It’s officially spring so that means it’s time to check on your local streams, explore water quality, and find bugs! We’re kicking off a new Stream Explorer season and recruiting community scientists who can help survey large aquatic insects (macroinvertebrates) in Maine streams. If that sounds …
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Bird Conservation comes to Maine’s Maple Sugarbushes
March is arguably the sweetest month of the year. All throughout Maine, sugarmakers are busy boiling maple sap into syrup. The same forests that make Maine one of the top three maple producing states also support some of the highest diversity of nesting birds in the country. In an effort to bring …
New soft plastic lure project invites anglers to gather data
Have you ever thought about the fish you are catching—or eating? And wondered what that fish had been eating? Soft plastic fishing lures are a popular and common tackle used extensively across Maine. These lures imitate worms, frogs, and other natural baits by moving more freely through the water …
Backyard Bird of the Month for March: Carolina Wren
If there are Carolina Wrens in your backyard, you’ve probably already heard them. Many sing throughout the winter, they are usually one of the first to utter alarm calls in response to potential threats like hawks or cats, and male Carolina Wrens sing their loud tea-kettle songs up to eight times …
Bringing Nature Home News: 100 Resilient Yards Project
Maine Audubon’s Bringing Nature Home is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with the City of South Portland on a new initiative, 100 Resilient Yards. Focused on revitalizing South Portland, one yard or home at a time, the program will provide technical expertise and resources to residents …
Fish Lead Free: Getting Out on the Ice!
It was a slow start to ice fishing season in Maine this year, but in February the ice fishing events were stacked so I decided to join in the fun and was out on the ice educating anglers about the benefits of lead-free fishing. Why? Because lead poisoning in loons is one of the leading causes of …
Get Ready for Summer Camp Sign-ups!
We appreciate the interest in our summer day camp offerings in recent years; however, as many of you know, this means our camps fill up quickly! For returning and new summer camp families, we wanted to share helpful tips on what to expect in this year’s registration process, including some changes …
RARE BIRD ALERT: STELLER’S SEA-EAGLE IS BACK (2023)
We've waited, we've debated, and now we know: The Steller's Sea-Eagle is back! You're probably well aware of the Amazing Saga of the Steller's Sea-Eagle (video link) but if not, this is an incredibly rare eagle from Eastern Siberia that after moving across North America in 2021, spent the winter …
Thanks to Freeport Conservation Trust for trail work session at Mast Landing
(above photo: Jennifer Post works the two-person crosscut saw) Jonathan Dawson, Freeport Conservation Trust, sent this great report and photos from a trail work session earlier this week at the Mast Landing sanctuary in Freeport: "Thanks to all for a great joint Freeport Conservation Trust–Maine …