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Island-inspired quilt to roost permanently in Bremen

December 14, 2010 | Posted by Jay Collier
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The 30-year-old quilt — portraying 17 species of birds common to the area — will be seen in public next summer for the first time since 2002. | Read more.

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New video captures the spirit of Hog Island

December 14, 2010 | Posted by Jay Collier
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Famed videographer Lang Elliott has produced a new 6-minute video about the ornithology and teen birding session at the Audubon Camp in Maine on Hog Island. | Read more.

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National Audubon to work with FOHI

December 7, 2010 | Posted by Jay Collier
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From David Yarnold: “We’ve called time out to enable the local Friends of Hog Island to put together a business plan, including a strategy for raising an endowment that would enable Audubon to retain control over both the programming and property at Hog Island.” | Read more.

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Potential Audubon/Kieve partnership on Hog Island creates local anxiety

November 30, 2010 | Posted by Jay Collier
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From the Lincoln County News: Friends of Hog Island is currently trying to get National Audubon to delay their decision about the future of the island and consider FOHI as an alternative for partnership. | Read more.

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An open letter to National Audubon

November 5, 2010 | Posted by Jay Collier
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From Juanita Roushdy: I personally still have faith in National Audubon that it will defer it’s decision to transfer ownership to Camp Kieve for at least 2 years. Doing so will give the Friends of Hog Island and the new programming under Project Puffin and Steve Kress time to prove that Hog Island can truly be financially successful. | Read more.

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