It�s officially spring so that means it�s time to check on your local streams, explore water quality, and find bugs! We�re kicking off a new Stream Explorer season and recruiting community scientists who can help survey large aquatic insects (macroinvertebrates) in Maine streams. If that sounds interesting to you, there are two ways you can […]
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Bird Conservation comes to Maine’s Maple Sugarbushes
March is arguably the sweetest month of the year. All throughout Maine, sugarmakers are busy boiling maple sap into syrup. The same forests that make Maine one of the top three maple producing states also support some of the highest diversity of nesting birds in the country. In an effort to bring together Maine’s maple […]
Maine Audubon’s 2022 Loon Count Brings in New Lakes, Counters!
Final results from Maine Audubon’s Annual Loon Count for 2022 estimate that adult loon numbers dipped slightly this year but chick numbers are up! Long-term trends continue to show a strong adult population that has grown steadily over the years, and a stable population of chicks over time. The annual loon count takes place on […]
Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce Names Maine Audubon Nonprofit Organization of the Year
The work of Maine Audubon�s Coastal Birds Crew was in the spotlight last month as the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce named Maine Audubon the Nonprofit Organization of the Year at a ceremony on October 12. Coastal Birds Project Director Laura Minich Zitske and Biologist Laura Williams accepted the award on behalf of Maine […]
Maine Audubon Releases Guide to Habitat Restoration and Native Plantings for Solar Development
Thanks in large part to incentives put in place by Governor Mills in 2019, clean, renewable solar energy is cropping up all across Maine. From fewer than 100 MW of solar energy on the ground in Maine in 2019, there are more than 525 MW installed today. Maine is on track to meet its clean […]
Maine’s Senators Introduce Bill to Improve Access at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
August 10, 2022 (Falmouth, ME) – Maine Audubon is pleased to learn of the introduction of Senate Bill 4784, The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act, by Senator Angus King and co-sponsored by Senator Susan Collins. �Improving access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument from the communities of Millinocket and East Millinocket […]
Take flight in Rockland at the Harbor Square Gallery
Maine Audubon�s mission has always embraced the connection between art and nature, and we are delighted to be partnering with others who share that focus as well. This summer, Harbor Square Gallery in Rockland has curated an exhibition of fine art that features birds as subject matter, by national and international artists, including painting, photography, […]
A Celebration of 50 years at the marsh
As the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center turns 50 this summer, we�re celebrating and honoring all those who have helped to conserve and protect the marsh, and supported (and continue to support) our educational and environmental programs.� At a special event last week, we honored Director Linda Woodard and former Executive Director Dick Anderson for their […]
Maine Audubon welcomes new trustees
Maine Audubon is pleased to announce the induction of four new trustees to its board of trustees. We welcome these new trustees and thank them for their commitment to Maine Audubon and its mission. Alison Hark is a versatile marketing leader who brings a combination of strategy, operations, and communications to achieve goals and build […]