February is National Bird Feeding Month. This Saturday, January 26, from 10 am to 3 pm, the Nature Store at Gilsland Farm will have a Bird Feeding Celebration! Winter is prime feeding time when regular food sources are scarcer. Do you want to learn more about setting up a feeding station in your …
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Sally’s Nature Studies: Winter Wind
The wind is talking to the trees this afternoon. High above the forest floor, the green boughs of the pines and hemlocks are reaching way out and waving to one another; the bare maple branches are swinging and knocking into each other; and the dried brown leaves still clinging to the beeches and …
The Great Black Hawk: What Happens Now?
As you may have heard, Portland's famous Great Black Hawk has been taken to a rehabilitation facility after being found on the ground in Deering Oaks Park during this weekend's cold snap and snowstorm. The bird is receiving excellent care at Avian Haven in Freedom, though there is still much …
Momentos Naturales! “Nature Moments” Takes Root in Colombia
Nat Wheelwright's beloved "Nature Moments" video series was so well-received, he and his wife, Bowdoin professor Genie Wheelwright, decided to take the show on the road -- to South America! As part of a Fulbright program this fall, Nat worked with students in Colombia to develop a new suite of …
Legislative Preview: First Session of the 129th Maine Legislature
It's an exciting time in Augusta. A new administration and new legislature means new opportunity. For the first time, Maine is being led by a Governor who campaigned on tackling climate change. We are committed to seizing this moment with bold action, promoting legislative and administrative actions …
2019 Is the Year of the Salmon!
View upcoming Year of the Salmon events in Maine! Earlier today, 200 Atlantic Salmon eggs arrived and were placed in their temporary home at Gilsland Farm. We expect that 200 more will arrive at Fields Pond sometime in February. This is the second year in a row Maine Audubon will raise …
Summer Camp Registration is Open!
Summer Camp is just around the corner (really!) We're excited to open registration for Maine Audubon's week-long summer camps for preschoolers and kids who have completed kindergarten through 5th grade. This summer's themes include Avian Adventures, Fantastic Forests, and Habitat Heroes and will …
Former Loon Project Intern Reflects on Her Experience, Thesis, and Path Forward
“I want to be an environmentalist,” 10-year old me told my family. They laughed and didn't really understand what I meant, but now I'm graduating college in a semester with a double major in Wildlife Biology and Wildlife Management. I grew up in a populated town in Delaware where both my parents …
What Are Maine Insects Doing in the Winter?
One of the small consolations of living through a cold, dark Maine winter is that, hey, at least we're not getting bitten by mosquitoes! There are thousands of "bug" species in Maine. You see them all over in the spring and summer -- bees, mosquitoes, flies, and dragonflies zip through the air, …