In animals, stripes serve to provide camouflage or warn predators. At the scale of landscapes, stripes reveal differences among plants in animals in their ability to deal with difficult environments, predation, or competition for space, as marine biologist Amy Johnson explains. Look for stripes the …
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Native Plant Pop Quiz #3!
Welcome to "Name That Native Plant!" -- a quiz to help familiarize you with the native plants that provide such critical support Maine's insects, birds, and other wildlife. For our third installment, we're featuring this Maine Audubon-grown native plant... I could once be found lining …
Action Alert: Submit Your Comments in Defense of the Endangered Species Act
The Trump Administration has proposed to dramatically weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Since 1973, the ESA has succeeded in preventing the extinction of 99 percent of fish, plant, and wildlife species listed, and benefited countless others that depend on the habitats the law has helped …
Furnish your “Sustainable Home” with the Nature Store
Hello again! In my last post, I gave a preview of the "Sustainable Home" section we have been putting together in the Nature Store at Gilsland Farm. Well, it's here! Curated by Maine Audubon staff, this new section is designed to help us all make more environmentally-responsible, sustainable …
Native Plant Pop Quiz #2!
Welcome to "Name That Native Plant!" -- a quiz to help familiarize you with the native plants that provide such critical support Maine's insects, birds, and other wildlife. For our second installment, we're featuring this Maine Audubon-grown native plant... I am a striking plant, with …
Rare Bird Alert: GREAT BLACK HAWK [UPDATE: 11/29/18]
[UPDATE Nov. 29, 2018] This just keeps getting wilder. The Great Black Hawk, not seen since Oct. 30, was refound this morning in Deering Oaks Park in Portland. Unlike last month's appearance which was seen by just a single birder, dozens have enjoyed the bird today, and it continues as of …
Native Plant Pop Quiz #1!
Welcome to "Name That Native Plant!" -- a quiz to help familiarize you with the native plants that provide such critical support Maine's insects, birds, and other wildlife. For our first installment, we're featuring this Maine Audubon-grown native plant... I am the ultimate “Bringing …
Nature Moments: The Songs of Trees
If you close your eyes on a breezy day, you can identify trees just by the rustle of their leaves. Are they singing to each other? For David G. Haskell, ecologist and author of The Songs of Trees, listening closely to the distinctive voices in a forest "can ignite our curiosity and get our minds …
Native Plants for Sale All Summer (and Fall)!
The third annual Native Plants Sale & Festival in June was a huge success. We are proud to have sold over 2,000 fantastic plants native to Maine! We've also spent the last few months planting hundreds more at Gilsland Farm and at various locations in Portland. At each of these sites, we've …