The COVID-19 pandemic may have wiped out our fifth annual in-person Native Plants Sale & Festival, but it has still been a wildly successful year for the “Bringing Nature Home” initiative. We launched the new Maine Native Plant Finder website in May, and look forward to an expanded 2.0 version …
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Become a moth manager to support wildlife
If you have been following Maine Audubon's and other organizations' social media (follow our Moth Week fun on Instagram!) regarding National Moth Week, you may have fallen in love with a moth or two. And back in June, Aislinn Sarnacki of the Bangor Daily News wrote an article about how to find and …
June is all about Maine Native Plants
We have so much to share! Maine Audubon's online plant finder and curbside plant sales are up and running, and ready to help you get started restoring ecology and habitat at home this summer. We spent the spring growing plants, teaching webinars, building a new website, and creating systems for …
“Bringing Nature Home”: Blooms, Berries, and Seeds
Fall is in the air and news. A couple of crisp mornings, the first foliage maps, and migrating birds all spell the final weeks and months of what has largely been a great growing season. However, it's not over yet! In fact, judging by the blooms, berries, and wildlife we're seeing around us, one …
Maine Audubon Grows More Native Plants for You!
Maine Audubon Pilots Larger-Scale Growing of Native Plants from Seed See What's Available As we work to restore wildlife habitat throughout Maine, especially for breeding birds at this time of year, our developed landscapes -- especially our gardens, yards, and parks -- have tremendous potential …
“Bringing Nature Home” in August — Hosting Monarchs
Happy August! As you enjoy the final month of summer vacation, and perhaps do a little watering, stop to look around. Hopefully, you are seeing Monarch butterflies – we are entering peak abundance time and should take note of where we see them and especially, why… Milkweed, Monarchs, and Maine As …
Let plants thrive in July
Happy summer! It's late July, but don't believe the hype about summer being mostly over. Ecologically, there are still three important months left of the growing and blooming season before we get to fall. Each of those months is special and important is its own way. July's focus should be letting …
“Bringing Nature Home” in May
Spring is here! Make 2019 the year you start transitioning your garden or yard to include more native plants and other benefits to wildlife. Maine Audubon is here to help with “Bringing Nature Home” in Maine. We will be creating blogs/emails at least monthly through the growing season to help you …
Video: Bringing Nature Home
Native plants are a crucial part of the ecosystems that support Maine's birds and wildlife. Through our "Bringing Nature Home" initiative, Maine Audubon is empowering communities to plant and grow native plants and transform the landscapes around them. You can learn more about this work in the …