Maine Audubon regularly features posts by guest authors as part of our Maine's Naturalist series. If you'd like to explore contributing a post about Maine wildlife, send an email to media@maineaudubon.org. Today's post is from Polly Haight Frawley, 2019 graduate of the Maine Master Naturalist …
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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 …
Endangered Species Act: What Do the Changes Mean for Maine Wildlife?
An estimated one million species of plants and animals currently face an imminent threat of extinction. Nevertheless, the Trump Administration has just issued new regulations significantly weakening our nation's most successful wildlife conservation law, the Endangered Species Act. On Thursday, …
VIDEO: Creating Healthy Communities with Martin’s Point Health Care
Maine Audubon has been proud to partner with Martin's Point Health Care to help create healthy communities in Maine. Our two organizations may seem like we have different missions -- Martin's Point focused on human health and Maine Audubon on environmental protection -- but in actuality our goals …
BREAKING: New Federal Rules Gut Endangered Species Act Protections for Maine Wildlife
PRESS STATEMENT 8/12/2019 Contact: Nick Lund, Outreach and Network Manager, Maine Audubon 207.650.8739| nlund@maineaudubon.org Eliza Donoghue, Senior Policy & Advocacy Specialist, Maine Audubon 207.712.4359 | edonoghue@maineaudubon.org Laura Minch Zitske, Director, Piping Plover …
“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 …
Andy’s Note: A Lovely Look at Loons on the Lake
The stars aligned for me the weekend of July 20. About 1,300 of you will recognize that date because you volunteer for Maine Audubon's Annual Loon Count. Those of you who keep careful journals will recall it as a weekend with record high temperatures in the forecast. For me, it was marked on my …
Maine’s Naturalist: Birdhouses and Bird Homes
Maine Audubon regularly features posts by guest authors as part of our Maine's Naturalist series. If you'd like to explore contributing a post about Maine wildlife, send an email to media@maineaudubon.org. In mid-July, a bird feeder upended my understanding of “home.” I was looking out the window …
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Search for a Perch
Welcome back to Through the Lens with Nick Leadley, our continuing series on wildlife photography. Read the rest of the series here. For most photographers, self-evaluation is the hardest of tasks. You have spent hours photographing birds, and even more hours staring at a computer screen or …