Maine Gardener: Maine Audubon shifts the focus of its annual native plants sale

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Published
June 5, 2022

Maine Gardener: Maine Audubon shifts the focus of its annual native plants sale

Less sale, more educational festival. Also, one of the day's programs to offer a multicultural perspective on fighting the invasive emerald ash borer.
Published
May 30, 2022

Beaches get a little more crowded as piping plover activity picks up

Last year, 125 pairs of the endangered shorebirds nested here, and 2022 looks like it will yield another record high, according to Maine Audubon.
Published
August 22, 2021

Maine Gardener: Why Maine Audubon has added some non-native plants to its sale

It wasn't a snap decision. Not only is the definition of 'native' evolving, but there are also real-world habitat benefits.
Published
January 30, 2021

Rare European bird spotted at park in Portland

The redwing, also known as a European thrush, drew a small crowd of birdwatchers throughout the Northeast to Capisic Pond Park on Saturday.
Published
March 1, 2020

Maine Audubon aims to stop turtles from getting squished

According to Sarah Haggerty, a conservation biologist at Maine Audubon, habitat loss and vehicles are the biggest threats to Maine’s turtle population.
Published
February 23, 2020

Ask a Naturalist: Is it strange to see groundhogs in February?

In a new column, Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox answers your questions about wildlife.
Published
January 26, 2020

Sounds of extinct species call to listeners

Musician and sound artist Steve Norton brings his sound installation to Maine Audubon. Tragically, it's the only way you will ever hear these vanished birds and amphibians.
Published
December 15, 2019

Waterville couple takes part in 120th annual Christmas Bird Count

Bird lovers and longtime watchers Jose and Lea Ramirez help to document populations and habitats, which helps wildlife organizations develop conservation strategies.
Published
November 28, 2019

Alfredo Nicolas and Terra Fletcher

Two wildlife lovers were strangers until they united to rescue a great black hawk in Deering Oaks during a January snowstorm.
Published
October 10, 2019

Maine could lose loons and other bird species by end of century, Audubon reports

The report released Thursday by the National Audubon Society shows that 106 of 187 breeding bird species in Maine will be threatened or lost in the next 80 years if global temperatures increase 3 degrees Celsius, as projected.