Events

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES All sessions will be taught by L’aura Bradford.  L’aura is a professional nature photographer, educator, and Registered Maine Guide with over a decade of experience behind the lens. During this four-week seminar, participants will return to the same trail each week to document the subtle and dramatic transitions of the season.  Each...

5K Fall Foliage Run: Our annual trail-running event kicks off at 9 a.m. This challenging course takes you through our beautiful wooded trails, onto the adjoining Holden Land Trust trail system, and down scenic roads for the perfect fall foliage tour!  Cost: $25 member/$30 non-member.  Souvenir race T-shirt included, if you register by September 24!...

Staff from Maine Audubon’s Bringing Nature Home program will guide these FREE walks, highlighting seasonal blooms, ecological relationships, and practical tips for identifying and using native plants in your own landscape. Each walk offers a unique look at how native plants support Maine’s wildlife diversity and contribute to healthy ecosystems. All ages and experience levels...

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES All sessions will be taught by L’aura Bradford.  L’aura is a professional nature photographer, educator, and Registered Maine Guide with over a decade of experience behind the lens. During this four-week seminar, participants will return to the same trail each week to document the subtle and dramatic transitions of the season.  Each...

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES All sessions will be taught by L’aura Bradford.  L’aura is a professional nature photographer, educator, and Registered Maine Guide with over a decade of experience behind the lens. L'aura will provide tips for better bird photography, including lens choice, camera settings, composition, photographing birds in flight, perches, feeder setup, and ethics of backyard...

Leaders:  Bob Milardo (Maine Master Naturalist) & Shane Barker Join us for a tour of productive birding hotspots in central Maine, focusing on species that rest and refuel around 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’re likely to spot a...

Jessica Steele will show participants how to craft a gourd basket, perfect for gifting or home use.  You will clean, sand, and drill holes in a pre-cut gourd, then sew white pine needles around the rim.  Choose from a number of provided stains to preserve and personalize your basket.  Each gourd is around 4-5” in...

Join us to celebrate the release of the third edition of this classic guidebook, based on 20,000 observations from 3000 observers.  The program will feature outstanding photography and discussion of native Maine herp species.  Copies will be available for purchase and signing. Please register online at www.maineaudubon.org/events for all listings. All programs are offered in-person...

BRINGING NATURE HOME SERIES In this hands-on field workshop, you’ll learn sustainable fall management techniques to transform your yard into a thriving wildlife sanctuary. Working in collaborative teams, you'll get practical experience creating habitat features like brush piles and bee hotels, while discovering how to balance beautiful garden aesthetics with exceptional wildlife habitat. Leave with...