The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has just announced that it will be awarding grants to 34 projects in Maine, to match local funding that will pay for upgrades of culverts at stream crossings on municipal roads. Congratulations to the grantees! This directly supports our Stream Smart Maine goals, to work with contractors, landowners, […]
Habitat Connectivity
New Law Will Expand Maine’s Ecological Reserve System
March 31, 2022 (Augusta, ME) � A bill that will expand Maine�s network of ecological reserves to protect more habitat for the state�s rich array of plants, animals, and other species was signed into law by Governor Janet Mills on Tuesday March 29, 2022. State-owned ecological reserves cover less than 1% of the state, yet […]
Bird/Glass Collision Project Wraps Fall 2021 Season with Record Numbers
Every morning between September 7 and October 31, 2021, more than 20 volunteers woke up early to hit the streets of Portland to search for birds that collided with glass windows. This monitoring program began just a year ago, during the fall of 2020, and so we were able to compare seasonal data for the […]
November 2021 Elections: Information about Question 1
Information to help Maine Audubon members and supporters better understand Question 1 in the November 2021 Maine elections
Celebrating 5 Years of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
WHEREAS, Katahdin Woods and Waters is an exceptional example of the rich and storied Maine Woods, enhanced by its location in a larger protected landscape, and thus would be a valuable addition to the Nation’s natural, historical, and cultural heritage conserved and enjoyed in the National Park System; WHEREAS, it is in the public interest […]
Big Update on a Successful Piping Plover Season!
Somehow it�s August! The piping plover breeding season is beginning to wind down, birds are taking off from Maine beaches to migrate South for the winter, and Maine Audubon�s Coastal Bird Crew is breathing a little easier. 170 young birds fledged off of beaches from Georgetown to Ogunquit is no small feat for biologists from […]
Migration tracking tools come to Maine Audubon
Maine Audubon is joining a massive international effort to track animal movements through automated radio telemetry, a project called the Motus Wildlife Tracking Network. It’s already teaching us new things about how birds and other animals are moving through Maine. Motus, from the Latin for “movement,” seeks to track species migration via a collaborative network […]
Celebrate Your Watershed This Week
Maine�s watersheds provide us with incredibly rich ways to learn about our ecology, culture, economy, and the connections amongst and between them. For millennia, animals have migrated to Maine�s rivers from around the world to reproduce. For ten thousand years, Wabanaki people have understood and utilized the countless resources these watersheds provide for human life […]
Help Wildlife with Better Stream Smart Crossings
What helps wildlife and protects public safety at the same time? Stream Smart crossings, of course! Stream Smart crossings are culverts and bridges that allow streams to flow naturally as if the road wasn’t even there. Not only does this allow fish and wildlife to move freely and safely through the landscape, but it also […]