On the third Saturday of every July since 1984, over a thousand volunteers have ventured out on lakes and ponds across the state to search for, and count, Common Loons. Last July 15, 1,377 people participated in the 34th annual Maine Audubon Loon Count, once again providing reliable survey data that …
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Nature Moments: Outsmarting Squirrels
Check out Nat Wheelwright's latest "Nature Moments" video! Why is it so hard to keep squirrels off birdfeeders? After all, they're just rodents with brains the size of a ping-pong ball. Squirrels are such amazing problem-solvers because they're observant, social, experimental and …
Elinor and Gabi’s experience interning with Maine Audubon
During February vacation, Maine Audubon staff were joined by two high school interns from Casco Bay High School in Portland. Elinor and Gabi shadowed Maine Audubon staff at Gilsland Farm and in Augusta, asked great questions, and made some valuable contributions to our work. Here are their …
Solar bill passes the House 106-38
Great news! This morning, the Maine House of Representatives passed LD 1444 (the “solar bill”) by a margin of 106-38. That's right: this important bill earned the votes it needs to overcome Governor LePage's anticipated veto. This is cause for celebration -- but our efforts aren't over. If …
A Company of Girls’ Citizen Artist/Scientist Project at Gilsland Farm
This past fall, A Company of Girls embarked on a year-long Citizen Scientist Art project at the Maine Audubon wildlife sanctuary at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth, Maine. We are so excited and grateful to be collaborating with Maine Audubon on this initiative, which aims to give these urban girls an …
Meet Our Atlantic Salmon “Fish Friends” at Gilsland Farm!
Maine currently has the last remaining wild population of Atlantic Salmon in the U.S. Once native to almost every river north of the Hudson River in New York, remnant wild populations are now found in only 11 rivers, all in Maine. As diadromous fish, Atlantic Salmon spend the first three years or …
Caution: Alcid X-ing
Something is going on with alcids... During most winters, birders strain their scopes along the coast, hoping to catch a glimpse of one of these generally elusive birds. Alcids (short for Alcidae, the family that includes our Atlantic Puffin, Thick-billed and Common Murres, Razorbill, Dovekie, and …
Nature Moments: Life Under the Ice
Check out Nat Wheelwright's latest "Nature Moments" video! Have you ever wondered what could be living underneath the ice of a frozen pond? With no light or air, and temperatures just above freezing, you'd think life would be impossible, but... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K50XY0nZNr0 Nature …
Action Alert: Time to move Maine’s solar policy forward
Please contact your ​​legislator today and encourage them to support LD 1444, a bill that would move solar policy forward in Maine. Earlier today, the Senate voted overwhelmingly in support of LD 1444. Now it's on to the House! Please contact your House member today. (Consider also contacting …