A few more exciting stages in the Maine Audubon Mural adventure took place in October! On Thursday, October 16, Bangor Beautiful and Maine Audubon hosted seven classrooms (about 140 students!) from Fairmount School in Bangor for a chilly, all-day planting spree (photo above) along the mural’s upper shelf facing York Street. These aren’t just any […]
Environmental Education
Portland Third Graders Enjoy “Take Me to the River” Program
At the end of the September, staff from Maine Audubon got to meet with every 3rd grade student in Portland–that’s about 500 students! Over the course of four days, students from nine of the Portland Public Schools (PPS) elementary schools (including Peaks Island!), visited Gambo Dam in Windham to kick start their Wabanaki Studies unit, […]
Bird Mural Takes Flight in Bangor
What was just a worn cement retaining wall on Broadway in Bangor last month is now becoming a vibrant celebration of birds, native plants, and community spirit. The Maine Audubon Mural, the newest commission by Bangor Beautiful, can be seen on the highly visible stretch of wall near the Family Dollar on State Street. Passed […]
New “EcoExplorers” Afterschool Program Inspires Young Naturalists at Fields Pond
We’re thrilled to share the launch of our new afterschool program, EcoExplorers, designed especially for curious young naturalists in 2nd through 5th grade! Turning our 229-acre sanctuary into an environmental laboratory, this hands-on program combines outdoor adventure with scientific discovery to help students connect more deeply with the natural world around them. Each week, students […]
See you later, summer campers!
Back-to-school sales seem to have started in July this year, so we’ll have to look for a few other signs that summer is winding down: goldenrod blooming everywhere, cooler mornings, and woodchucks munching on a few early windfall apples. At Maine Audubon, that of course means the end of our summer camp season. But before […]
Sprout Lewiston Takes Root
This summer marked our fourth year working with Lewiston-based nonprofit Maine Community Integration (MCI). With each passing year, the relationship between Maine Audubon and MCI deepens, and creates greater trust and understanding for the work and experiences that are possible. The mission of MCI is “creating opportunities for New Mainer girls and their families to […]
Gilsland Farm: Trail closed for Emerald Ash Borer study
If you’re walking the mowed paths of the West Meadow at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, you may notice a few Trail Closure signs. These signs have been added because Maine Audubon is experiencing a change among the trees that many other places in the country are also seeing. As visitors and readers of our various […]
Visit Our “Monarchs & Maine” Outreach Table at August Festivals
As Maine Audubon ramps up its activities and outreach in both DownEast/Eastern and Western Maine, we look for ways to share content and resources with the communities there. One great mechanism for doing this is by participating in popular summer festivals that occur and draw hundreds of people each year. Given that it is August […]
Community Tree Nurseries: Midsummer Update
2025 marked the launch of Maine Audubon’s four Community Tree Nurseries in Portland, Auburn, Bangor, and East Machias. Working with professional partners in municipal public works, urban forestry, vocational education, and habitat restoration, these nurseries will produce native species of trees and other plants for city arborists to use in replacing canopy trees in Maine’s […]