Audubon Teacher and Student Scholarships

Audubon Scholarships Available for Hancock County

       Downeast Audubon is inviting applications for two scholarship opportunities for week-long residential nature programs at the National Audubon Society’s Hog Island Camp off Maine’s Midcoast. A Hancock County educator will receive a full scholarship (worth $995) to participate in Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week, July 18-23, 2013. Teachers in this program will visit the nearby restored Atlantic Puffin and seabird colony, as well as explore Hog Island’s spruce forest and its intertidal zones while learning about approaches, methods, and activities for engaging both children and adults with nature.

     The second full scholarship will go to a Hancock County high school student aged 14-17 (worth $1295) to participate in the Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens program that runs June 16-21, 2013. This program includes opportunities for teens to learn from experts and observe Audubon’s seabird conservation field research, including going to Eastern Egg Rock to see nesting puffins.

Applications for both scholarships due by March 18. For more information contact Erich Reed, Downeast Audubon’s Education Coordinator, at erichreed@yahoo.com

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon is to educate and engage the people of Hancock County, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats, for the benefit of local communities and their natural environment.

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Serving All of Hancock County

The Downeast Chapter has been a chapter of Maine Audubon since 1971. We are a nonprofit membership organization including all of Maine Audubon's members within Hancock County. Home to Acadia National Park, forests, wetlands, blueberry barrens, and miles of rocky ocean and island habitat, Hancock County supports diverse species of birds and wildlife, and offers excellent opportunities for enjoying nature, birding, outdoor recreation, and wildlife observation and study.

Maine Audubon - Downeast Chapter Membership Form

Yes, I would like to join Maine Audubon and the Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon (this also includes membership in National Audubon Society). I want to help promote environmental education and advocacy in our communities, and protect and conserve wildlife habitat. I understand that membership benefits include Maine Audubon’s Habitat: The Journal of Maine Audubon, the Downeast Audubon Newsletter, discounts on field trips and tours, children’s programs, and at Audubon nature stores and sanctuaries nationwide.

❒ Senior/Volunteer $25             ❒ Individual $35           ❒ Household $45           ❒ Contributing $65

❒ Patron $100                           ❒ Benefactor $500      ❒ Sustaining $250         ❒ Director's Circle $1,000

❒ I wish to receive my Downeast Audubon newsletter by email instead of by mail. (Make sure to give us your email!)

❒ National Audubon Society magazine is available for an additional $10.

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