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 went for a […]
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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 conservation, land protection and stewardship, endangered species, and law […]
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 natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as […]
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 describing Maine’s current solar development �land rush� is spot on. […]
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, […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Seeing the Scene Within the Frame
Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here, and see more of his work at Touch The Wild. A fresh dusting of snow. Trees partially block the light of the sun. I’m in a landscape photography spot I have not been […]
Andy’s blog: February is kindness month
Let’s make February a month of kindness. February 17 is Random Acts of Kindness Day. Who couldn’t use a little kindness right now? We’ve been navigating some particularly turbulent times and even those of us wearing rose colored glasses frequently find them fogged from our masks. With social distancing, our human interactions are less frequent, […]
RARE BIRD ALERT: REDWING
UPDATE – 23 Feb 2021:�The Redwing has not been seen since the afternoon of the 22nd, despite extensive searching on the 23rd and 24th. ———- UPDATE – 4-22 Feb 2021:�Redwing showed throughout the day in its usual spot. Dickcissel and Black-headed Grosbeak also reported daily, typically near feeders in the park. (See “Updates” section below […]
Find Your Sanctuary
Sanctuary (noun): a place of refuge.� One of the top things we can do for ourselves in these stressful times is to go outside (masked and distanced of course). Human beings need to step away from the news, from our daily pressures, and reconnect with nature.� Educator Richard Louv said �Now, more than ever, we […]