The nights are cooler, the dew point is higher, and the soil is warmer: we have made it to September, the ideal month for planting in Maine! What makes it ideal? Plants that go in the ground this month have a few weeks to settle, root out a little, and become dormant for winter. Plants planted …
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Maine Audubon Releases Guide to Habitat Restoration and Native Plantings for Solar Development
Thanks in large part to incentives put in place by Governor Mills in 2019, clean, renewable solar energy is cropping up all across Maine. From fewer than 100 MW of solar energy on the ground in Maine in 2019, there are more than 525 MW installed today. Maine is on track to meet its clean energy …
Help Monarchs, Plant Milkweed!
Monarchs are on decline across much of North America. This is due to a myriad of factors including habitat loss; use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicide; and climate change. One of the best things YOU can do is plant milkweed host plants and nectar-rich native perennials. Maine …
Bringing Nature Home with the Portland Youth Corps
Our Bringing Nature Home staff had the pleasure of working with Portland Youth Corps and Portland Trails recently on restoration landscape practices! Portland Youth Corps members assisted with the removal of invasive plants along the Portland Arts and Technology High School Trail in the Portland …
Online plants sales kick off; plus top five trees and shrubs to plant right now!
Thanks to all who were able to attend Maine Audubon’s 2022 Native Plants Festival & Sale! It was so nice to see you all in person for the first time since 2019. We sold upwards of 3000 plants! A warm thanks to all the attendees, volunteers, and of course our fantastic presenters. If you were …
Putting the Festival in the 2022 Native Plants Festival & Sale
Maine Audubon will host its sixth Native Plants Festival and Sale at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center on Saturday, June 11, from 9 am to 3 pm. We are anticipating 90 or so species of Maine native plants, and past experience shows we can expect all you excited shoppers lining up for the 9 am opening …
Introducing the new Bringing Nature Home Manager, Andrew Tufts
Greetings, everyone! My name is Andrew Tufts, and I am the new “Bringing Nature Home” Program Manager at Maine Audubon. I come to the role after growing up in Topsham and pursuing an education and career devoted to landscape design, municipal planning, habitat stewardship, and landscape …
Get ready for the 2022 Maine Native Plants Sales!
This gorgeous weather has made us forget that we still have a month to go, but the 2022 Plants Sales season is officially underway. We are THRILLED to be hosting our first in-person Native Plants Festival & Sale at Gilsland Farm on Saturday, June 11. We’ll feature thousands of great Maine …
Give the Gift of Growing Native Plants from Seeds This Winter!
As we report and gear up for late fall and early winter, we often remind folks that fall is the best time to start your own native plants from seed. Maine native plants are beneficial and beautiful, and growing your own from seeds is economical, simple, fun, and rewarding. Maine Audubon is …