Maine Audubon’s mission is to conserve Maine’s wildlife and wildlife habitat by engaging people in education, conservation, and action. Today, that mission seems more important than ever. Our educators, scientists, advocates, and naturalists are committed to keeping you connected to the natural world as we deal with the coronavirus situation together. Check in every weekday […]
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Initial reaction to DEP draft approval for NECEC project
On March 13, 2020, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a draft order approving Central Maine Power’s (CMP) New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project with conditions. Maine Audubon staff previously provided extensive public comment to the DEP, focusing on the proposed project’s impacts on wildlife and habitat. Our comments demonstrated that NECEC, […]
Connections: Migration Patterns
Maine Audubon’s mission is to conserve Maine’s wildlife and wildlife habitat by engaging people in education, conservation, and action. Today, that mission seems more important than ever. Our educators, scientists, advocates, and naturalists are committed to keeping you connected to the natural world as we deal with the coronavirus situation together. Check in every weekday […]
Young Birders Club takes flight at Fields Pond
When I was a kid, I loved collecting things.� Baseball cards and bottle caps were my top items.� I spent hours combing roadsides for discarded bottle caps, looking for unique finds to add to my collection.� I swapped, traded, and sorted baseball cards with my friends, developing sets of All-Star players and complete Major League […]
Andy’s blog: Mud season brings mission to mind
March is a time of transition, both for the world around us and for us here at Maine Audubon. Outside, winter is passing into mud season and our thoughts turn to spring buds and summer blooms. Inside, our fiscal year is winding down and we’re gearing up for a new season of working to protect […]
Volunteers Needed to Help Turtles to Safety
If you’ve ever swerved to avoid an animal in the road, or stopped to help a turtle cross the street, then you need to clear your calendar for March 11 or 28. One of the greatest threats that Maine’s turtles face is making it across roads safely as they make their slow and steady way […]
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Destructive Changes Proposed to Important Bird Law
The changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) most recently proposed by the Trump Administration are almost impossible to comprehend. Proposed rules state that migratory bird death will only be prosecuted if the express purpose of the action was to intentionally kill birds. This means that the majority of actions that result in the […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Self-Assignment
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. Long-term assignments always make for interesting photographs. They reflect a nature and wildlife that photographers desire to create, produce meaningful photographs and learn […]