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 […]
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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 […]
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 display online and officially running from […]
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 that one oak tree […]