The organizers of the second annual Rangeley Birding Festival were disappointed to have to cancel the in-person event this year, but haven't given up in our quest to celebrate the birds of western Maine. So, we're going virtual! On the mornings of Thursday and Friday, June 4 and 5, Maine Audubon …
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Elementary Connections: Decomposers
How are nutrients recycled in nature? What plants, animals, and organisms help with this process? Where can we observe this in our own yards and neighborhoods? Last summer, a huge, old tree fell in the woods at Gilsland Farm. No one was quite sure what caused it to happen right …
Artist Mary Bourke’s new solo show benefits Maine Audubon
Looking closely at the vivid acrylics of the artist Mary Bourke brings about a sense of peace, transporting you to a gentler simpler time of picking blueberries, swimming at a lake, standing around a camp fire. Her new show at the Greenhut Galleries, “Somewhere Between Water and Woods,” on …
Family Fun Connections: Neighborhood Trees
As we've gotten better acquainted with the trees we pass on our daily walks around the neighborhood, I love that they're starting to stand out as individuals. In the past I've talked about spotting differences as a precursor to identifying species, but those same skills are what have led to noticing …
Elementary Connections: Life Cycles in Spring
How do different plants or animals grow and develop? What stages of life can you see around you? Do young plants and animals always look exactly like their parents? Step outside or peek out your window and you're bound to see new life this time of year. Birds are laying eggs or caring for their …
Bee Engaged on World Bee Day
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee, And revery -Emily Dickinson While waxing poetic certainly romanticizes our beloved bee, here's the hard truth: bee populations are in peril. Extinctions are occurring at unprecedented …
Sign our Petition to the Maine Climate Council
The Maine Climate Council is forging ahead in its important mission to develop a plan to help the state achieve its bold climate targets. In order for the Council to adopt a strong and effective plan with concrete steps that will grow Maine's economy, reduce air pollution, and build healthy, …
2020 World Series of Birding
We're taking part in a COVID-safe version of this famous birding competition, run by NJ Audubon, on May 9, 2020. A team representing Maine Audubon will spend 24 hours finding as many different bird species we can, trying to beat teams from all over the Eastern Seaboard. The event will be a …
Hooray! Hooray! It’s Endangered Species Day!
There once was a land that was teeming with Brown Bar-ba-loots, Humming-Fish, and luscious, beautiful Truffula Trees, or so goes Dr. Suess' iconic fable, The Lorax. Those Bar-ba-loots, Humming-Fish, and Truffula Trees were vital members of the fictional ecosystem that Dr. Suess created. However, …