On Tuesday, October 5, 80 seventh graders at King Middle School in Portland worked with Maine Audubon and horticulture staff from the City of Portland to plant over 60 native wildflowers, shrubs, and trees along the Park Street entrance to the school. This planting project was the culmination of …
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Portland superintendent & students go “ponding”
Last Thursday, we welcomed Portland Schools Superintendent Xavier Botana and first graders from Hall Elementary to Gilsland Farm. The group went "ponding" -- building on work the students and teachers at Hall have been doing with Maine Audubon educators on wildlife and habitat conservation. This …
Habitat, Fall 2017
Andy’s Note: Getting outside in October
Happy October, friends. Two words for you this month: Get outside! It is foliage season and nature is dressed in its brightest colors of the year. Not only that, but the woods have a unique aroma in the fall -- and the mosquitoes get scarce. For my part, I've been taking advantage of the cool …
WHERE ARE THE BIRDS?!
Over the last two weeks or so I've received daily calls asking "what has happened to our backyard birds?" Even on the MAINE Birds Facebook Group (membership required) there is a thread titled "Where are all the back-yard birds ? No birds at feeders for days !!" that has 345 comments of people mostly …
Introducing Nature Moments with Nat Wheelwright
We're really excited about a new partnership with Bowdoin College professor (and Maine Audubon board member) Nat Wheelwright. Each of Nat's 90-second "Nature Moments" videos -- which we'll share here over the coming months -- introduces one or more animals or plants, describing its natural …
Honoring Carroll Tiernan at Gilsland Farm
We had a lovely memorial gathering and potluck for Carroll Tiernan, who managed our Nature Store for over 30 years, at Gilsland Farm last Sunday. Thank you to all the family and friends who joined us and shared memories of Carroll's indomitable spirit. As we heard on Sunday, one of Carroll's many …
A new day for maineaudubon1.wpengine.com
We're excited to welcome you to Maine Audubon's redesigned home on the web. Whatever brings you here -- and whatever device you're using to visit -- this site will help you explore our wide array of programs, events, and news about our work in support of Maine's wildlife and habitat. As you click …
2017 Bar Harbor Pelagic Trip Summary
Maine Audubon's annual pelagic out of Bar Harbor ran on Sunday, September 17th this year. In the week building up we'd been monitoring wind (which was calm) and seas (which had dissipated) from the hurricanes moving over the Atlantic. We even used a larger boat this year, Bar Harbor Whale Watch's …