Events

Members: $5, Nonmembers: $8

Location: Gilsland Farm

Join us each Thursday for an easy stroll through Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm Sanctuary. We will walk the property primarily looking for birds but won't ignore any other wildlife or plants. Bring your binoculars and dress to be comfortable outside for two hours. Our total walk is usually 1.8 miles but people can leave early if needed.

We meet near the main parking lot. If you arrive late we are typically by the pond for the first 15-20 minutes before heading into the West Meadow. Walks last approximately 2 hours.

A list of the most recent bird sightings from Gilsland Farm can be found here: ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L251783

Contact: Doug Hitchcox - (207) 781-2330 x237

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Members: $10

Non-Members: $14

Ages 2-5, Siblings Under 2 Free

Location: Fields Pond

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature through stories, songs, art and play. Each week with include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings. Ages 2-5.

Register Here

Location: Fields Pond, Holden

Join neighbors and Maine Audubon Staff for a weekly brisk walk this fall season along one of our beautiful Fields Pond trails. Bring appropriate footwear and meet at the Nature Center Headquarters.

Register Here

Members: $5, Nonmembers: $8

Location: Gilsland Farm

Join us each Thursday for an easy stroll through Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm Sanctuary. We will walk the property primarily looking for birds but won't ignore any other wildlife or plants. Bring your binoculars and dress to be comfortable outside for two hours. Our total walk is usually 1.8 miles but people can leave early if needed.

We meet near the main parking lot. If you arrive late we are typically by the pond for the first 15-20 minutes before heading into the West Meadow. Walks last approximately 2 hours.

A list of the most recent bird sightings from Gilsland Farm can be found here: ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L251783

Contact: Doug Hitchcox - (207) 781-2330 x237

Register Here

Members: $10

Non-Members: $14

Ages 2-5, Siblings Under 2 Free

Location: Fields Pond

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature through stories, songs, art and play. Each week with include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings. Ages 2-5.

Register Here

Location: Fields Pond, Holden

Join neighbors and Maine Audubon Staff for a weekly brisk walk this fall season along one of our beautiful Fields Pond trails. Bring appropriate footwear and meet at the Nature Center Headquarters.

Register Here

Members: $5, Nonmembers: $8

Location: Gilsland Farm

Join us each Thursday for an easy stroll through Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm Sanctuary. We will walk the property primarily looking for birds but won't ignore any other wildlife or plants. Bring your binoculars and dress to be comfortable outside for two hours. Our total walk is usually 1.8 miles but people can leave early if needed.

We meet near the main parking lot. If you arrive late we are typically by the pond for the first 15-20 minutes before heading into the West Meadow. Walks last approximately 2 hours.

A list of the most recent bird sightings from Gilsland Farm can be found here: ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L251783

Contact: Doug Hitchcox - (207) 781-2330 x237

Register Here

Members: $10

Non-Members: $14

Ages 2-5, Siblings Under 2 Free

Location: Fields Pond

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature through stories, songs, art and play. Each week with include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings. Ages 2-5.

Register Here

Location: Fields Pond, Holden

Join neighbors and Maine Audubon Staff for a weekly brisk walk this fall season along one of our beautiful Fields Pond trails. Bring appropriate footwear and meet at the Nature Center Headquarters.

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Members: $5, Nonmembers: $8

Location: Gilsland Farm

Join us each Thursday for an easy stroll through Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm Sanctuary. We will walk the property primarily looking for birds but won't ignore any other wildlife or plants. Bring your binoculars and dress to be comfortable outside for two hours. Our total walk is usually 1.8 miles but people can leave early if needed.

We meet near the main parking lot. If you arrive late we are typically by the pond for the first 15-20 minutes before heading into the West Meadow. Walks last approximately 2 hours.

A list of the most recent bird sightings from Gilsland Farm can be found here: ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L251783

Contact: Doug Hitchcox - (207) 781-2330 x237

Register Here

Members: $10

Non-Members: $14

Ages 2-5, Siblings Under 2 Free

Location: Fields Pond

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature through stories, songs, art and play. Each week with include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings. Ages 2-5.

Register Here

Location: Fields Pond, Holden

Join neighbors and Maine Audubon Staff for a weekly brisk walk this fall season along one of our beautiful Fields Pond trails. Bring appropriate footwear and meet at the Nature Center Headquarters.

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Richard Louv's landmark book, Last Child in the Woods, inspired an international movement to connect children and nature and has now sold over half a million copies. Co-founder of the Children & Nature Network and winner of the Audubon Medal, Louv has become the expert on radically improving mental and physical health through our relationship to the natural world.

In his newest book, OUR WILD CALLING: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform our Lives--and Save Theirs (Publication Date: November 5, 2019; Algonquin Books, $27.95), Louv redefines the future of human-animal coexistence by exploring our deep bonds with other animals and calling for a transformation in how we view, treat, and inhabit our environment.

Louv will have a special pre-release book sales and signing event at Maine Audubon on Wednesday, October 23, from 9 to 11 am at the Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth. FMI: 207-781-2330

For more about the author, visit http://richardlouv.com/about/

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Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Members: $5, Nonmembers: $8

Location: Gilsland Farm

Join us each Thursday for an easy stroll through Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm Sanctuary. We will walk the property primarily looking for birds but won't ignore any other wildlife or plants. Bring your binoculars and dress to be comfortable outside for two hours. Our total walk is usually 1.8 miles but people can leave early if needed.

We meet near the main parking lot. If you arrive late we are typically by the pond for the first 15-20 minutes before heading into the West Meadow. Walks last approximately 2 hours.

A list of the most recent bird sightings from Gilsland Farm can be found here: ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L251783

Contact: Doug Hitchcox - (207) 781-2330 x237

Register Here

Members: $10

Non-Members: $14

Ages 2-5, Siblings Under 2 Free

Location: Fields Pond

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature through stories, songs, art and play. Each week with include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings. Ages 2-5.

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Location: Scarborough MarshFall is here and it is time to clean up the marsh, and close down the Nature Center for the season. We will be doing a trash pickup and will also need help getting the nature center and grounds ready for another Maine winter.

This year we are partnering with Project G.R.A.C.E. to collect food. Bring some nonperishable food or a store gift card to the clean up and help the human inhabitants of the marsh.

Join us for a work day and help make our corner of the earth a better place.

Contact: smac@maineaudubon.org or (207) 883-5100

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Join this private late-autumn tour on the Gulf Coast targeting Yellow Rails and other migrants and wintering species with Field Guides Inc and Maine Audubon.

Cajun country is one of the primary rice-growing regions of the US, and as such it provides many prairie and taiga pothole breeding birds their winter home: ducks, geese, bitterns, Sedge Wrens, LeConte's Sparrows, and secretive Yellow Rails. These species are found across much of the Southeast, but because of the rice-harvesting schedule of Cajun farmers, the chance of seeing them here is perhaps better than anywhere else--as the rice combines collect the lagniappe (extra) autumn crop, they flush the birds that are otherwise buried deep in marshy grass. In addition to the marsh birds, any hedgerow may have lingering or vagrant migrants, wintering sparrows, or some other surprise!

In the course of our long weekend, we'll also bird the coastal marshes, beaches, and cheniers (tree islands) for late seasonal migrants and wintering species, and we'll visit the nearby pine woods that are home to such southeastern specialties as Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Brown-headed Nuthatch, and Bachman's and maybe even wintering Henslow's sparrows. And don't forget your appetite: Louisiana is rightly known for its tasty cuisine! So why don't y'all come on down and visit?

A full trip itinerary is available here: Maine Audubon Louisiana Tour Itinerary

More information including past trip lists and registration info is available here: Louisiana: Yellow Rails & Crawfish Tails 2019 with Maine Audubon

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Location: Fields Pond, Holden

Join neighbors and Maine Audubon Staff for a weekly brisk walk this fall season along one of our beautiful Fields Pond trails. Bring appropriate footwear and meet at the Nature Center Headquarters.

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Location: Fields Pond, HoldenFree for Members, Nonmembers: $8

Join environmental studies professor Misa Saros of Unity College as he uses climate science and sociology to discuss a community response to extreme heat in Maine.

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Members: $5, Nonmembers: $8

Location: Gilsland Farm

Join us each Thursday for an easy stroll through Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm Sanctuary. We will walk the property primarily looking for birds but won't ignore any other wildlife or plants. Bring your binoculars and dress to be comfortable outside for two hours. Our total walk is usually 1.8 miles but people can leave early if needed.

We meet near the main parking lot. If you arrive late we are typically by the pond for the first 15-20 minutes before heading into the West Meadow. Walks last approximately 2 hours.

A list of the most recent bird sightings from Gilsland Farm can be found here: ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L251783

Contact: Doug Hitchcox - (207) 781-2330 x237

Register Here

Members: $10

Non-Members: $14

Ages 2-5, Siblings Under 2 Free

Location: Fields Pond

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature through stories, songs, art and play. Each week with include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings. Ages 2-5.

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Members: $5, Nonmembers: $8

Location: Gilsland Farm

Join us each Thursday for an easy stroll through Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm Sanctuary. We will walk the property primarily looking for birds but won't ignore any other wildlife or plants. Bring your binoculars and dress to be comfortable outside for two hours. Our total walk is usually 1.8 miles but people can leave early if needed.

We meet near the main parking lot. If you arrive late we are typically by the pond for the first 15-20 minutes before heading into the West Meadow. Walks last approximately 2 hours.

A list of the most recent bird sightings from Gilsland Farm can be found here: ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L251783

Contact: Doug Hitchcox - (207) 781-2330 x237

Register Here

Members: $10

Non-Members: $14

Ages 2-5, Siblings Under 2 Free

Location: Fields Pond

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature through stories, songs, art and play. Each week with include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings. Ages 2-5.

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Members: $25, Nonmembers $27Location: Maine Lakes Science Center, Bridgton

Participants will explore and receive a Project Aqautic WILD curriculum and the Junior Duck Stamp Program Educator Guide.

The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program is a dynamic, multidisciplinary curriculum that teaches wetland and waterfowl conservation to students in kindergarten through high school. The program encourages students to explore their natural world, invites them to investigate biology and wildlife management principles and challenges them to express and share what they have learned with others.

From awareness to action, Project Aquatic WILD's hands-on approach to learning engages students in investigating the world around them, connecting them to conservation careers, and participating in solid STEM activities.

Water in all its forms is one of the most dramatic of today's arenas in which informed, responsible, and constructive actions are needed. Project Aquatic WILD emphasizes aquatic wildlife and aquatic ecology.

The NEW REVISED AND UPDATED Curriculum and Activity Guide can easily be adapted to meet the learning requirements for academic disciplines ranging from science and environmental education to social studies, math, and language arts.

Workshops: include background information about Maine's wildlife and natural resources provide hands-on WILD experience with activities that address every subject and skill area assist participants with integration of WILD activities into their curriculums.

The activities found in Project WILD curriculum guide are intended for use in both classroom and informal settings.

If you need to pay by check, please call Beth Pauls at 207-781-2330 x273 to register.

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Location: Fields PondFree for Members, $8 Nonmembers

Early in 2019 Ron and Lee Davis traveled due south from Maine to Patagonia at the southern tip of South America. There, they boarded a small ship that took them to Cape Horn and through the Strait of Magellan and Beagle Channel, after which they drove to Tierra del Fuego, Sierra Baguales and Torres del Paine to observe and photograph birds and other wildlife under a backdrop of spectacular peaks and glaciers. This illustrated talk will provide you with a vicarious experience of birding this remote and wild place at the end of the world.

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Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Course Location: North Dining Hall A at the University of Maine Farmington

Overview: This two-day, hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to stream survey techniques and concepts associated with ecologically sound stream crossings. Day One will include field training on information to collect and how to collect it, and Day Two will consist of class time on field data analysis and tools to develop initial designs for ecologically sound stream crossings.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will understand how to: Utilize stream survey tools and techniques including longitudinal profiles, cross sections and bed characterization Identify and evaluate specific conditions at stream crossing sites Collect and analyze data from stream crossing sites Develop recommendations for properly sized and installed structures

NOTE: Stream Smart (Phase II) is intended to provide information that will enable participants to gather and analyze field data relative to ecological objectives (i.e. fish passage and connected stream processes) when designing replacement structures at stream crossings. This information is in addition to and does not replace other elements of design relative to the hydraulic capacity and structural integrity of the stream crossing.

Target Audience: It is expected that workshop participants have some stream survey experience and work directly on road projects as forestry managers, municipal public works managers, civil engineers, surveyors, and natural resource agency staff.

Requirements: It is recommended that participants bring to the workshop: a general understanding of the Principles of Stream Smart Road Crossings (Phase I) (recommended but not required) familiarity with field survey techniques, especially auto level or total station survey techniques (required) a basic understanding of stream assessment techniques field-appropriate clothing including knee-high waterproof boots, or hip boots if available for field assessments on Day 1 a laptop with Microsoft Excel 2010 or later version installed for data analysis on Day 2

Class Schedule: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm daily (registration begins at 8:30)

Course Location: November 13-14: North Dining Hall A at the University of Maine Farmington

Fee: $70 per person for two-day training (lunch is provided both days)

Credits: Workshop attendees may be eligible for Forestry Continuing Education Credits (CEUs), DEP Voluntary Contractor Certification CEUs, and Engineering CEUs.

Please note, this is a two-day workshop and you will be responsible for your own accommodations. Attendance on both days is required.

Space is limited for these two-day workshops, we will only be accepting registrations for up to 35 attendees. There will be a waiting list established once that limit is reached, and in the event of a registrant cancelling, members of the waiting list will be contacted in the order in which they were listed.

For more Stream Smart information, copies of presentations and handouts go to:

https://www.maineaudubon.org/projects/stream-smart/

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Members: $5, Nonmembers: $8

Location: Gilsland Farm

Join us each Thursday for an easy stroll through Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm Sanctuary. We will walk the property primarily looking for birds but won't ignore any other wildlife or plants. Bring your binoculars and dress to be comfortable outside for two hours. Our total walk is usually 1.8 miles but people can leave early if needed.

We meet near the main parking lot. If you arrive late we are typically by the pond for the first 15-20 minutes before heading into the West Meadow. Walks last approximately 2 hours.

A list of the most recent bird sightings from Gilsland Farm can be found here: ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L251783

Contact: Doug Hitchcox - (207) 781-2330 x237

Register Here

Members: $10

Non-Members: $14

Ages 2-5, Siblings Under 2 Free

Location: Fields Pond

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature through stories, songs, art and play. Each week with include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings. Ages 2-5.

Register Here

Course Location: North Dining Hall A at the University of Maine Farmington

Overview: This two-day, hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to stream survey techniques and concepts associated with ecologically sound stream crossings. Day One will include field training on information to collect and how to collect it, and Day Two will consist of class time on field data analysis and tools to develop initial designs for ecologically sound stream crossings.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will understand how to: Utilize stream survey tools and techniques including longitudinal profiles, cross sections and bed characterization Identify and evaluate specific conditions at stream crossing sites Collect and analyze data from stream crossing sites Develop recommendations for properly sized and installed structures

NOTE: Stream Smart (Phase II) is intended to provide information that will enable participants to gather and analyze field data relative to ecological objectives (i.e. fish passage and connected stream processes) when designing replacement structures at stream crossings. This information is in addition to and does not replace other elements of design relative to the hydraulic capacity and structural integrity of the stream crossing.

Target Audience: It is expected that workshop participants have some stream survey experience and work directly on road projects as forestry managers, municipal public works managers, civil engineers, surveyors, and natural resource agency staff.

Requirements: It is recommended that participants bring to the workshop: a general understanding of the Principles of Stream Smart Road Crossings (Phase I) (recommended but not required) familiarity with field survey techniques, especially auto level or total station survey techniques (required) a basic understanding of stream assessment techniques field-appropriate clothing including knee-high waterproof boots, or hip boots if available for field assessments on Day 1 a laptop with Microsoft Excel 2010 or later version installed for data analysis on Day 2

Class Schedule: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm daily (registration begins at 8:30)

Course Location: November 13-14: North Dining Hall A at the University of Maine Farmington

Fee: $70 per person for two-day training (lunch is provided both days)

Credits: Workshop attendees may be eligible for Forestry Continuing Education Credits (CEUs), DEP Voluntary Contractor Certification CEUs, and Engineering CEUs.

Please note, this is a two-day workshop and you will be responsible for your own accommodations. Attendance on both days is required.

Space is limited for these two-day workshops, we will only be accepting registrations for up to 35 attendees. There will be a waiting list established once that limit is reached, and in the event of a registrant cancelling, members of the waiting list will be contacted in the order in which they were listed.

For more Stream Smart information, copies of presentations and handouts go to:

https://www.maineaudubon.org/projects/stream-smart/

Register Here

Location: Gilsland Farm, FalmouthMembers $12, Nonmembers $15

Historic Human Ecology on the Coast of Maine

Join ecologist Kerry Hardy, author of Notes On A Lost Flute: A Field Guide to the Wabanaki in a lively discussion of focus on the relationship of indigenous people to the Maine seashore. Hardy's talk will encompass everything from ecology to linguistics to creation stories, with a good sprinkling of primary source information from Cartier, Verrazano, Champlain, and John Josselyn.

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Location: Fields Pond, HoldenMembers: Free, Nonmembers: $8

Learn about wintering deer in Maine and efforts by the Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) to monitor wintering deer. Learn in the field how winter severity is measured and see what gear is used to capture and collar deer. See deer movement and mortality data gathered from the MDIFW deer collaring project. Presenter is Nathan Bieber, Wildlife Biologist and Deer Specialist with the Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

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Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Members: $5, Nonmembers: $8

Location: Gilsland Farm

Join us each Thursday for an easy stroll through Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm Sanctuary. We will walk the property primarily looking for birds but won't ignore any other wildlife or plants. Bring your binoculars and dress to be comfortable outside for two hours. Our total walk is usually 1.8 miles but people can leave early if needed.

We meet near the main parking lot. If you arrive late we are typically by the pond for the first 15-20 minutes before heading into the West Meadow. Walks last approximately 2 hours.

A list of the most recent bird sightings from Gilsland Farm can be found here: ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L251783

Contact: Doug Hitchcox - (207) 781-2330 x237

Register Here

Members: $10

Non-Members: $14

Ages 2-5, Siblings Under 2 Free

Location: Fields Pond

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature through stories, songs, art and play. Each week with include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings. Ages 2-5.

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Location: Gilsland Farm, Falmouth

Join us for handcrafted Maine gifts featuring our staff and volunteer artists! They'll have jewelry, stained glass, knitted items, and much, much more!

The Nature Store will also be open and chock full of great Maine and New England made unique and handcrafted gifts for everyone on your list this Holiday season!

Your purchase helps to support the mission of Maine Audubon so you can check that off your list too!

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Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

Register Here

Members: $10

Non-Members: $14

Ages 2-5, Siblings Under 2 Free

Location: Fields Pond

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature through stories, songs, art and play. Each week with include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings. Ages 2-5.

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Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays (new day!)9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Join this private birding tour for Resplendent Quetzals, Scarlet Macaws, and a long list of other fabulous tropical birds and specialties in a beautiful country with Field Guides Inc and Maine Audubon.

This Costa Rica tour has been designed to sample many of the country's major habitats on a short tour while keeping travel time between sites to a minimum. Targeting many of Costa Rica's most charismatic bird species, we'll travel to the steamy Caribbean lowlands, up through the foothills and cloudforests of the bird-rich eastern slopes, into the gorgeous oak forests and the scrubby paramo of the high Talamanca mountains, and down into the transitional forests in the Pacific coastal lowlands. All along the way, we'll be staying in comfortable lodges or hotels, often with fantastic birding right outside our doors!

A full trip itinerary is available here: Maine Audubon Costa Rica Tour Itinerary

More information including past trip lists and registration info is available here: Costa Rica 2020 with Maine Audubon

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, no class 2/19 9-weeks/sessionChild members: $120Child non-members: $150Ages 2-5, siblings under 2 freeLocation: Gilsland Farm

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Each week will include both indoor activities and outdoor adventures designed to foster a connection to nature, encourage stewardship, and provide an introduction to group learning settings.

Advanced registration is encouraged! Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. ($15/week for members, $20/week nonmembers)

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Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

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Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

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The season opening weekend will be filled with fun and adventure! We will have canoe and walking tours, nature crafts, used book and bake sale, demonstrations, exhibits, and more! Sunday we will have a free 7:30 bird walk. The weekend will be capped off with our Snowy Egret 5K road race.

The event is free but there will be a cost for some tours. For more information contact smac@maineaudubon.org or call 207-883-5100.

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The 11th Annual Snowy Egret 5K returns to Scarborough Marsh and the Eastern Trail on Memorial Day 2019!

Register at snowyegret5k.com!

$20 for Adults ($22 on the day of the race)$5 for Kids Fun Run

The Snowy Egret 5K is the primary annual fundraiser for Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, with additional proceeds benefiting Eastern Trail Alliance. The 5K course covers both pavement and dirt paths along the Eastern Trail. This event will take place rain or shine!

Time Kids 1K Fun Run starts at 8:30 am 5K Run/Walk (ages 12+) starts at 9:00 am

Location

Kids 1K Fun Run will start and end at the Pine Point end of the Eastern Trail. 5K Run/Walk will start at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center and end at Peterson Field.

Parking

All parking will be at Peterson Field located at 135 Old Blue Point Rd, Scarborough, ME 04074. There is a 1 mile walk from the parking area to the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center for the beginning of the race. Please leave enough time to get to the starting line.

Directions to the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center and Peterson Field

From the north via the Maine Turnpike, take Exit 42, Scarborough, to Route 1 South. Turn left onto Route 9. Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center is located .8 miles on the left. Continue for an additional .7 miles on Route 9 and take a right onto Old Blue Point Road. Peterson Field will be .1 mile on your right.

From the south via the Maine Turnpike, take Exit 36 to Route 1 North. Turn right onto Route 9. The Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center is located .8 miles on the left. Continue for an additional .7 miles on Route 9 and take a right onto Old Blue Point Road. Peterson Field will be .1 mile on your right.

Entry Fees 5K Run/Walk is $20 in advance or $22 on the day of the race. Kids 1K Fun Run is $5 per registrant (12 and under) There will be no refunds of registration fees unless the event is canceled by Maine Audubon.

Registration and Number Pick-up

Advance registration, t-shirt, and bib number pick-up will take place at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, 9:30 am-5 pm.

Race day registration, bib number, and t-shirt pick-up will take place at Peterson Field.

What to BringWater and appropriate gear for the weather. This race is rain or shine!

T-shirts & Medals

The first 100 adult registrants will receive a t-shirt.All participants of the Kids 1K Fun Run will receive a medal.

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Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here

Join us for this Wednesday morning Bird Walk. We meet at the Nature Center and check out the birds there and head to local hot spots in Scarborough. We may hit Pine Point, the Eastern Trail, Pelreco and Dunstan Landing.

Register Here