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 …
Bringing Nature Home
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 …
“Bringing Nature Home:” The Native Plants Sale & Festival
The Native Plants Sale is just 10 days away! We're busy getting more than 3000 plants ready for June 15th. We've been busy sourcing plants, keeping them watered and healthy, and watching germination of seeds we sowed last fall. The schedule for the day includes workshops, activities, food trucks, …
Andy’s Note: June is the month of flora, fauna, and daylight
Who doesn't love June? Most of us fell in love with June during our youth. With the end of the school year and nearly 16 hours of daylight in Maine, we could pack nearly twice as much outdoors activity into a day than we could during the December solstice – and be much warmer doing it. As an …
“Bringing Nature Home” in May
Spring is here! Make 2019 the year you start transitioning your garden or yard to include more native plants and other benefits to wildlife. Maine Audubon is here to help with “Bringing Nature Home” in Maine. We will be creating blogs/emails at least monthly through the growing season to help you …