Since we all have a bit more time at home these days, why not get the lead out of your tackle boxes? Beginning April 1, Maine Audubon and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are partnering with local retailers to provide $10 store vouchers to anglers who turn in at least one ounce of […]
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Maine Audubon Comments on DEP Draft Order for NECEC project
In early March, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a draft order approving Central Maine Power’s (CMP) New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project with conditions, requiring CMP to agree to significant, additional actions to minimize and compensate for the project’s impacts before the DEP issues a final permit. Maine Audubon staff previously […]
Announcing the winners of the 2019-20 Junior Duck Stamp challenge
Congratulations to all the impressive young artists who entered this year’s Maine Junior Duck Stamp challenge! There were more than 500 entries from students in grades K through 12. The federal program, which was coordinated in Maine by Maine Audubon, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and L.L. Bean, teaches wetland and waterfowl conservation to students […]
Initial reaction to DEP draft approval for NECEC project
On March 13, 2020, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a draft order approving Central Maine Power’s (CMP) New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project with conditions. Maine Audubon staff previously provided extensive public comment to the DEP, focusing on the proposed project’s impacts on wildlife and habitat. Our comments demonstrated that NECEC, […]
“Requiem” Sound Installation Opening at Fields Pond Audubon Center
Listening to Steve Norton’s soundscape composition Requiem is both peaceful and unsettling at the same time. Unusual bird songs mix with frog croaks here and there, sounds come together, then pause. �A lot of people think it’s relaxing and beautiful,� says Norton, �but some people tear up and cry.� The tears come when listeners read […]
Results of the 2019 Loon Count
For the 36th year in a row, community scientists all over Maine ventured onto their local lakes and ponds on the third Saturday in July this year to count Common Loons. In total, 1, 414 people participated in the count this year (up from 1,350 in 2018), covering 292 lakes. Click here to see images, […]
New Report: Renewable Energy and Wildlife in Maine
Tackling climate change is one of the most difficult and pressing tasks Mainers face, both personally and collectively. Maine’s lawmakers have set some ambitious goals for reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and for procuring retail electricity sales from renewable energy sources. This recent legislation is spurring interest and investment in renewable energy projects across […]
Statement on LUPC Adoption of New Development Rules in the North Woods
Maine Audubon is deeply disappointed by the Land Use Planning Commission’s (LUPC) vote on April 2 to adopt rules to open tens of thousands of acres of Maine’s North Woods to subdivisons and commercial development. There was very little discussion by the Commissioners before the vote, which is the most significant policy change in the […]
Celebrating Maine Audubon’s Women in Science
This coming Monday, February 11, is the International Day of Women & Girls in Science — a day established by the United Nations to “support and promote the access of women and girls and their participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, training and research activities at all levels.” At Maine Audubon, science is […]