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 …
Bringing Nature Home
“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 …
“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 …
“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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
2019 Native Plants Sale & Festival a huge success!
Maine Audubon's 2019 Native Plants Sale & Festival was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who came, explored, and shopped. If you missed the big event, it's not too late to get great native plants this summer -- please keep reading! The results On June 15th, we sold over 2,000 Maine …