Events

Join L’aura Bradford on a nature walk to explore shifting light, wildlife activity, and plants as their leaves unfurl. This short course emphasizes observation and storytelling through photography. Open to photographers of all experience levels, with all types of digital cameras.  Be prepared for predicted weather, because we will go out in all but the...

Join us for a beginner-friendly urban ecology walk in preparation for World Migratory Bird Day. Bangor is home to a surprising number of nesting species, including the mighty peregrine falcon! A limited number of binoculars will be available to borrow, but please bring your own if you have them. FREE members/$8 nonmembers

Following Maine Audubon’s online serviceberry webinar, celebrate spring with a guided walk-along the forest edges and open woodlands of FPAC, where serviceberry is flowering.  We’ll explore the phenology, ecology, and habitat preferences of Amelanchier trees and shrubs through observation. FREE members/$8 nonmembers

Celebrate Maine Dark Sky Week! Maine Audubon’s statewide advocacy team will describe legislative initiatives to protect the night skies for our wildlife community, and explain why responsible outdoor lighting matters for native wildlife and human health. We’ll then turn our attention skyward, as the Penobscot Valley Stargazers help us identify and explore constellations, planets, and...

Events will include an 8 a.m. bird walk, eBird workshop, annual binocular sale, and much more! A detailed schedule will be provided closer to the date.

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

Following Maine Audubon’s online community science webinar, join staff naturalists at FPAC to learn how you can contribute to ecological research with iNaturalist observations.  We’ll take to the trails to identify unfamiliar species, and practice submitting our sightings.

Join L’aura Bradford on a nature walk to explore shifting light, wildlife activity, and plants as their leaves unfurl. This short course emphasizes observation and storytelling through photography. Open to photographers of all experience levels, with all types of digital cameras.  Be prepared for predicted weather, because we will go out in all but the...

Join us for a screening of Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut. This compelling 51-minute documentary chronicles the remarkable history of the American chestnut tree, and its devastating loss due to chestnut blight. The film explores ongoing restoration efforts to bring this iconic tree back from the brink of extinction. Following the screening, you’ll...