What is a habitat? What do habitats provide? What different habitats are located near your home? What different types of plants or animals could live there? What is a Habitat? A habitat is somewhere an organism (plant, animal, etc.) lives and finds what it needs to survive: food, water, shelter, space. Habitats are usually characterized […]
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Connections: Guided nature explorations
Focusing your time outside helps provide practice in looking and seeing, and increases the fun!� Several examples of nature journaling and scavenger hunts have been offered here, on our Connections pages. They are a great way to share the wonders of the outdoors with others. Here are a few more ideas to guide your explorations.� […]
Snowy Egret 5K: Running a Wingspan Apart Results!
A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the virtual event. You came through in a big way. We had 160 participants from 13 states! We look forward to seeing you at the Snowy Egret 5K next year in person on May 31, 2021, at Scarborough Marsh. To accommodate all of you who ran […]
New Lead Tackle Buy-Back Program Helps Loons
If you are planning to go fishing this spring or summer, now is a great time to clean out your tackle box. When you do, be sure to get the lead out. Not only will you be helping wildlife, you’ll also get ten dollars toward new tackle. Lead poisoning is a leading cause of death […]
Connections: Explore a Pond, Part 2
Nature in the Middle Last week we set out in search of a local pond, equipped with some homemade tools to help us explore.� The weather has been fantastic this past week and hopefully you were able to get outdoors and explore a pond.�� This week I’d like to take a closer look at the […]
June is all about Maine Native Plants
We have so much to share! Maine Audubon’s online plant finder and curbside plant sales are up and running, and ready to help you get started restoring ecology and habitat at home this summer.� We spent the spring growing plants, teaching webinars, building a new website, and creating systems for contactless sales. Our amazing team […]
Family Fun Connections: Exploring Color
Nature is colorful year-round, if you know where and how to look. But there’s something about the deepening shades of green in late spring, plus the pops of color from each new blooming tree, flower, or shrub, that make this a particularly nice time to explore color. Let’s dig in! When you are OUTSIDE: After […]
Virtual Rangeley Birding Festival! Free – June 4 and 5
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 and the Rangeley Lakes […]
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 then, during […]