The dog days of summer are here, and we're all looking for any way to beat the heat. For many, that's meant a canoe or kayak trip at Scarborough Marsh, and we're so thankful that we've been able to rent boats, lead tours, and show people the beauty of the marsh during these challenging times. Our …
Andrew Beahm
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 …