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The Latest

• 05/06/08 Maine Audubon Identifies 22 Important Bird Areas across State
• 05/02/08 Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day with Maine Audubon
• 04/17/08 Volunteers Needed to Survey Frogs across Maine
• 04/16/08 Maine Audubon Joins BYOB Challenge and Offers ‘Green’ Grocery Bag as New Membership Benefit
• 04/08/08 Win Big, Eat Well at Maine Audubon Benefit on Earth Day
• 03/18/08 Plum Creek Offers Up No Changes In Post-Hearing Brief
• 02/15/08 Presentation to Highlight Climate Change Impacts on Maine Forests and Ecology
• 02/15/08 Statement from Maine Audubon Regarding Kerosene Spill into the Presumpscot River
• 02/05/08 Angela Adams Celebrates Nature with Maine Audubon
• 01/10/08 Maine Audubon Releases Wind-power Siting Guidelines
• 01/07/08 Loon Chick Numbers Rebound, Adults Down for Second Year

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2007

• 10/02/07 Hiker to Climb Maine Audubon’s Borestone Mountain 100 Times This Season
• 10/04/07 Maine Audubon to Honor Legislators, State Agency Leaders for Work on Significant Wildlife Habitat
• 07/17/07 Maine Audubon Announces Support for Major Wind-Power Project Proposed in Washington County
• 07/03/07 Art with Power to Spark Environmental Action Subject of Presentation Linked to Audubon Sculpture Exhibit
• 06/28/07 Second Annual Maine Seabird Celebration
• 06/22/07 Hog Island Audubon Center Offers Naturalist-led Wildlife Cruises
• 06/17/07 Highlights of Maine Audubon's concerns with Plum Creek proposal
• 06/17/07 Statement from Maine Audubon Executive Director Kevin Carley on Latest Plum Creek Proposal
• 06/05/07 Environmental Organizations Announce Support for Proposed Kibby Mountain Wind-Power Project in Maine
• 05/29/07 Maine Audubon Transfers Ownership of 85-Acre Fore River Sanctuary to Portland Trails
• 04/23/07 Maine Audubon Calls for Nominations for 2007 Awards
• 04/09/07 Volunteers Needed to Survey Frogs Across Maine
• 03/12/07 Maine Audubon Seeks Volunteers to Monitor Owls
• 02/27/07 Maine Audubon and Other Groups Offering Cash Reward for Information on Lynx Shooting
• 02/06/07 Bipartisan Support Builds to Renew Land for Maine’s Future Funding
• 01/24/07 Maine Audubon Lauds LURC Commissioners for Denying Redington Wind-Power Project
• 01/18/07 Redington Recommendation is Illegal, Say Conservation Groups
• 01/15/07 Maine Environmetal Organizations Announce Priorities for Legislature
• 01/09/07 Legislators Seek to Boost Riverfront Community Development

2006

• 11/15/06 Free Maine Audubon Program Offers “Tour” of Moosehead Lake Plus Conservation Update
• 10/26/06 Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center Marks 1,000 Volunteers Hours in 2006 Season
• 10/10/06 Gubernatorial Candidates to Debate Environmental Issues at Public Forum
• 07/26/06 Maine Audubon Announces Final Stage of Project to Speed Approval of Maine Wind-Power Projects
• 07/01/06 Project Puffin Visitor Center Opens in Rockland
• 06/07/06 Maine Groups Oppose Proposed Redington Wind-Power Project
• 04/12/06 Maine Audubon Calls for Nominations for Annual Awards
• 03/30/06 Maine Audubon Launches Statewide Project to Protect Wildlife
• 02/13/06 Maine Audubon Calls for State Rule to Protect Wildlife Habitat
• 01/12/06 Groups Issue Top Priorities for 2006 Maine Legislature

2005

• 12/01/05 Maine Audubon Calls for Major Revisions of Massive Development Proposal: State’s leading wildlife organization sets conservation parameters for Plum Creek plan that currently “exemplifies development in the wrong place”
• 11/28/05 Maine Audubon Receives Sustainable Forestry Grant From The Home Depot Foundation
• 11/09/05 Maine Voters Approve Conservation Bond
• 11/08/05 Acclaimed Photographer to Discuss New Book
• 10/27/05 Maine Audubon Using Biofuel at Falmouth Facility
• 10/25/05 OP-ED Yes Vote on Question 5 to Protect Maine's Future
• 10/24/05 Conservation Projects at Risk Without Success of “Vote YES on 5 Campaign”
• 10/04/05 Greenville Area Workshop to Review New Approach to Managing Forest Wildlife
• 09/28/05 NEWS FROM NATIONAL HOUSE PASSES ‘EXTINCTION BILL’: Endangered Species Bill Shreds Safety Net for Most Vulnerable Wildlife
• 09/14/05 East African Naturalist to Speak About Africa October 4
• 09/14/05 NEWS FROM NATIONAL Hurricane Katrina: Audubon Urges Congress and the Administration to Protect New Orleans and other Coastal Communities by Restoring Coastal Wetlands and Barrier Islands
• 08/25/05 Audubon to Open Project Puffin Visitor Center in Rockland Real-time video of island seabirds among highlights of center
• 08/17/05 Maine Audubon Names Board Officers
• 08/10/05 Two Orphaned Piping Plovers Chicks from New Hampshire Released in Scarborough
• 08/02/05 Jane Dahmen to be Signature Artist for Eighth Annual Maine Artists at Maine Audubon Art Auction
• 07/13/05 Op-Ed: Don't Blame the Birds
• 07/12/05 Rare Opportunity to Tour Historic Hog Island Audubon Camp in Bremen
• 07/08/05 A Thousand Volunteers to Count Maine's Loons July 16: Scientists interested to see if recent rainy, cold weather has affected population
• 07/07/05 Seals, Herons, Marriage Proposals — Anything’s Possible on a Moonlight Canoe Tour of Scarborough Marsh
• 06/28/05 Scarborough Resident Presents $10,000 to Maine Audubon Birdathon
• 06/28/05 Maine Audubon Honors Three Maine Residents for Contributions to Wildlife
• 06/13/05 Declining New England Cottontails Topic of Naturalists' Forum
• 06/13/05 Series of Peony Events Will Honor Supporters, Attract Participants From Across the Nation
• 06/10/05 Rare One-day Opportunity to Tour Historic Borestone Mountain Lodges
• 06/03/05 Weekend Trips in Maine Mountains Chance to Learn About Botany, Birding, Fly Fishing
• 04/28/05 Rediscovery of Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Inspires Mainer to Offer Maine Audubon $10,000 Challenge Grant
• 04/20/05 Public Invited to Participate in One-of-a-Kind Fundraiser to Support Wildlife Conservation in Maine
• 04/07/05 “Citizen Scientist” Volunteers Needed to Monitor Frogs
• 03/24/05 Maine Audubon Receives Environmental Education Grant from Staples Foundation for Learning
• 03/16/05 Congressman, Environmental Leaders, and Foremost Scientific Expert to Discuss Latest Findings and Action on Mercury Pollution in Maine
• 03/08/05 Maine Audubon to Provide Information on Plum Creek Timber Company's Moosehead Region Resource Plan
• 03/10/05 Maine Audubon seeks volunteers in northern and downeast Maine as well as around Jackman, Rangeley, Bethel, Bridgton and Fryeburg to conduct early morning owl surveys for the Maine Owl Monitoring Project
• 02/17/05 More Than Two Dozen Maine Businesses, Organizations, Individuals Donate to Statewide Event to Benefit Wildlife Conservation
• 02/15/05 Financial Aid Available for Maine Youth to Attend Residential Audubon Camps
• 02/09/05 Land Bond Centerpiece of Governor’s Bond Package / Coalition Sees Strong Bipartisan Support
• 01/13/05 Urgent Environmental Issues Need Legislative Action, Say Groups Representing 100,000 Mainers

2004

• 12/06/04 NEWS FROM NATIONAL AUDUBON Audubon Praises Congress for Strengthening Migratory Bird Treaty
• 11/15/04 MEDIA ADVISORY Reiche Elementary School Students at Local Audubon Center as Part of Unprecedented Learning Partnership
• 10/19/04 MEDIA ADVISORY Tomorrow: Public Hearing on Federal Government's Plan to End Wolf Recovery Efforts
• 10/19/04 NEWS FROM NATIONAL AUDUBON Audubon releases 'State of the Birds' Report'. Nearly 30 Percent of North America’s Birds are in Significant Decline, Signaling Degraded Environmental Conditions
• 07/22/04 Maine Audubon Transfers Hunter Cove Sanctuary to Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust
• 07/214/04 NEWS FROM NATIONAL AUDUBON Endangered Terns Nest on Maine Island for First Time in 90 Years
• 07/12/04 Public Supports Action on Land Conservation, Water Quality and Transportation Infrastructure Bond
• 07/01/04 Maine Audubon Files Appeal of Mars Hill Wind Farm Permit
• 05/25/04 Maine Environmental Organizations Say New Forest Service Rules Will Benefit Maine's Wildlife and Long-term Forest Health / Groups commend state officials for working to stop “cut and run” logging
• 05/04/04 Companion Guides Provide Land Users Tools to Protect Small Wetlands
• 04/19/04 Statewide Workshops to Introduce "Focus Species" Forestry
• 03/17/04 Maine Audubon Says Mars Hill Wind Farm Application is Incomplete
• 02/12/04 National Expert on Nature-based Tourism to Show How Maine is Ripe for Growing Market
• 01/15/04 Life-changing Audubon Camp on Maine Coast Chance for All Ages to Connect With Nature

2003

• 12/03/03 Maine Audubon Joins Lawsuit to Ensure Wolf Recovery in the Northeast
• 10/06/03 Unprecedented Project to Restore Balance between Power Generation and Environment on Penobscot River