As I'm writing this, the temperature at Gilsland Farm is in the 90s. Yet I have two brilliant red sugar maple leaves adorning my desk. I plucked them off the ground under an ancient tree that has been a roadside sentinel at Gilsland Farm for many years, standing over the comings and goings, perhaps …
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A Banner Year for Maine’s Nesting Piping Plovers
The Maine Audubon "plover crew" has wrapped up its 2018 season monitoring the nesting of Piping Plovers on Maine's beaches -- and they have good news to report for this struggling species. "In 2018, we had a record number of nesting pairs and a record number of fledglings for Maine," explained …
Head Harbor Passage 2018 Trip Report
On Saturday, August 25th, we ran our second annual Head Harbor Passage boat trip out of Eastport and it was another amazing spectacle for the numbers and density of wildlife in that small area. The narrow waterways of Head Harbor Passage pair with extreme tides to create upwellings and the famous …
Native Plant Pop Quiz #4!
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 fourth installment, we're featuring this Maine Audubon-grown native plant... I am a critical mid-summer …
Nature Moments: Stripes Between Tides
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 …
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 …