It's #GivingTuesday -- which means the race to fill your inbox with pleas for donations is underway. This year, rather than just asking for donations, I want to share four things you can do right now to support wildlife in Maine: Be sure you are signed up to receive our Action Alert emails, …
News & Notes
The State Is Proposing Major Changes to Management of the North Woods
Maine's Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) is moving forward a proposal to rewrite the rules for where and how new development can occur in Maine's unorganized territories. The LUPC makes planning and zoning decisions for those areas of the state without their own local government -- some 10.4 …
What This Election Means for Maine’s Wildlife — & What’s Next
Yesterday, Maine people (and the nation at large) answered our call to #EgretOutTheVote -- in what appear to be record numbers. The majority of votes have been tallied, and we know one thing for certain: The 2018 midterm elections results bode well for Maine's wildlife and habitat. If you didn't …
SURVEY: How Do You Manage Woodchucks on Your Property?
Have you ever done battle with a woodchuck (AKA a groundhog) on your property? Who won? After over 20 years of studying woodchucks in southern Maine -- including countless hours studying the population at Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm sanctuary -- I've been asked many, many times about how to get …
Progress on Brook Trout and Arctic Charr Protection
Maine Audubon has been hard at work with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), Trout Unlimited, and others to improve the way we manage our native brook trout and Arctic charr. Maine's native and wild brook trout and the lakes, ponds and flowing waters they depend on are …
For Bats, Acadia’s Real Estate Market is on the Rocks
White-nose syndrome is a nightmare, almost literally, for hibernating bats. The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome stressing bats out and speeds their metabolism so that they wake up hungry and low on energy, and with itchy, irritated skin. Infected bats might leave their hibernacula in search …
Disgusting Photos of a Maine River Before the Clean Water Act
October 18 marks the 46th anniversary of the passage of the Clean Water Act. That's a long time, and it can be difficult to remember just how bad things were on some of Maine's rivers before the Clean Water Act forced pollution to be cleaned up. We'd like to remind you how far we've come. Between …
Supporting LMF and Land Conservation in Maine
Since the inception of the Land for Maine's Future Program (LMF) in 1987, Maine Audubon has been a leading supporter of the program. LMF works. Not only is it a shot in the arm for Maine's economy (for every $1 of LMF money spent, $11 accrues to Maine's economy), it has also preserved Maine's …
Op-ed: Hydro line project doesn’t go far enough to mitigate conservation concerns
This op-ed by Maine Audubon Executive Director Andy Beahm and The Nature Conservancy in Maine State Director Kate Dempsey appeared in the October 16, 2018 edition of the Bangor Daily News. Hydro line project doesn't go far enough to mitigate conservation concerns By Kate Dempsey and Andy …