I recently was surveying for some of the last piping plover chicks of the season on Old Orchard Beach when a woman approached me, pointing to the bright green runners of beach grass at my feet. "What type of grass is that?", she asked to which I replied, "dune grass", caught off guard by such a …
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Elementary Connections: All About Habitat
What is a habitat? What do habitats provide? What different habitats are located near your home? What different types of plants or animals could live there? What is a Habitat? A habitat is somewhere an organism (plant, animal, etc.) lives and finds what it needs to survive: food, …
Report: Veazie Dam Ceremony, Celebration and Breaching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xiny3C-b6fs Maine Audubon is proud to be part of the Penobscot River Restoration Trust and this unprecedented project for the people and wildlife of Maine. Our long history of work to conserve Maine's wildlife and wildlife habitat includes extensive efforts to keep …
Piping Plovers: Endangered, Small, and Tough.
By: Katie Burns, Piping Plover project intern Due to their endangered status and small stature, Piping Plovers are often given a bad rap by the general public. For years, they have been deemed “wimpy” or “pathetic,” but this is simply not the case. It's time to set the record straight: Piping …
Piping Plover Nesting Update
With nice weather due to return for the weekend here in Maine, we would like to take a moment for a short update on our Piping Plover Monitoring Program. After the storms in late April, a group of plover/endangered species biologists from United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Maine …