What helps wildlife and protects public safety at the same time? Stream Smart crossings, of course! Stream Smart crossings are culverts and bridges that allow streams to flow naturally as if the road wasn't even there. Not only does this allow fish and wildlife to move freely and safely through the …
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2021 World Series of Birding
We were proud to take part in a COVID-safe version of this famous birding competition, run by New Jersey Audubon. On May 8, 2021, Team Maine Audubon spent 24 hours finding as many different bird species as possible, trying to beat teams from all over the Eastern Seaboard. We had live coverage as we …
Maine College of Art Students Tackle Bird Safe Buildings
Maine Audubon and the Maine College of Art (MECA) have partnered for several years on a class called Mathematical Enterprise, where students learn to develop grant proposals and present their ideas to simulated grant panels. Maine Audubon presents the students with a topic, and the students develop …
What’s in store for this unusual legislative session
With the limited fanfare that can be generated over Zoom, the 130th Maine Legislature got off to a relatively slow and definitely unusual start in January. Though many of the session's high-profile bills have yet to have their public hearings, Maine Audubon has already engaged with legislators on …
Beginning with Habitat program helps steer smart growth
A recent cross-country ski outing got Conservation Director Sally Stockwell musing about land use and land use planning in Maine. This is adapted from a column written for GrowSmart Maine: Last month, just as the dawn was breaking on the shortest day of the year, I clipped into my Nordic skis and …
Maine Audubon Remembers George Smith
In one of the many tributes to George Smith, who recently passed away after a four-year battle with ALS, George noted that one of his most prized accomplishments was establishing the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund (MOHF), a specially-designed program that awards grants for wildlife and habitat …
Outdoor Afro Binocular Drive
Spring migration is right around the corner, and we're hoping to help beginner or backyard birders this season by donating binoculars. If you have gently used binoculars, please consider donating them to Maine's Outdoor Afro network. Outdoor Afro is a community that reconnects African-Americans with …
Op-Ed: Legislature should take steps to keep solar development green
Note: This is the text of an op-ed column published in the February 4, 2021, Portland Press Herald. By Ellen Griswold, Policy and Research Director, Maine Farmland Trust, and Eliza Donoghue, Director of Advocacy & Staff Attorney, Maine Audubon Tux Turkel's January 4 article …
The 2021 Great Backyard Bird Count: Feb. 12 to 15
This is it, folks. We've spent a year trapped in our houses with little to look at except for the feeders in our backyard. The whole world seems to be on about how birdwatching is having a moment, and now it's time to put all that feederwatching to some good use. Coming up next week, from Feb. 12 …