On Tuesday, October 5, 80 seventh graders at King Middle School in Portland worked with Maine Audubon and horticulture staff from the City of Portland to plant over 60 native wildflowers, shrubs, and trees along the Park Street entrance to the school. This planting project was the culmination of a months-long �learning expedition� about Maine […]
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Portland superintendent & students go “ponding”
Last Thursday, we welcomed Portland Schools Superintendent Xavier Botana and first graders from Hall Elementary to Gilsland Farm. The group went “ponding” — building on work the students and teachers at Hall have been doing with Maine Audubon educators on wildlife and habitat conservation. This field workshop, led by Maine Audubon educators, underscored the importance […]
Andy Beahm named Maine Audubon’s new Executive Director
Following a competitive national search, the Maine Audubon Board of Trustees has selected Andy Beahm to serve as the next Executive Director of the 174-year old wildlife conservation organization. A former Maine Audubon board member and chair, Andy has been serving as the organization’s acting Executive Director since January 2017. �We are thrilled to be […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Maine Audubon Seeks Anglers for Brook Trout Survey Project
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release April 12, 2016 Contact: Leslie Taylor, Media Manager ltaylor@maineaudubon.org 207-781-2330 x276 mobile: 347-225-1510 Falmouth – Maine Audubon, Trout Unlimited and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) are seeking volunteer anglers to survey remote Maine ponds and coastal streams for brook trout this fishing season. Information gathered by […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Maine Audubon Announces New Executive Director
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release January 11, 2016 Contact: Michelle Smith,�Communications & Marketing Manager msmith@maineaudubon.org (207) 781-2330 x209 Mobile: (207) 838-0511 Falmouth � Maine Audubon announced today the appointment of Ole Amundsen III as its new Executive Director. Amundsen brings more than 25 years of experience in conservation leadership, with a focus on landscape scale […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Maine Audubon to Release Children’s Book at 28th Annual Apple Day Celebration
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release September 22, 2015 Contact: Michelle Smith,�Communications & Marketing Manager msmith@maineaudubon.org (207) 781-2330 x209 Mobile: (207) 838-0511 Maine Audubon to Release Children’s Book at 28th Annual Apple Day Celebration ��A Little Brown Bay Story� addresses Maine’s declining bat population Falmouth � Maine Audubon invites members and the general public to celebrate […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Maine Audubon Applauds Legislature’s Efforts on Behalf of Endangered Species
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 30, 2015 Contact: Jenn Burns Gray, Maine Audubon Staff Attorney and Advocate jgray@maineaudubon.org, 207-798-2900 Maine Audubon Applauds Legislature’s Efforts on Behalf of Endangered Species Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee has voted unanimously in support of LD 807 Maine Audubon is delighted to announce that the Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Citizen Scientists Needed to Help Watch for Wildlife on the Road
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 29, 2015 Contact: Agata Ketterick, 207-781-2330 x232 Citizen Scientists Needed to Help Watch for Wildlife on the Road Maine Audubon seeks �road watch� volunteers FALMOUTH�� As the weather warms up, many animals are on the move and are more likely to be spotted on or near Maine roads. […]
MEDIA RELEASE: First Protected Piping Plover Nest of the Season Found in Maine
NEWS RELEASE� For Immediate Release April 28, 2015 Contact: Agata Ketterick, Maine Audubon, 207-781-2330 x232 Meagan Racey, USFWS, 413-253-8558 Mark Latti, MDIFW, 207-287-5216 First Protected Piping Plover Nest of the Season Found in Maine Wildlife agencies, Maine Audubon ask for help safeguarding nesting areas On the heels of last year’s highly productive piping plover […]