Events

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...

Come browse our wide selection of native plants available for sale, suitable for all soil types and climate zones in our region.  Experts will be on hand to help you choose the right plants for your yard conditions and home landscape.  Support local wildlife while benefiting Maine Audubon! FREE except for cost of purchased plants

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

Discover the avian gems of spring on a walk around the Fields Pond sanctuary. Learn the key features for identifying common Maine warblers, while enjoying the sounds of birds singing on their nesting territories.  Please bring your own binoculars if you have them.  A limited number of pairs will be available for loan. FREE members/$8...