Update: The 2017 Loon Count will be on Saturday, July 15th! If you'd like to participate, please email conserve@maineaudubon.org for more information and to sign up. ~~ It won't be too long before the ice starts breaking up and our Common Loons wing in from the ocean to set up for another …
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Action Alert: Push Back Against Mining Pollution in Maine
We need your help to defend against mining pollution and the threat it poses to clean water in Maine. Weak mining rules were defeated in 2014 and 2015 that would have allowed dangerous mines near some of Maine's most treasured places. Unfortunately, in January, the Board of Environmental Protection …
Nature Notes 2017: 06
"Nature Notes" will be a near-weekly blog post to keep you updated on some things going on with Maine's wildlife. This will include incidental observations (many of which are shared on our Instagram page), recent unusual bird sightings, and notes on our bird walks or other field …
Peter Vickery, 1949-2017
Last week Maine's birding and conservation community lost one of its biggest advocates and proponents. Peter Vickery passed away on February 28th following an 18-month battle with esophageal cancer. Peter had a long and storied history with Maine Audubon that spanned decades. From leading teams …
Action Alert: Take Action to Ban Polystyrene (Styrofoam) Food Containers
Maine's Environment and Natural Resources Committee is holding a public hearing on LD 103, An Act to Prohibit the Use of Certain Disposable Food Service Containers, on Monday, February 6 at 1:00 p.m. in room 216 of the Cross Office Building in Augusta. Please attend and show your support for …
Nature Notes 2017: 05
"Nature Notes" will be a near-weekly blog post to keep you updated on some things going on with Maine's wildlife. This will include incidental observations (many of which are shared on our Instagram page), recent unusual bird sightings, and notes on our bird walks or other field …
Thoughtful, measured, and science-based
Happy March, Friends. As I write, the heavy February snows are melting around Gilsland Farm. Hard to know if this is the end of winter (hopefully not!), but if it is, at least we know we made the most of it. February saw our best-attended Winter Carnival ever, with hundreds of families …
Thank you People’s United Community Foundation!
This morning, People's United Community Foundation delivered a grant check of $2,500 to support Maine Audubon's “Bringing Nature Home” Portland Youth Stewardship Initiative. This money will allow us to engage urban youth in the restoration of native plants and wildlife habitat in city parks and …
Marmota monax Madness!
Despite all the snow on the ground, the first groundhogs (aka woodchucks, whistle pigs, Marmota monax) will be emerging from their burrows soon. Groundhogs are one of the few "true" hibernating species that we have in Maine. They slow their metabolic rate and drop their body temperatures to wait out …