Herb Wilson of the University of Maine will present data and insight from his studies.
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Habitat construction workshops to be hosted by Maine Audubon
A free technical training workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 24, at Camp Bryant Pond, 17 Lakeside Drive. Another training will take place on Monday, April 30, at the Avon Town Office, 1116 Rangeley Road, Avon. The workshops will focus on the proper installation and maintenance of road/stream crossing structures to prevent erosion and […]
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Expanding client base topic of forestry workshop
FARMINGTON — A free workshop for foresters will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at the Farmington Municipal Building. The workshop will teach how to expand client base by working with already-identified landowners to prepare NRCS-funded management plans focused on bird and wildlife habitat. The program is part of a […]
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Maine Audubon says more loon chicks being spotted
A loon with a chick on its back makes its way across Pierce Pond near North New Portland in 2007. PORTLAND — Maine Audubon says bird counters are finding more loon chicks in the state in recent years. Maine has at least 2,000 pairs of loons, and conservationists have looked to relocate some loon chicks […]
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Maine seeks help in search of wild brook trout
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine is searching for anglers to survey the state’s ponds and coastal streams for wild brook trout. Maine Audubon, Trout Unlimited and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are looking for volunteers to identify populations of the fish in coastal streams and remote ponds that have never been surveyed by […]
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S. McGuire: Wind power isn’t green power
I see that Maine Audubon has now come out in favor of industrial wind farms, saying that it’s possible to site them so as to “minimize” wildlife impacts. Or they think maybe the industry will play nice and shut the turbines down whenever a bird or bat flies past. Maybe. And maybe cigarettes don’t cause […]
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Friends of Maine Mountains blasts Maine Audubon over wind farm report
WELD — A group that has opposed wind power projects in Maine is attacking a report by Maine Audubon that concluded the state can develop wind power without harming wildlife. Friends of Maine Mountains on Thursday called on Maine Audubon to retract its findings. It also accused the environmental organization of being biased because it […]