Maine Audubon

06/03/2026

Silky Willow 🌿 (Salix sericea)

This willow has thin, silvery-green leaves with a silky texture that give this tree its name. In the wild, it is found in riparian areas, so it prefers moist to wet soils.

Get ready to plant native! This Saturday, June 6, join us for our annual Native Plants Festival at Gilsland Farm. We will be selling thousands of beautiful and ecologically beneficial herbaceous plants, ferns, shrubs, and trees. Surround yourself with fellow native gardening enthusiasts, discover our extensive and informational native plants resources, and talk to our friendly native plants experts to choose the perfect plants for your garden. We hope to see you there!

Photo courtesy of Donald Cameron.

06/02/2026

If you're headed north this summer, stop by Fields Pond Audubon Center! They'll have a lot of fun events in the Greater Bangor area where you can hike, walk, and learn about wildlife in Maine.

Take a look 👇!

June means even more great programming! Our summer flyer is packed with events happening at Fields Pond and across the Greater Bangor area. Save it to your phone, print it for the fridge, add your favorites to your calendar, and sign up on our website. From paddles and workshops to walks, talks, and family programs, there’s something for every nature lover this summer. ☀

06/02/2026

You can learn all about our new partnership with Frenchman Bay Conservancy and the new Jordan River Preserve from our Director of Northern Programs and Operations, David Lamon.

You can also sign up and learn more about each walk at the preserve below.

https://maineaudubon.org/news/spreading-our-wings-lets-explore-a-new-downeast-area-together/

This summer we are teaming up with Frenchman Bay Conservancy to offer guided walks at their Jordan River Preserve in Trenton! Join us to get an exclusive look at this preserve that will otherwise be closed to the public until their renovations are complete in October. We have two walks in June, sign up on our website maineaudubon.org/events

06/02/2026

Get ready to plant native! On June 6, join us for our annual Native Plants Festival and Sale at Gilsland Farm. We will be selling thousands of beautiful and ecologically beneficial herbaceous plants, ferns, shrubs, and trees. Surround yourself with fellow native gardening enthusiasts, discover our extensive and informational native plants resources, and talk to our friendly native plants experts to choose the perfect plants for your garden. In the days leading up to the festival, we are going to show off some brand new species that you can purchase at the event!

Narrow-leaved Fireweed 🔥 (Chamerion angustifolium)

Narrow-leaved Fireweed gets its name from its tendency to readily populate areas disturbed by fire. Spreading by both seeds and rhizomes, it can easily fill in space in the garden. The flowers can be made into pink fireweed jelly!

Photo courtesy of Donald Cameron

Learn more about the festival below!

https://maineaudubon.org/events/native-plants-sale-festival/

06/01/2026

From protecting shorelines, supporting renewable energy, reducing pollution, and bolstering land use planning policies, there were plenty of wins for wildlife in the second session of the 132nd Maine Legislature, which wrapped up recently. Read Maine Audubon Advocacy Director Francesca Gundrum's op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, giving an overview of our work.

Maine Audubon’s advocacy team testified on 106 individual bills in Maine’s 132nd Legislature, a new record, and our members, supporters and volunteers sent thousands of individual messages to state lawmakers or added their names to petitions.

Here are five important wins for Maine wildlife this session.

Count 'em!

06/01/2026

Still looking for a camp for your little one in the Bangor area? There are still some spots open for camp at Fields Pond Audubon Center! Learn more and register below!

All this nice weather has us dreaming about summer camp at Fields Pond! Birds, bugs, art, water, community science, outdoor adventures, and more fun topics are highlighted each week. Fields Pond Audubon Center is the place to be this summer! Sign your child up at maineaudubon.org/camps

Interested in a week that is sold out? Please email [email protected] to join the waitlist. Be sure you include your name, your child’s name, your phone number, and your preferred camp week. 🐞

06/01/2026

We'll be there to learn about mummichogs and all the things that live in the marsh!

Do you have a favorite species that you've spotted at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center? Or a species you want to learn more about? Tell us in the comments below ⬇️ and be sure to sign up for a walk at Scarborough Marsh 🔭!

05/31/2026

From the Naturalist's Almanac: ATLANTIC HORSESHOE CRABS (Limulus polyphemus) are 450 million-year-old arthropods with nine eyes. They use their fragile tails, called telsons, to right themselves when flipped over by waves. You may have heard that spawning peaks during the highest spring tides, but we’re learning that water temperature may be a bigger factor. Look for Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs mating on sandy beaches and mud flats in May and June.

05/29/2026

Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center will delay opening until noon tomorrow, Saturday, May 30 due to anticipated winds and rain. The guided canoe tour scheduled for 10:30 am will not run. See you tomorrow afternoon!