Things are starting to spring, and even sing! Our minds often start thinking of spring as birds return to Maine. However, the arrival of Red-winged Blackbirds and Woodcocks are also phenological indicators of something completely different � BIG NIGHT!!!� Maine�s incredible reptiles and amphibians, or �herps� as we affectionately call the subjects of herpetology, have […]
Environmental Education
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 […]
Encouraging Climate Education in Maine Public Schools
Maine�s climate is changing rapidly, and our best chance to mitigate or prevent harm in the future is to act decisively now. That means reducing greenhouse gases, transitioning to a clean energy climate, and preparing our children for the future. A bill moving forward in the legislature, LD 1902, would address the latter point and […]
February Fun at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth!
With the days getting longer, it�s hard not to think ahead to warmer months, even while there is still plenty of wintery fun to be had at Gilsland Farm in February. Below, you�ll find a quick camps update, along with some of the programs and events you can look forward to this month: 2022 Camps: […]
Young artists and teachers, explore wildlife through the Junior Duck Stamp Program
Quack!! The deadline for this year�s Maine Junior Duck Stamp is coming right up, so teachers and young artists, make sure you have all your ducks . . . you know!� Just what is the Maine Junior Duck Stamp? It�s the Maine component of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program, which Maine […]
Priority Legislation: Encouraging Climate Change Education in Public Schools
One of Maine Audubon’s priority bills during this, the second session of the 130th state legislature, is LD 1902: Resolve, To Establish a Pilot Program To Encourage Climate Education in Maine Public Schools. Supported by a strong coalition of local nature-based education organizations and youth activists, LD 1902 would give teachers the tools they need […]
Sign Unveiling Celebrates Collaborative Project with King Middle School Students
Braving freezing temperatures, students and teachers from King Middle School joined leaders from Portland Parks, Maine Audubon, US Fish and Wildlife, and others to unveil a new interpretive sign about an ongoing project in Deering Oaks park early in the morning on Wednesday, November 17. A short ceremony included remarks from various partners about the […]
Announcing the 2022 Junior Duck Stamp program!
Announcing the 2022 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program! Educators, now is the time to get your students prepared to create some innovative and beautiful waterfowl art!� Maine Audubon is collaborating with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the 28th annual statewide Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program. The program, which […]
Tracking an Invasion at Gilsland Farm
All the basic information about the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) is right there in its name: “emerald” refers to the hue of its iridescent body; “ash” for the family of trees that these jewel beetles feed and lay their eggs on; and “borer” for the tunnels young beetles dig through the bark, eventually leading […]