Kick net? Check. Ice cube tray? Check. Tiny paintbrush to help pick up tiny water bugs? Check!� Armed with these tools, volunteers embarked on treasure hunts as part of the Maine Stream Explorers, a community science project that Maine Audubon launched in partnership with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Lakes Environmental Association […]
News & Notes
New video series showcases Forestry for Maine Birds program
Are you interested in learning more about how you can help birds and other wildlife while managing your woodland? Typically, you’d be able to take part in an in-person workshop introducing you to our Forestry for Maine Birds program. But prompted by coronavirus restrictions, Maine Audubon, the Forest Stewards Guild, Maine Forest Service, and Maine […]
Maine Audubon and Clean Energy Companies Applaud Vote on Climate Action Plan
Landmark Document Sets Course for Carbon Reductions and Economic Revitalization November 12, 2020 (Augusta, ME) � The Maine Climate Council voted today to finalize draft recommendations for the state’s next Climate Action Plan (CAP), a document that will guide Maine’s efforts to meet ambitious climate goals set by Governor Mills. The final Climate Action Plan […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Winter Bird Photography
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. The leaves are down. Temperatures are slowly dropping. Perhaps a light dusting of snow is covering the yard. Winter offers some great opportunities […]
New trail named at Fields Pond
Fields Pond Audubon Center has a new trail that creates several longer hiking loop options around the sanctuary, connecting the waterfront and Lake Shore trail to the interior of the property. Dedicated volunteers helped blaze the trail, and the Penobscot Valley Chapter recently held a trail-naming contest to come up with a name. Members were […]
Andy’s Blog: Getting Outside
We’ve turned the clocks back, the first snow has fallen, and the days are getting shorter. But we’re in Maine! We’ve been taking to the outdoors in record numbers all summer, to compensate for the pandemic, election stress, and other 2020 woes, and we’re certainly not going to let winter change that. We’ve all got […]
Family Fun Connections: Skeletons
Last fall, my son fell in love with one of the Halloween decorations at his school. It was a crow skeleton, complete with what I can only describe as �feather bones� on its wings and tail. We stopped to admire it twice a day on our way in and out of the building, and I […]
Future Focus, youth-led series showcasing climate activists, kicks off with Anna Siegel on Oct. 27
Young adults throughout Maine are innovating, organizing, and leading efforts to connect and address the most pressing social and environmental issues we face, and many have garnered statewide, national, and international recognition and accolades. Many of these young activists have joined together to organize a monthly series of talks called Future Focus. The talks and […]
Summer 2020 was Cuckoo
The summer of 2020 was cuckoo in more ways than one . . . both Black- and Yellow-billed! There are two species of cuckoos (Cuculidae) that nest in Maine, Black-billed Cuckoo (pictured above) being more wide-spread while Yellow-billed Cuckoo (pictured below) is scarce with only a few known nesting sites. Both are uncommon, typically only […]