Maine Audubon’s Native Plants Program Expanding into New Building Maine Audubon has unveiled plans for the Ann and Jim Hancock Native Plants Education Center and expanded, adjacent growing area, to be built at Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm headquarters in greater Portland. Supported initially by generous donations from Ann and Jim Hancock, the new structure will […]
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Meet Our New Snapping Turtle, Leo!
The Gilsland Farm Visitor Center is pleased to introduce the newest member of our team, measuring in at about 6 centimeters long with a mass of 9.07 grams. This new addition brings us so much joy already! Please join us in welcoming our baby Common Snapping Turtle, Leo! On a chilly September afternoon, Andy Kapinos […]
A “Phenomenal” Evening of Storytelling
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been rescheduled to November 21 Maine Audubon and our partners are really proud of our science-based approach to our work, and we host many programs to share the latest research, data, and findings of top experts in the fields amongst which we work. However, when we talk to these experts […]
Putting Gilsland Farm to Work in the Effort to Preserve Maine Ash Trees
Maine is the most forested state in the nation (with almost 90 percent of forest land) so we might be forgiven for taking trees for granted. But many of the tree species in Maine are or have been under threat. Fungal diseases have attacked chestnut and elm trees and invasive insects are threatening hemlocks, oaks, […]
Honoring trees at Gilsland Farm
How do you know when a tree has reached its natural life expectancy, or when it has become decayed and presents a public safety issue? And how do you balance that with the joy it brings to humans who enjoy its beauty and appreciate the shade it offers? What about the wildlife it supports? Those […]
Meet our newest Family Fun graduate!
Four-year-old Maddy has been attending Family Fun at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center (Falmouth) for the last two years. Next week will be her last session with us before attending school five days a week in the fall. As one of our most loyal Family Fun attendees and soon to be a “graduate” of the program, […]
Portland Public School Partnership Means Fieldwork for Everyone
May is an especially beautiful and bustling time at Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth. Migratory birds are returning and nesting, plants are bursting, and the forest and pond are active with critters after a long and quiet winter. It’s also a time when we welcome many school groups to come and explore […]
Make Earth Day Matter with Maine Audubon
The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970, the brainchild of Gaylord Nelson, a senator from Wisconsin. He wanted to �get the nation to wake up and pay attention to the most important challenge the human species faces on the planet.� Designed as a day to sponsor �teach-ins� at college campuses across the […]
Apply to be an Environmental Education Assistant with our summer day camps
Are you a 15- to 17-year-old who wants to explore outdoors, play games, and create art with campers this summer? Do you want to build skills, gain experience, and have fun while volunteering? If so, we hope you�ll apply to be an Environmental Education Assistant (EEA) with Maine Audubon�s summer day camps for children ages […]