On Saturday, September 23, Maine Audubon's 48th annual Bald Eagles of Merrymeeting Bay trip left Boothbay Harbor with beautiful, sunny weather. The five-hour round trip took us through a variety of habitats as we cruised on open ocean to the mouth of the Kennebec River, up the river to Merrymeeting …
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Nature Moments: Bouquets & Biodiversity from Your Lawn
In this installment of Nature Moments, Bowdoin professor and biologist Nat Wheelwright asks what would happen if we stopped -- gasp! -- mowing our lawns. Mowing lawns costs time, burns fossil fuels, and produces a biological desert. When Nat let his own grass grow, three dozen flower species …
King Middle School students restore wildlife habitat on school grounds
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 …
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 …