Innovative educational programs integrating natural history, ecological awareness, and the sense of wonder in midcoast Maine since 1936.
From the Island
Thanks for the Memories
Friends of Hog Island and Hog Island Audubon Camp celebrate yet another holiday season thanks to all you do for them. Thanks for the memories – here’s to many more!
• Read more.Zoom. . . there goes another year!
Yes, that’s right zoom! When you’re having fun, time flies. The 2018 season at Hog Island was just that – educational, lots of work, and fun, with lots of new and returning campers. It was filled to 87 percent capacity! Registration opened for the 2019 season in October and slots are being filled right and ... • Read more.Change is in the Air
Spring in Bremen is desperately trying to get a foothold. Snowdrops, crocus, daffodils and many other harbingers of spring are popping up only to be blanketed with snow again, but the birds know it’s spring!
The Search is Over
An intrepid FOHI volunteer coordinator has been selected from among a fine line-up of applicants: Tony Ferrara. Tony ... • Read more.Wanted: Intrepid FOHI Volunteer Coordinator
Yes, it’s true, FOHI is looking for a FOHI Volunteer Coordinator.
This is your chance to spend time on that magical Hog Island, working with a dedicated and passionate group of volunteers. Check out the job description; the position includes room and board and an hourly wage. You’ll get to see all that happens on the ... • Read more.It Was Only Yesterday and Now its Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Who would have thought back in 2010 that FOHI would be alive and thriving in 2017. Yes, FOHIs remain tenacious in their care and support for the Hog Island Audubon Camp. With another year under our belts, 2017 was home run for the camp and for FOHIs.
Thanks to Audubon staff and registrar, the camp ... • Read more.Eclipse chasers: A special order of Nature’s People
It matters little whether we regard the point of view
of the savage…or that of the astronomer,
the total solar eclipse is a most imposing natural phenomenon.
Mabel Loomis Todd
Total Eclipses of the Sun (1894)
If you and yours were some of the millions of Americans who traveled mucho miles to personally witness the celestially rare experience ... • Read more.