In the five years that Maine Audubon has been promoting and selling native plants, we have also been growing many of our favorite pants from seeds. Propagating our own plants this natural way is more economical, uses less fossil fuel, sustains natural genetics of straight species, and ensures our control over our complete supply chain. […]
Maine Native Plants
Bringing Nature Home: Size up midsummer plants and plan for fall planting
The COVID-19 pandemic may have wiped out our fifth annual in-person Native Plants Sale & Festival, but it has still been a wildly successful year for the �Bringing Nature Home� initiative. We launched the new Maine Native Plant Finder website in May, and look forward to an expanded 2.0 version in time for late summer. […]
Become a moth manager to support wildlife
If you have been following Maine Audubon’s and other organizations’ social media (follow our Moth Week fun on Instagram!) regarding National Moth Week, you may have fallen in love with a moth or two. And back in June, Aislinn Sarnacki of the Bangor Daily News wrote an article about how to find and observe 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 […]
“Bringing Nature Home” in Early Spring: Our Plants Are Starting to Arrive!
To say that it has been a strange beginning of spring for people and communities is obviously a tremendous understatement.� However, looking out our windows, going for walks, and even shoveling out from one more snowstorm reminds us that longer, warmer days are coming.� Whether we are confined to our homes and social distancing or […]
“Bringing Nature Home” in January: Sow and Study
Happy New Year!� While we might not be seeing blooms, bees, and butterflies in our gardens, parks, or conserved landscapes, January is still as good a time as any to work on restoring ecological function around us.� Many of you are maintaining and watching bird feeders right now, but we urge you to do even […]
“Bringing Nature Home”: Blooms, Berries, and Seeds
Fall is in the air and news.� A couple of crisp mornings, the first foliage maps, and migrating birds all spell the final weeks and months of what has largely been a great growing season.� However, it’s not over yet!� In fact, judging by the blooms, berries, and wildlife we’re seeing around us, one can’t […]
Andy’s Note: Almost infinite
I’ve had the good fortune to crisscross the state to its four corners over the past few weeks.� A combination of both professional and personal travel, interspersed with great hikes and enjoyable paddling, was a delightful reminder of all of the bountiful treasures of wildlife and habitat in this great state of Maine.� At over […]
Maine Audubon Grows More Native Plants for You!
Maine Audubon Pilots Larger-Scale Growing of Native Plants from Seed See What’s Available As we work to restore wildlife habitat throughout Maine, especially for breeding birds at this time of year, our developed landscapes — especially our gardens, yards, and parks — have tremendous potential for hosting insects.� While butterflies and moths are still caterpillars, […]