Last Saturday, September 29, the Gilsland Farm apple orchard and visitor center overflowed with beautiful Maine crafts as well as the visitors enjoying them. Forty-six artists set up on the grounds for the Maine Audubon craft show. At first we were concerned by the light rain on Friday morning, but …
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Nature Moments: One Year Later, Nature Moments Calls it a Day
After twelve months, the weekly Nature Moments video series is wrapping up. In this final installment, Bowdoin professor and Maine Audubon trustee Nat Wheelwright looks back and thanks the team of writers and technicians at Bowdoin College who helped him produce the …
Congress Has Let the Land & Water Conservation Fund Expire
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has expired. Congress failed to reauthorize the program over the weekend, meaning the 52-year-old fund is no longer collecting money to conserve parks, forests, watersheds, recreation areas, and open spaces as of this week. At the time of my writing, …
Andy’s Note: The Frenzy of Fall
Happy October, friends. There's a unique kind of energy in the air as humans and animals alike prepare for the change of seasons. You can feel it on early fall walks in the woods, and along the trails at Gilsland Farm. If you venture into our Visitor Centers, either in Falmouth or Holden, you'll …
Honoring Dick Anderson with a Congressional Proclamation
Last weekend, we set sail on the 50th anniversary voyage of our Bald Eagles of Merrymeeting Bay boat trip (it was an incredible day -- you can read about it in Nick's excellent write-up). We saw 47 Bald Eagles, which is a thrill in and of itself...but the highlight of the day was having an …
New Teaching Guides Complement “Wildlife on the Move” Books
We are very excited to share the news that our popular "Wildlife on the Move" children's book series has gained a valuable new educational component. In partnership with Islandport Press, each book now has a full downloadable teacher guide, as well as a dedicated webpage complete with additional …
Statement Regarding Gilsland Farm Solar Arrays
In 2014, Maine Audubon partnered with Shawn Moody, owner of Moody's Co-Worker Owned, Inc. (“Moody's”), and Revision Energy to install solar arrays at the Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth, with the goal of reducing Maine Audubon's organizational carbon footprint. Revision Energy installed the …
Trip Report: 50th Anniversary of the Bald Eagles of Merrymeeting Bay
One morning in 1969, Maine Audubon and friends motored up the Kennebec River to Swan Island in hopes of seeing a Bald Eagle. A sighting was no sure thing in those days, as the pesticide DDT and other factors had worked to reduce the state's Bald Eagle population to just 14 nesting pairs. The 1969 …
Maine Audubon Members and Supporters Say NO! to Changes to the ESA
Many thanks to the hundreds of Maine Audubon members and supporters who submitted comments opposing the Trump Administration's proposed changes to the rules implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA)! Today, we dropped your comments in the mail. They're on their way to the Department of the …