We need your help to defend against mining pollution and the threat it poses to clean water in Maine. Weak mining rules were defeated in 2014 and 2015 that would have allowed dangerous mines near some of Maine's most treasured places. Unfortunately, in January, the Board of Environmental Protection …
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MEDIA RELEASE: First Protected Piping Plover Nest of the Season Found in Maine
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 28, 2015 Contact: Agata Ketterick, Maine Audubon, 207-781-2330 x232 Meagan Racey, USFWS, 413-253-8558 Mark Latti, MDIFW, 207-287-5216 First Protected Piping Plover Nest of the Season Found in Maine Wildlife agencies, Maine Audubon ask for help …
Maine Audubon and partners receive grant for loon restoration
In 2003, 98,000 gallons of oil spilled in Buzzards Bay from a tank barge called Bouchard B-120. An estimated 531 Common Loons, overwintering in Buzzards Bay (off the coasts of MA and RI), died from direct or indirect impacts from this spill. Now, a natural resources damage settlement from this …
Diverse, Resilient, Intact: The Unique Nature of Maine’s North Woods
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2018 issue of Habitat magazine. Look up at night and you see a sky filled with stars and planets, many melting into the expansive Milky Way above. Look down at Maine from the sky, and you see a massive dark spot, one of very few remaining on the …
Everything You Need to Know about 2018’s Membership Changes
As a membership organization, our members are at the heart of what we do. The Maine Audubon community of members forms the core of our support, and is essential to our mission of wildlife conservation, education, and advocacy. Members help us work hard every day to enhance our programs, expand …
Project Planning & Support
There are several important steps in planning a Stream Smart road crossing project. Inventory and Planning Technical Assistance Permitting Design Funding Construction and Monitoring Inventory and Planning An inventory of the current road-stream crossing structures that …
MEDIA RELEASE: Citizen Scientists Needed to Help Endangered Species in Maine
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 10, 2014 Contact: Michelle Smith, Communications & Marketing Manager msmith@maineaudubon.org (207) 781-6180 x209 mobile: (207) 838-0511 Citizen Scientists Needed to Help Endangered Species in Maine Maine Audubon seeks “road watch” volunteers in …
Out in the Field: Dale Gardner, Loon Counter
Location: Bennett Pond, Parkman Years participating in loon count: 10 How did you first hear about the loon count? I first learned about the count when I read an article in the Bangor Daily News I thought it sounded interesting – there are not a lot of people on Bennett Pond in the warmer months, …
Broad Support Demonstrated for Bill to Close Loophole in Lead Fishing Tackle Laws
On May 8, advocates gathered to testify at a public hearing before Maine State Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee in support of LD 958, a bill to update existing law to phase out the sale and use of small-sized painted lead jigs to more comprehensively address lead-caused …