An estimated one million species of plants and animals currently face an imminent threat of extinction. Nevertheless, the Trump Administration has just issued new regulations significantly weakening our nation’s most successful wildlife conservation law, the Endangered Species Act. On Thursday, August 15, Senior Policy and Advocacy Specialist Eliza Donoghue and I met with Senator Susan […]
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VIDEO: Creating Healthy Communities with Martin’s Point Health Care
Maine Audubon has been proud to partner with Martin’s Point Health Care to help create healthy communities in Maine. Our two organizations may seem like we have different missions — Martin’s Point focused on human health and Maine Audubon on environmental protection — but in actuality our goals are closely aligned: we know that a […]
BREAKING: New Federal Rules Gut Endangered Species Act Protections for Maine Wildlife
PRESS STATEMENT 8/12/2019 Contact: Nick Lund, Outreach and Network Manager, Maine Audubon 207.650.8739| nlund@maineaudubon.org Eliza Donoghue, Senior Policy & Advocacy Specialist, Maine Audubon 207.712.4359 | edonoghue@maineaudubon.org Laura Minch Zitske, Director, Piping Plover & Least Tern Project, Maine Audubon 207.838.1350 | lzitske@maineaudubon.org New Federal Rules Gut Endangered Species Act Protections for Maine Wildlife FALMOUTH � New […]
“Bringing Nature Home” in August — Hosting Monarchs
Happy August! As you enjoy the final month of summer vacation, and perhaps do a little watering, stop to look around. Hopefully, you are seeing Monarch butterflies � we are entering peak abundance time and should take note of where we see them and especially, why� Milkweed, Monarchs, and Maine As you hopefully know, we […]
Andy’s Note: A Lovely Look at Loons on the Lake
The stars aligned for me the weekend of July 20. About 1,300 of you will recognize that date because you volunteer for Maine Audubon’s Annual Loon Count. Those of you who keep careful journals will recall it as a weekend with record high temperatures in the forecast. For me, it was marked on my calendar […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Search for a Perch
Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here. For most photographers, self-evaluation is the hardest of tasks. You have spent hours photographing birds, and even more hours staring at a computer screen or gazing through a loupe (for anyone still shooting […]
2019 Loon Count Roundup! Images, Video, and Headlines from the Big Day!
The 36th Annual Maine Loon Count was conducted this past Saturday, July 20. It was a hot, steamy morning … perfect for cruising around a Maine lake looking for loons! Each year the loon count attracts more than 1,000 volunteers counting on more than 500 lakes. Maine Audubon biologists will be collecting the reports and […]
Let plants thrive in July
Happy summer! It’s late July, but don’t believe the hype about summer being mostly over. Ecologically, there are still three important months left of the growing and blooming season before we get to fall. Each of those months is special and important is its own way. July’s focus should be letting plants thrive while birds […]
What is an Insect BioBlitz?
What’s one of the best ways to spend a beautiful Saturday in July?� Catching �bugs� at Fields Pond!� And that’s exactly what more than two dozen of us did on Saturday July 13th at the Fields Pond Insect BioBlitz.� Armed with nets, magnifying lenses, and clear jars, we documented everything from beetles to butterflies, mosquitoes […]