THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINE’S MUDFLATS

Tidal mudflats are one of the most dynamic habitats along Maine’s coast, and their complex ecosystems demand additional study. Organisms living in the soft mud sediment sustain many species, including […]

ISLE AU HAUT HARLEQUIN CRUISE

Isle au Haut Ferry - Stonington

Leaders: Bob and Sandi Duchesne Cost: $60 One of our all-time favorite boat trips is back. For many years, PVC hosted late March boat rides around Isle au Haut to […]

$60

SPRING MIGRATION ON INLAND WATERS

Sunday, April 21, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Leaders:  Bob Milardo, Sharon Wilson Barker, and Shane Barker FREE Join us for a spring migration tour to productive birding hotspots in […]

Free

EARLY SUMMER BIRDING IN ESSEX WOODS

Leaders: Gloria Vollmers and Paul Markson Essex Woods is a delight for birders and nature photographers, offering a diversity of habitats and species along a short, easy walking trail.  Warblers, […]

WHIP-POOR-WILL NIGHT PROWL

Co-sponsored by Bangor Land Trust Leaders:  Bob Milardo and Robert Ostrowski The ethereal sounds of American woodcock, hermit and wood thrushes, common nighthawks, and whip-poor-wills can be heard after sunset […]

BIRDING THE WILDLANDS

Leaders: Gordon Russell and Jane Rosinski This will be a leisurely bird walk within the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust property in Orland, popularly known as The Wildlands. Your trip […]

SEAL ISLAND PUFFIN CRUISE  

Sunday, July 28, 12:30-6:00 p.m., rain or shine Leaders: Sandi and Bob Duchesne Cost: $80 adults/$45 under 12 Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge hosts a large colony of Atlantic puffins.  […]

LATE SUMMER BIRDING IN ESSEX WOODS

Leader:  Bob Milardo In late summer and early fall, it’s not unusual to spot transient great egrets and migrating shorebirds at Essex Woods.  We also will look for multiple species […]