NEW REPORT:
Forest Conservation Easements

Approximately 90% of Maine is covered in forestland, making it the most heavily forested state in the nation. Millions of these acres are included in a complex grid of small and large working forest conservation easements. Maine Audubon undertook a detailed assessment of the terms of these easements. The assessments, analyses, and recommendations were published in a report titled Forest Conservation Easements and Wildlife: A Review of Working Forest Conservation Easements, Their Potential for Conserving Wildlife and Habitat, and Recommendations for Improvements. Read the report online here. (September 2025)

Climate Change

• Climate Change and Biodiversity in Maine: A Summary of Vulnerability of Habitats and Priority Species (pdf)
• Wind Power & Wildlife in Maine: Executive Summary (pdf)
• Wind Power and Wildlife in Maine: A State-wide Geographic Analysis of High-Value Wildlife Resources and Wind Power Classes (pdf)
• Wind Power Siting Guidelines (pdf)
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Economics of Wildlife Conservation

Loons

• Maine’s Common Loon (updated 2024) – (pdf)
• Effects of Lead Fishing Tackle on Loons in Maine(pdf)
• Eternal Foam Platform Plans from Sigurd Olsen (pdf)
• Living in Loon Territory (pdf)
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Sustainable Forestry

• Sustaining the Ecological Integrity of the Managed Forest (pdf)
• Focus Species Forestry: A Guide to Integrating Timber and Biodiversity Management in Maine (pdf)
• Long-term Impacts of Timber Harvesting on Stand Structure in Northern Hardwood and Spruce-Fir Forests (pdf)
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Vernal Pools

• Best Development Practices: Conserving Pool Breeding Amphibians in Residential and Commercial Developments in the Northeastern United States  (pdf)
• Forestry Habitat Management Guidelines for Vernal Pool Wildlife  (pdf)
• Maine Municipal Guide to Mapping and Conserving Vernal Pool Resources  (pdf)
• Conserving Maine’s Significant Wildlife Habitat: Vernal Pools (pdf)
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Brook Trout

• About Maine’s Wild Trout (pdf)
• Maine’s Precious Wild Trout and Salmon