In the last few years, as part of our “Bringing Nature Home” (BNH) initiative, Maine Audubon has been in the horticulture business. Psychologically, the growing season seems to kick off each March with the Maine Flower Show...but now is when things really start getting …
Sanctuaries
Join Us to Celebrate Children’s Book Week!
Children's literature can be a powerful tool for introducing children to Maine's wildlife, which is why you'll often see Maine Audubon educators toting books to classrooms, reading to campers in the shade of an oak tree, or making use of the story walks installed at Gilsland Farm. In fact, we love …
It’s World Fish Migration Day! [PHOTOS]
Today is World Fish Migration Day, a "one day global-local event to create awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish." Fish passage and riparian habitat connectivity are important, long-standing issues for Maine Audubon. Our Stream Smart program focuses on helping towns and …
Spring Migration Is Underway!
It's happening! As the days get longer and temperatures rise, we are happy to see migrant birds returning to or passing through Maine. In this blog post I'll present a quick run-through, grouped by alliterate families in taxonomic order, of some of the birds we are seeing lately. Swans through …
Citizen Science: Signs of the Seasons
Have you ever wanted to join a citizen science project, but weren't sure where to start? For the last three years, Maine Audubon has partnered with Signs of the Seasons–a great program that will teach you how to observe the changing seasons in your neighborhood, record what you see, and submit the …
Spotlight on Maine Audubon Educators
Have you ever considered being a teacher of the natural world? We recently asked several of our educators to tell us a little about themselves and what they enjoy about the programs at Maine Audubon. Jeanie When I'm not working at Maine Audubon, I substitute teach, volunteer at Portland …
A Company of Girls’ Citizen Artist/Scientist Project at Gilsland Farm
This past fall, A Company of Girls embarked on a year-long Citizen Scientist Art project at the Maine Audubon wildlife sanctuary at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth, Maine. We are so excited and grateful to be collaborating with Maine Audubon on this initiative, which aims to give these urban girls an …
Meet Our Atlantic Salmon “Fish Friends” at Gilsland Farm!
Maine currently has the last remaining wild population of Atlantic Salmon in the U.S. Once native to almost every river north of the Hudson River in New York, remnant wild populations are now found in only 11 rivers, all in Maine. As diadromous fish, Atlantic Salmon spend the first three years or …
A walk with the Maine Young Birders Club
Last November, Maine Audubon staff joined the Maine Young Birders Club for a nature walk at Gilsland Farm. This became the basis for the feature story in our Spring 2018 issue of Habitat magazine (which you can receive each quarter by becoming a member!). Photographs by Ariana van den …