Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Maine Audubon's native plant sales and growing operations with Properties Director Peter Baecher. In this video, he takes you into the hoop house, outdoor growing area, and demonstration garden, talking about what plants are on sale right now that are perfect for …
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Large-scale solar development rush must strike delicate balance
This essay was published in the Portland Press Herald as a Maine Voices opinion piece on August 11, 2020. It's an exciting time for solar energy in Maine. Tux Turkel's August 5th article in the Portland Press Herald set the stage well: Market conditions have aligned with recent legislation …
Nature Play, Native Plants, and Local Birds: Maine Audubon webinar series at Springvale Library focuses on outdoor exploration
From nature-based play, to growing native plants, to spotting birds in your backyard, a new three-part series of virtual workshops will help Springvale and Sanford community members use birding and wildlife gardens as springboards for outdoor exploration. Maine Audubon and Springvale Library …
Andy’s blog: Beating the heat by keeping busy
The dog days of summer are here, and we're all looking for any way to beat the heat. For many, that's meant a canoe or kayak trip at Scarborough Marsh, and we're so thankful that we've been able to rent boats, lead tours, and show people the beauty of the marsh during these challenging times. Our …
Bringing Nature Home: Native Plants Grown From Seed
In the five years that Maine Audubon has been promoting and selling native plants, we have also been growing many of our favorite pants from seeds. Propagating our own plants this natural way is more economical, uses less fossil fuel, sustains natural genetics of straight species, and ensures our …
Family Fun Connections: Go with the flow
It's no secret that water play–pouring, scooping, splashing–is a great way to engage young children, and the perfect way to stay cool on a hot day. But exploring moving water can add a whole new dimension to this play. If you are lucky enough to have access to a creek or stream (or even the side of …
Bringing Nature Home: Size up midsummer plants and plan for fall planting
The COVID-19 pandemic may have wiped out our fifth annual in-person Native Plants Sale & Festival, but it has still been a wildly successful year for the “Bringing Nature Home” initiative. We launched the new Maine Native Plant Finder website in May, and look forward to an expanded 2.0 version …
Great Black Hawk Statue unveiled in Portland
The Great Black Hawk which found its way during the winter of 2018-19 from Central America to Portland, and then into the hearts of thousands of admirers, is now a permanent resident. A bronze statue of the wayward raptor was unveiled in its favorite haunt, Deering Oaks Park, on Friday, July …
Become a moth manager to support wildlife
If you have been following Maine Audubon's and other organizations' social media (follow our Moth Week fun on Instagram!) regarding National Moth Week, you may have fallen in love with a moth or two. And back in June, Aislinn Sarnacki of the Bangor Daily News wrote an article about how to find and …