From nature-based play, to growing native plants, to spotting birds in your backyard, a new three-part series of virtual workshops will help Springvale and Sanford community members use birding and wildlife gardens as springboards for outdoor exploration. Maine Audubon and Springvale Library …
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Volunteers needed to survey aquatic life in streams in the Sebago Lake area
Do you like to explore? Walk through streams? Care about water quality? If so, we have a wonderful new opportunity for you! The Lakes Environmental Association and the Portland Water District are teaming up with Maine Audubon and the Department of Environmental Protection to recruit community …
Maine Audubon Annual Loon Count Set for July 18
Nothing says summer in Maine more than the evocative tremolo call of a loon. And now that summer is officially here, it's time to take stock of our loon population once more, in one of Maine Audubon's signature events: the annual Loon Count. This year, the 37th annual count will take place on …
Maine Audubon Partners with NOAA and NAAEE to Offer Watershed STEM Education to Bangor Area Students
Bangor area students will be getting some hands-on learning and fieldwork in the future, studying the Penobscot River watershed, and investigating topics such as water quality, fish/wildlife passage, and native plant restoration, thanks to The River in My Backyard, a new grant from the North …
New Lead Tackle Buy-Back Program Helps Loons
If you are planning to go fishing this spring or summer, now is a great time to clean out your tackle box. When you do, be sure to get the lead out. Not only will you be helping wildlife, you'll also get ten dollars toward new tackle. Lead poisoning is a leading cause of death for adult Common …
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Provides Grant to Track Species of Greatest Concern in New England
A major grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will enable a New England research partnership to dramatically expand a revolutionary new migration tracking system across New England. The three-year, Competitive State Wildlife Grant of $998,000 will be matched by $355,500 in private …
Swap Your Lead for New Fishing Tackle!
Since we all have a bit more time at home these days, why not get the lead out of your tackle boxes? Beginning April 1, Maine Audubon and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are partnering with local retailers to provide $10 store vouchers to anglers who turn in at least one ounce …
Maine Audubon Comments on DEP Draft Order for NECEC project
In early March, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a draft order approving Central Maine Power's (CMP) New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project with conditions, requiring CMP to agree to significant, additional actions to minimize and compensate for the project's …
Announcing the winners of the 2019-20 Junior Duck Stamp challenge
Congratulations to all the impressive young artists who entered this year's Maine Junior Duck Stamp challenge! There were more than 500 entries from students in grades K through 12. The federal program, which was coordinated in Maine by Maine Audubon, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and L.L. Bean, …