Fields Pond Audubon Center

09/11/2026

The Fields Pond Audubon Center's Nature Center will be closed this morning and have limited hours this afternoon due to off-site programming commitments. Please call ahead to see if someone will be here. Trails will be open as normal, dawn to dusk!

09/10/2026

Our free state-wide online program Curious by Nature is back this fall! One Wednesday morning a month we'll be meeting on Zoom with a nature expert and classrooms around the state. Our first session zooms in (see what we did there!?) on native host plants and their bug besties, namely Monarchs and milkweed!

First session is Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 9:45-10:15 am, with Maine Audubon Native Plants Program Coordinator, Jocelyn LaClair 🌿

Sign up your 3-8 grade classroom or homeschooler at maineaudubon.org/education/resources -- did we mention it's free?! ✏📚🐛🦋

09/08/2026

It’s always a great time with Jessica Steele at Fields Pond Audubon Center! 🍂 This autumn, Jessica is joining us for three hands-on workshops:

🧺 Introduction to Wild Basketry - Wed., Oct. 7, 5–9 pm
🎄 Holiday Wreath Making - Sat., Nov. 28, 10 am–12 pm
🍄 Holiday Gnome Workshop - Sat., Nov. 28, 1–3:30 pm

Come make something beautiful, learn a new craft, and spend some time with us at Fields Pond! Sign up for one—or all three at maineaudubon.org/events

09/08/2026

The Nature Center at Fields Pond will be closed today -- sorry for any inconvenience, we will see you tomorrow! Trails are still open from dawn to dusk. 🍂

09/04/2026

Join author David Spahr on a journey through the world of fungi on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 1-3 pm. Time will be spent both indoors and outdoors learning about mushroom identification, folklore, collecting, and cooking! Sign up at maineaudubon.org/events

Join author David Spahr on a journey through the world of fungi. Time will be spent both indoors and outdoors learning about mushroom identification, folklore, collecting, and cooking. David’s book will be available for purchase. Be prepared for a moderate amount of physical activity while outdoor...

09/02/2026

Right around the corner! Sign up to help out at maineaudubon.org/events 🍂

🍂🍂 Fields Pond Audubon Center is seeking volunteers to sign up & help out for their Fall Stewardship Day!!

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 19, 9 am–12 pm
WHERE: 216 Fields Pond Rd., Holden, ME

Stewardship activities will focus on improving the trails and public spaces.

*** Bring work gloves and sturdy footwear.
*** Snacks provided!
***Please sign up in advance, link to sign up in comments.

09/01/2026

September means back to school! 🍎✏️📚 But what about our little ones ages 2-5? On Friday mornings in October and November we have Preschool Nature Hour, a nature-based learning adventure, right here at Fields Pond! Get more info and sign your kiddo up today at maineaudubon.org/events

Fridays: Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 20 from 9:30–10:30 am!

08/25/2026

We released some butterflies that hatched yesterday at Fields Pond. Always so cool and such a great reminder to grow native plants in our gardens to help support our pollinators! Learn all about host plants and their insects at our Native Plant Workshop & Walk this Friday, 8/28 at 1 pm! maineaudubon.org/events for the details 🐛 🦋 🌱

08/24/2026

We had such a fun time at our Annual Butterfly Festival this weekend! Special thanks to Darling's Ice Cream for a Cause truck for giving out free ice cream, Kim Bernard for her trash-to-treasure upcycling pop-up, our wonderful and creative summer staff for their face painting and decor making skills, and you, our incredible community that supports Maine Audubon's mission to help native plants and pollinators flourish year after year! 🦋 Looking forward to next year already :)