Volunteer Opportunities

Year-Round Grounds Care Helpers

Mast Landing Sanctuary, Freeport
Hamilton Sanctuary, West Bath
Josephine Neuman Sanctuary, Arrowsic

Help maintain Maine Audubon sanctuaries. Work involves (but not limited to) raking, weeding, mowing, trail work, gardening, and cutting bittersweet. One time or on-going commitments are welcome. Flexible schedule. Contact Bos Savage at (207) 781-2330, ext. 228 or email merrymeeting@maineaudubon.org

Marine Mammal Strandings
Linda Doughty, Stranding Coordinator, Department of Marine Resources. (557-0109)

Beached Bird Surveys

Beach walkers needed for Popham, Seawall and other beaches in Mid-Coast Maine

SEANET is studying seabird mortality by surveying beaches for injured and deceased birds.   Because regular monitoring of beached birds has not been done in this region, these surveys will provide baseline information about causes of bird mortality from oil spills to disease.  

Seabirds are especially sensitive to petroleum and other pollution.Because of the large amount of shipping traffic offshore, the SEANET partners are interested in exploring the great risk to seabirds from both large spill events and small-scale discharge of waste from boats or other sources. Beached bird surveys can provide baseline mortality data that can be used to assess impacts of coastal and offshore developments such as wind farms.

Even in the absence of regular beached bird surveys, we are interested in reports from birders about dead birds washing up on shore in large numbers.

Contact: Stella Walsh (207) 807-3679.