Events

L'aura Bradford will provide tips on lens choice, camera settings, composition, photographing birds in flight, perches, feeder setup, and ethics of backyard bird photography. Bring whatever camera you have (cell phone cameras are fine!). L’aura Bradford is a nature photographer, educator, and Registered Maine Guide with over a decade of experience behind the lens.

This winter is predicted to be a good year for Canadian-breeding finches to irrupt southward into Maine. Join trip leaders Sandi and Bob Duchesne for a finch-finding foray through Sunkhaze Meadows NWR and out the Stud Mill Road. Red and white-winged crossbills, pine and evening grosbeaks, purple finches, and the small-finch trifecta – American goldfinch,...

This is a hands-on workshop, exploring how to design beautiful, functional gardens that support Maine’s native wildlife. Led by Andrew Tufts, Maine Audubon’s native plant expert, this half-day session will introduce ecological design principles, guide you through site analysis, and help you sketch a habitat-friendly garden plan for your own space. Perfect for beginners and...

L'aura Bradford will provide tips on lens choice, camera settings, composition, photographing birds in flight, perches, feeder setup, and ethics of backyard bird photography. Bring whatever camera you have (cell phone cameras are fine!). L’aura Bradford is a nature photographer, educator, and Registered Maine Guide with over a decade of experience behind the lens.

Join us for a winter walk around the sanctuary, looking for evidence of winter critters in the landscape.  We will look for signs big and small, ranging from tracks in the snow (hopefully) to evidence of animals feeding.  The walk pace will be easy - but winter conditions can sometimes make for more challenging conditions. ...

Following Maine Audubon’s online webinar on red maple communities, join a staff naturalist for a guided hike through maple-dominated forests and wetlands. Explore the wide variety of maple habitats, and the ecology that surrounds this important species. FREE

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.