Events

Big Nights are fascinating and unique events. Frogs and salamanders move to their breeding grounds en masse on warm, wet spring nights. These miniature migrations often put them at risk on busy roadways. Join Greg LeClair, founder of the "Maine Big Night" project, to learn more about Maine’s amphibian populations and how you can help...

Learn more about our local amphibian species and what’s involved in volunteering for Big Nights, and conduct local amphibian surveys with our staff naturalist.

Learn more about our local amphibian species and what’s involved in volunteering for Big Nights, and conduct local amphibian surveys with our staff naturalist.

Activities include tracking bird and fish migrations, investigating water quality, contributing data to community science projects, and forging social connections with fellow homeschoolers, ages 6-14 – all while having a blast outdoors in nature. Drop-ins are welcome, but please call ahead to ensure space availability. Cost:  $75 member/$90 nonmember for full series; drop-ins $18/session

Designed for ages 2–5, this series will spark curiosity, nurture a love for wildlife and nature, and help kids discover ways to protect our planet—all while having tons of fun. Drop-ins are welcome, but please call ahead to ensure space availability. Cost:  $50 member/$65 nonmember for full series; drop-ins $18/session

Activities include tracking bird and fish migrations, investigating water quality, contributing data to community science projects, and forging social connections with fellow homeschoolers, ages 6-14 – all while having a blast outdoors in nature. Drop-ins are welcome, but please call ahead to ensure space availability. Cost:  $75 member/$90 nonmember for full series; drop-ins $18/session

Designed for ages 2–5, this series will spark curiosity, nurture a love for wildlife and nature, and help kids discover ways to protect our planet—all while having tons of fun. Drop-ins are welcome, but please call ahead to ensure space availability. Cost:  $50 member/$65 nonmember for full series; drop-ins $18/session

Activities include tracking bird and fish migrations, investigating water quality, contributing data to community science projects, and forging social connections with fellow homeschoolers, ages 6-14 – all while having a blast outdoors in nature. Drop-ins are welcome, but please call ahead to ensure space availability. Cost:  $75 member/$90 nonmember for full series; drop-ins $18/session

Join us for a spring migration tour to productive birding hotspots in central Maine, with a focus on species that rest and refuel on Maine’s ponds, rivers, and lakes.  We will make multiple stops including Plymouth Pond, Sebasticook Lake-Durham Bridge, Sprague’s Mill, and Corinna Bog/Corundel Lake.  We expect to spot a wide variety of migrating...