On Wednesday, April 5, the Maine Legislature�s Environment and Natural Resources Committee will hold a public hearing on LD 1246, An Act to Include Endangered and Threatened Species Habitat in the Definition of “Significant Wildlife Habitat” Under the Natural Resources Protection Act. The bill seeks to expand the circumstances in which the Maine Departments of […]
Habitat Connectivity
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. […]
Come visit our centers to see Atlantic Salmon eggs hatching
If you�ve stopped by the nature centers at Fields Pond or Gilsland Farm recently, chances are you may have noticed a few hundred new inhabitants: Atlantic Salmon eggs! Both centers are currently raising endangered Atlantic Salmon through Fish Friends, a program of the Maine Council of the Atlantic Salmon Federation.� These salmon are a far […]
Spring means it’s time to start surveying Maine streams
It�s officially spring so that means it�s time to check on your local streams, explore water quality, and find bugs! We�re kicking off a new Stream Explorer season and recruiting community scientists who can help survey large aquatic insects (macroinvertebrates) in Maine streams. If that sounds interesting to you, there are two ways you can […]
Bird Conservation comes to Maine’s Maple Sugarbushes
March is arguably the sweetest month of the year. All throughout Maine, sugarmakers are busy boiling maple sap into syrup. The same forests that make Maine one of the top three maple producing states also support some of the highest diversity of nesting birds in the country. In an effort to bring together Maine’s maple […]
�Seeing� the Forest Through the Birds
We�ve probably all heard someone say �You can�t see the forest for the trees!� to let someone know they are too caught up in the weeds to see the bigger picture.� I�m happy to say that I�m seeing the forest through the trees AND the birds now after coordinating Maine Audubon�s Song Meter Project over […]
Maine’s Senators Introduce Bill to Improve Access at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
August 10, 2022 (Falmouth, ME) – Maine Audubon is pleased to learn of the introduction of Senate Bill 4784, The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act, by Senator Angus King and co-sponsored by Senator Susan Collins. �Improving access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument from the communities of Millinocket and East Millinocket […]
Maine Audubon and Ag Allies announce new partnership to help grassland birds
Bobolinks are one of the most charismatic and iconic species of our grasslands.� They, along with other grassland species, have suffered the steepest declines of North American birds in recent decades, dropping 53% between 1970 and 2019. They face threats on several fronts, all across their range (www.stateofthebirds.org).� Habitat loss is a driving factor in […]
Recapping an Exciting and Important Legislative Session
The 130th Maine Legislature has nearly completed the work of their second session, with many conservation wins to show for it. From expanding biodiversity protection on public lands, to limiting sprawl across the state, to reducing conflict between boats and wildlife, meaningful environmental policy development was a priority this session for Maine lawmakers. We achieved […]