Despite the persistent snow in our yards, Maine Audubon has been busy tracking and sharing sure signs of a fast-approaching spring -- Red-winged Blackbirds, pussy willows, and woodchucks, just to name a few. Another rite of spring is upon us, too. The Maine Flower Show takes place at Thompson's …
Bringing Nature Home
Nature Moments: Sexing Plants in Winter
The latest Nature Moment from Bowdoin professor and Maine Audubon trustee Nat Wheelwright takes a closer look at the...well, we'll let him explain it. Depending on the species, plants either have separate sexes, like most animals, or they are bisexual. But how can you tell a plant's sex in winter, …
Nature Moments: Bouquets & Biodiversity from Your Lawn
In this installment of Nature Moments, Bowdoin professor and biologist Nat Wheelwright asks what would happen if we stopped -- gasp! -- mowing our lawns. Mowing lawns costs time, burns fossil fuels, and produces a biological desert. When Nat let his own grass grow, three dozen flower species …
King Middle School students restore wildlife habitat on school grounds
On Tuesday, October 5, 80 seventh graders at King Middle School in Portland worked with Maine Audubon and horticulture staff from the City of Portland to plant over 60 native wildflowers, shrubs, and trees along the Park Street entrance to the school. This planting project was the culmination of …
A week of events and programs on how you can “bring nature home”
June is in full bloom at Maine Audubon. Through a series of events and programs during the week of June 19, we'll be shining a light on the importance of all that blooming to Maine's wildlife: On Monday and Tuesday, our staff will be leading the installation of a Monarch butterfly meadow with …