(Above photo: Loon Count Day photo by Bruce Small) It’s early in the morning. It’s foggy. Humidity is high. But you’re an Annual Loon Count volunteer, so you drink your coffee, you pick up your binoculars, you straighten the papers on your clipboard, and you take to the lakes! Sometimes the skies are clear and […]
Media Release
All Persons Trail Opens at Maine Audubon
Stepping over tree roots, navigating an uneven path, and climbing up a grassy slope: these present insurmountable obstacles for many people. Now, these obstacles have been removed in order to provide greater access to wildlife at Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth, just outside of Portland. One of the hallmarks of Maine Audubon’s […]
Press Release: Maine Groups Condemn Federal Attacks on the Endangered Species Act
Maine Audubon | Natural Resources Council of Maine | Maine Conservation Voters Maine Rivers | Environment Maine | Maine Unitarian Universalist State Advocacy Network Sierra Club Maine | Maine Association of Conservation Commissions RESTORE: The North Woods | Maine Youth for Climate Justice Momentum Conservation | Friends of Casco Bay FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAINE GROUPS […]
All Persons Trail Coming to Gilsland Farm
One of the hallmarks of Maine Audubon’s vision is to create accessible, inclusive, and welcoming wildlife sanctuaries that provide a haven for Maine wildlife and broaden access to nature and experiential learning for everyone. Stepping over tree roots, navigating an uneven path, and climbing up a grassy slope: these present unsurmountable obstacles for many people. […]
2026 New Board of Trustee Announcements
Maine Audubon is pleased to announce the induction of seven new people to its Board of Trustees in 2025-26. “Maine Audubon is thrilled and honored to have such dedicated, passionate, and qualified individuals serve on our board,” says Maine Audubon President Judy Camuso. “The Board of Trustees is critical to our success as an organization […]
Thousands Opposed to Flawed CMP Conservation Plan for Western Maine
September 17th Public Hearing Will Consider Appeal Asking for Improvements to Protect Mature Forests and Connected Wildlife Habitat September 10, 2026 (Augusta, ME) – More than 2,000 Mainers have signed a petition calling for improvements to a flawed conservation plan that Central Maine Power (CMP) developed as mitigation for its New England Clean Energy Connect […]
Stories from the 2026 Loon Count
The 43rd Annual Loon Count is a wrap! More than a thousand volunteers headed out on the water and surveyed more than 400 lakes across the state from 7 to 7:30 am on Saturday July 18. Despite some wind, it was a beautiful morning for the Loon Count. We want to give a huge shout […]
Maine Audubon Voices Concerns About the Federal Government’s Changes to Endangered Species Act Definition of “Harm”
On July 10, 2026, the federal Department of the Interior finalized a proposed rule to constrict the definition of “harm” included in the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Maine Audubon is deeply concerned about this new rule, and had previously submitted comments denouncing the proposed change. As a reminder, the federal ESA to date has been […]
Fireworks: dazzling for some, distressing for wildlife
—By Kevin Mullan, Coastal Birds Seasonal Outreach Coordinator; photos by Megan Maher, Marketing Coordinator As the nation prepares for the 250th anniversary of its independence this Fourth of July, celebrations both large and small are being planned up and down the coast of Maine with games, barbecues, and, of course, fireworks. However, the invitations for […]