Highlights and shadows cast by winter light captured water, snow, flora, and fauna in all the photographs submitted for the first ever Fields Pond Winter Photo Contest. Fifteen photographers submitted photos taken this winter at the center. Online voting took place between February 3 and February …
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Capture the winter landscape at Fields Pond
One of the best parts about living in Maine is being able to experience all four seasons. With your help, we want to showcase what makes this particular time of year special! For our first ever Winter Photo Contest, we are seeking submissions that capture compelling images of Maine’s winter …
Homeschoolers invited to new program at Fields Pond
Ignite your children’s curiosity and innate love of nature this winter at Fields Pond Audubon Center’s all-new Homeschool Naturalist program, which we have designed for children ages 8 to 12 who are being homeschooled. We have developed this brand new program and are offering it as a series of …
Fields Pond has a month of family fun this December
Embrace winter through wildlife this season at Maine Audubon’s Fields Pond Audubon Center. We’ve got a month full of activities that can help connect you and your family to wildlife and the outdoors, while still celebrating the holiday season. Fields Pond Audubon Center, just seven miles from …
University of Maine students help increase accessibility at Fields Pond
UMaine students are once again improving the environment at Fields Pond! This fall, students from the University of Maine Construction Engineering Technology (CET) program removed the ageing footbridge along the Meadow Path at the Fields Pond Audubon Center. The bridge was originally constructed to …
At Fields Pond, high school students get a week of hands-on outdoor learning
The staff at Maine Audubon’s Fields Pond Audubon Center was excited to offer a week-long summer field intensive this August for Bangor area high school students. This work-study course was designed with a focus on educating students in three main topics: wildlife habitat protection, forest ecology, …
Fields Pond Celebrates its 25th Birthday!
“I’m the same age as Fields Pond!” exclaimed Brianna Guy, educator and naturalist at Fields Pond Audubon Center, as she twirled around last weekend in a butterfly costume. Her enthusiasm for the center was contagious for all who celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Fields Pond in Holden last weekend, …
News from the North: August 2023
David Lamon has taken on a new role of Northern Operations and Programs Director, expanding his gaze beyond Fields Pond to include all areas in Maine’s northern regions. Read on to see what’s been happening at Fields Pond and beyond lately! Remembering Judy As you’ve hopefully heard by now, …
Fields Pond Update: Youth activities were highlights for June
There’s not much we love more than seeing young people experiencing the wildlife and habitat at Fields Pond Audubon Center. So our busy month of June brought us much delight, and with the start of summer camp, July and August promise to deliver more of the same. In June, more than a dozen youth …