We're continuing our series on Central Maine Power's proposed New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line project focusing on the potential impacts to Maine wildlife. Maine Audubon feels strongly that NECEC and its mitigation plan offer unsatisfactory protections for Maine wildlife …
Habitat Connectivity
New England Clean Energy Connect and the Impacts of Forest Fragmentation
New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) is a transmission line proposed to bring electricity from hydro facilities in Quebec to consumers in Massachusetts. In the proposed path of construction for the transmission line lies a 53-mile stretch of undeveloped Maine woods between the Canadian border …
Become a Turtle Survey Community Scientist! Trainings 3/30 and 4/6
Maine Audubon is beginning the second year of an exciting effort to identify where turtles might be at risk of harm from traffic as they move across the landscape during the active season, and we are hoping you will help! We are looking for volunteers who can commit to walking along pre-selected …
Get Trained in “Stream Smart” Principles on 3/26, 4/4
Maine Audubon is pleased to offer two sessions of our Stream Smart Phase 1 Workshop this spring: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Fields Pond Audubon Center, Holden Thursday, April 4, 2019 Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, Falmouth Registration: 8 - 8:30 am Workshop: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm $35 registration …
2019 Is the Year of the Salmon!
View upcoming Year of the Salmon events in Maine! Earlier today, 200 Atlantic Salmon eggs arrived and were placed in their temporary home at Gilsland Farm. We expect that 200 more will arrive at Fields Pond sometime in February. This is the second year in a row Maine Audubon will raise …
We Spoke Up Today to Protect the Maine Woods
Today, Maine Audubon stood with over 25 individuals and organizations before the Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC, Commission) in Brewer to express our deep concern about their proposed rules that would dramatically change how new development is located in Maine's unorganized territories -- better …
Diverse, Resilient, Intact: The Unique Nature of Maine’s North Woods
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2018 issue of Habitat magazine. Look up at night and you see a sky filled with stars and planets, many melting into the expansive Milky Way above. Look down at Maine from the sky, and you see a massive dark spot, one of very few remaining on the …
Seeing Beautiful New Birds At Your Feeders? They Might Be Evening Grosbeaks!
Some lucky Maine birders are seeing some unusual birds at their feeders this winter. They're yellow, but they're not goldfinches. They've got fat bills, good for crushing seeds, but they're not House Finches or Eastern Towhees. They're Evening Grosbeaks, an almost mythical species in Maine and a …
What This Election Means for Maine’s Wildlife — & What’s Next
Yesterday, Maine people (and the nation at large) answered our call to #EgretOutTheVote -- in what appear to be record numbers. The majority of votes have been tallied, and we know one thing for certain: The 2018 midterm elections results bode well for Maine's wildlife and habitat. If you didn't …