The Endangered Species Act is turning 50 this year! Enacted in 1973, this law is one of our most important tools to conserve our nation�s most vulnerable species � which, right now, includes 740 animals and 940 plants. Fifty years of experience has proven that the Endangered Species Act works: the Act has prevented the […]
Policy & Advocacy
Maine Audubon Staff Shaping the Agenda for Renewable Energy Development
For the last few years I�ve spent a lot of my time learning about/thinking about the intersection of renewable energy and the environment. It can be a lonely space � in between electrical engineering and traditional wildlife biology where you get out in the field and look at critters. So imagine my intrigue and delight […]
Maine Audubon in Augusta: Summing Up an Amazing Session
The First Session of the 131st Maine Legislature was one of the busiest and most successful we’ve ever had. Super-powered by the addition of our new Policy Advocate, Ches Gundrum, Maine Audubon was able to work on�and help pass�more wildlife-benefitting legislation than any session in recent memory! It was a whirlwind, with many successes to […]
BirdSafe Maine – Spring 2023 Bird Strike Summary
We�ve officially reached the end of Bird Safe Maine�s Spring 2023 collision monitoring season, our sixth season of monitoring for collisions around Portland. This season our team saw its greatest number of volunteers monitoring to date: 45 volunteers contributed to monitoring over the course of two months. Every day from April 18 – May 31 […]
Maine Audubon in Augusta: Important Final Updates
The Maine Legislature is nearing the end of an active and productive session. Though today is the last day on its formal calendar, there is still a lot of work to do and the Maine Audubon team expects that the Legislature will meet at least through the end of the week. Until then, we want […]
A Voice for Wildlife in the Development of Offshore Wind
Maine Audubon continues our work to support the development of clean, renewable energy in the Gulf of Maine while playing a critical role to ensure the avoidance or minimization of impacts to wildlife and habitat. In recent months we’ve released a report on potential impacts to wildlife from offshore wind in the Gulf and strategies […]
Good News for Wildlife in Augusta!
The First Session of the 131st Maine Legislature is still in full swing, with hundreds of bills still left to be decided. We’ll keep you updated on all the wildlife-related bills, but we wanted to let you know about some good news about a pair of bills we’ve been working hard on. SUCCESS! PROTECTING ENDANGERED […]
Growing endangered species at home (and at school)
In our work to conserve wildlife and habitat, Maine Audubon will always devote special attention to species of wildlife which are rare, threatened, or endangered. Our partners at the state and federal government are responsible for designating, or “listing,” these species. As I write, our conservation team works on conserving Piping Plover and Least Terns, […]
New Katahdin Woods and Waters NM Contact Station is Beautiful — and Bird Safe
Last week, our friends at Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters announced a campaign to build a new contact station to welcome visitors to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The Tek?k?pim?k Contact Station, a name translated from the Penobscot language to mean �as far as one can see� and is pronounced de gah-gah bee-mook, […]