior Duck Stamp for Second Year in a Row
For the second year in a row, a talented young artist from Biddeford has edged out other young artists from across the state to win the Maine Junior Duck Stamp art contest. Ariah Lowell, 13, impressed the judges in a field of extremely talented artists with her oil painting of a Wood Duck in flight […]
Judging Complete for 2022 Junior Duck Stamp Challenge
With more drama than March Madness, the number of tie-breakers today brought the tension high as judges struggled to choose winners from a highly competitive crowd. Forget the NCAA; this is the Maine Junior Duck Stamp Challenge! Five judges gathered at Maine Audubon�s Gilsland Farm center in Falmouth today to choose winners from more than […]
A year-end message of change and hope
For our year-end message, the staff of Maine Audubon is pleased to bring you a reading of the poem, Metamorphosis/We Change, (inspired by “Flight from the City” by J�hann J�hannson), written by Samaa Abdurraqib. Samaa Abdurraqib (she/her) lives in Brunswick, ancestral land of the Abenaki people. The land around her inspires her to slow down, […]