Western Maine Chapter

Serving All of Western Maine

About the Western Maine Chapter

The Western Maine Audubon Society was formed in 1970 as a chapter of the National Audubon Society.  When the National Audubon Society and the Maine Audubon Society merged in 2000, the Western Maine chapter became a chapter of Maine Audubon Society

Chapter Mission

The mission of the Western Maine Chapter of Maine Audubon is to educate and engage the people of Western Maine, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats, for the benefit of local communities and their natural environment.

Upcoming Programs and Events:

Photography Gone Wild

Wednesday, May 21, 7:00 pm

Presentation by Jym St. Pierre

UMF Roberts (Room C23)

Maine has been a Mecca for outdoor photography since the 19th century. Photography Gone Wild, a Powerpoint program presented by Jym St. Pierre, touches on the history of landscape photography in Maine and good places to take nature photos. However, the majority of the illustrated talk features work by contemporary photographers, who are doing a stunning array of landscape and wildlife photography in Maine.

Jym St. Pierre is a Maine native with BA and MPS degrees from the University of Maine. His photos have appeared in dozens of publications, including People, Patagonia, On Wilderness, National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com), Sierra Club Planet, Orion Afield, Explore New England, and North Woods Vision. He has won awards for his landscape and wildlife photography at the All Maine Photography Competitions, State of Maine Sportsman‘s Show, and New England Camera Council. He has led photo workshops both on the Maine coast and in the capital region. In 2005, one of Jym’s photos was published as a poster for a statewide conference celebrating the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. In 2006, he had a two-person show at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell featuring his Maine Landsc[r]apes series.

Jym was president of the Capital Area Camera Club from 2004 to 2006. He was also founding president of the Kennebec Land Trust, founding chair of Citizens to Protect the Allagash, and a founding director of the Maine League of Conservation Voters. Since 1995, he has been Maine Director of RESTORE: The North Woods, a regional conservation organization.

Field Trips

Warbler Walk
Saturday, May 17 - Peter Armstrong- Details for meeting place and time will be announced soon

Stream Bugs
Carrabassett Stream - June - Details for meeting place and time will be announced soon

Bluebird Booklet Available

Several years ago, the WMAS Chapter produced a booklet entitled Welcome Back Bluebirds, a simple and handy reference to attracting and housing Eastern Bluebirds and other cavity nesting species. Periodically we offer these booklets to WMAS members. With thoughts of spring on our minds and the imminent return of Tree Swallows and Eastern Bluebirds to central and western Maine, this is a great time to once again make the booklets available. Also included in the booklet are simple instructions for nest box construction, for those who tend to be industrious in the workshop during the final weeks of winter.

Anyone interested in receiving an individual copy of Welcome Back Bluebirds may contact Wendy Howes at curiousbooks@verizon.net. Multiple copies to one address are available for a small postage charge.

Membership:

You will automatically become a member of the Western Maine Chapter when you join as a member of Maine Audubon and your address is in Western Maine.

As a member of our chapter, you will receive all the benefits of Maine Audubon membership and our Western Maine Chapter newsletter.

Newsletter:

Published six times each year (September - November and March - May). Our Newsletter includes upcoming programs and field trips.

Chapter Officers:

Paul McGuire - President

Cindy Langewisch - Secretary

Nick Rehagen - Treasurer

Next Board Meeting:

March 12th - 6:30 pm @ Rita & Bob Kimber's house